A Coney Island Life Essay
Life can be depressing when your hopes fly away from you but you can always try to live your life to the fullest. Life is depressing because there are going to be some bad times and some good times in your life. “A Coney Island Life” by James L. Weil is a poem that states that one doesn’t have a lot of time on earth so spend it wisely.
The poem states that to use your life time wisely. James L Weil states that he “lived a Coney Island Life”, “on roller coaster ups and downs”. James L Weil says that he lived a coney island life because he compares life’s opportunities to popular attractions at amusement parks. James L Weil compares his life to a roller coaster he means that he had a lot of ups and downs in his life just like a roller coaster. also means that you will encounter unsteady roads, but all will be over when you finally come to a stop.
This poem use amusement park rides as a comparison to living life to fullest before it’s gone. He says that “I take perhaps my last ride” which means he doesn’t know everything he could accomplish before his time is up. James is comparing to a park because some parks have limited amount of time before it’s gone. James also states ‘how many more times round I have to catch that brass-ring-sun before the game is up”. James means that you won’t realize how much time you have wasted. Also there is a lot of things you want to achieve each day.
James L. Weil uses coney island like his life to tell the reader that to not waste time but use it wisely. Also he telling the readers to live everyday a little more risky with the that there might not always be a tomorrow. “A Coney Island Life” by James L. Weil is a poem that states that one doesn’t have a lot of time on earth so spend it wisely.
