Unfolding Bud

One is amazed

By a water-lily bud

Unfolding

With each passing day,

Taking on a richer color

And new dimensions.

One is not amazed,

At first glance,

By a poem,

Which is tight-closed

As a tiny bud.

FIRST STANZA

Through this comparison, the reader is shown how a poem starts out with a hidden message inside, waiting to blossom and reveal itself. The connotation used by Koriyama reminds the reader that a "tiny bud" is how a beautiful masterpiece begins, and one must be patient during the early stages of a poem until its true meaning is discovered.

His diction convinces the reader of their similarities since they both develop a fuller beauty and meaning as time goes on. Through these comparisons, Koriyama shows the audience that to discover the true meaning of a poem, one must be patient and wait for its beauty to bloom.

Open Ended

Question 5: What is our first reading of a poem compared to? Do we find that surprising?

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Multiple Choice

Who is the poet of 'Unfolding Bud'?

• Naoshi Koriyama

• Nogomba Koriyami

• Koriyami Solo

• Hans Koriyami

Fill in the Blank

The poet compares _____ to a budding flower.

Multiple Choice

According to the poem how does a water lily 'open up' ?

• swiftly

• slowly

• gradually

• in a jiffy

Multiple Choice

The two changes that happen to the lily each day while opening up is_______________________

• becomes smaller and prettier

• becomes pale and paler

• reveals inner meaning

• changes colour and dimensions

Multiple Choice

The poet is from which country

• Japan

• China

• America

• South korea

Multiple Choice

The first reading of a poem is compared to_______

• blooming of a bud

• tight-closed, tiny bud

• Fully bloomed flower

• wilted flower

Multiple Choice

The message the poem conveys is that______

• A bud blooms slowly

• Poems are meant to be recited

• A poem needs to be read slowly and many times to be understood properly.

• Life is a gradual process