Hello DayWorldwide (2nd period)

INTRODUCTIONS PARAGRAPHS
1. We make absolutely no connections with the people around us. Generally we
get by with hows the weather? conversations and accept that as is. But
what if we actually broke past those simple phrases, deciding to learn and
unite ourselves with our fellow men. The poet, Kobina Eyi Acquah, presents
this exact idea in Hello DayWorldwide by using diction and imagery to have
the poems speaker create a sense of unity between people without a sense
of connection to others.
2. Hello is such a simple word. Quoth Merriam-Websters Dictionary hello is an
expression or gesture of greeting. This definition is expanded upon by the
poet, Kobina Eyi Acquah in her poem Hello DayWorldwide. She uses
literary techniques such as diction and structure to add deeper meaning to
this common colloquialism.
3. Maybe they need / A hello day, / A gesture, / a token, / of what could have
been. In Acquahs Hello DayWorldwide the writer introduces a day in
which salutations are welcomed. Acquah incorporates a narrative of two
contrasting villages to support his proposal, which is aided by the use of
structure, imagery and diction. Through the use of these devices, the
audience is able to understand Acquahs ideal society.
4. How many times have you passed a stranger on the street without saying
hello? It might be easier to pass by without making a connection, but
opening yourself up to someone and having a conversation can lead to
lifetime relationships. In the poem Hello DayWorldwide, the poet, Kobina
Eyi Acquah, uses diction and contrasts to show that people need more than a
day to form lifelong relationships.
5. Could you imagine a society without emotion? The Poet Kobina Eyi Acquah
uses structure and diction to convey that the world is becoming a Place of
SuPerficial emotion. The diction constrasts the situation of two seperate
villages that in reality have the same value system. The first village does not
greet each other, while the second greets each other, but only does so out of
politeness. Both villages show a lack of emotion in their social interactions.
As for structure, the poet use a fixed form structure to compare the two
societies.
6. The poem Hello DayWorldwide, by Kobina Eyi Acquah, is about how the
people in a town and village seperate themselves from each other. Acquah
uses third person narrative to compare another persons town to their own
village. Acquah uses this comparison to show how these two places are
similar in their way of seperation.
7. Good neighbors make good fences, says poet Robert Frost. Yet, poet Kobina
Eyi Acquah disagrees in the poem Hello DayWorldwide by suggesting that
good neighbors, personable neighbors, demolish the communal fences.
(line 30). in this poem, there is a comparison of the two societiesone
accustomed to daily greetings and affirmations of existence, and one lacking
of pleasant sincerities. The effects of such are discussed through the authors

diction and figurative language. Acquah uses eloquent diction, figurative

language, and imagery to contrast greetings in two societies.
8. Amongst varying cultures, people have social expectations on how they are
recognized within their society. Different cultures are often defined by the
interactions of their people. In some cultures, walking down the street can
make someone feel isolated, despite being surrounded by others; in other
cultures, it can feel as if each person is family. In Hello DayWorldwide,
Kobina Eyi Acquahuses diction and imagery to contrast a self-centered
society with an ideal, inclusive society.
9. In Hello DayWorldwide, a poem by Kobina Eyi Acquah, the poet promotes
a more open and greeting world, hence the name Hello DayWorldwide.
Acquah uses the structure of her poem, as well as the imagery, in order to
promote her idea of a more enlightened civilization.
10.Maybe they need a hello day (line 7-8). The theme of differing cultural
norms between a town and a village present in Acquahs poem develop the
idea of the necessity of a Hello Day to promote love and peace worldwide.
Moreover throughout the entire poem, the poet uses words such as our and
their to have the speaker have a personal tone. And in each of the stanzas,
the speaker compares and describes the different cultures to achieve his
ultimate goal which is to denounce other cultures who do no promote
friendliness, ultimately putting his culture on a pedastool.
11.This town in which nobody greets another, where it is thought to be even
offensive and provocative to greet each other, learns of a day called Hello
Day, celebrated around the world, on the radio. This day is the solution to
this town, it is needed to start a new way of living in this town, where a man
passes his neighbor without greeting or asking how he or his family or home
are. The town needs more than just a day to be able to change bit it is the
best way to start moving towards the change because change cannot be
accomplished in a day, it takes a lifetime. (23) The day that would change
this town is described through specific examples of citizens in the town
showing how they would change through the chosen diction and the further
use of examples.
12.Without a means of communication, human interaction would be nonexistant. Humans would go about his/her own business without a simple
hello. And that is what Kobina Eyi Acquah wants to avoid. In her poem,
Hello DayWorldwide, she uses structure and diction to create a
passionate message about her death for world wide communication.
CONCLUSION PARAGRAPHS
1. The last stanza just brings out the complete idea that the author wants to
present. If we dont start acknowledging each other, all of us will fall in line,
only addressing ourselves and ignoring the world around us.
2. Acwuah wants a kind, hospitable world. She urges us to unbar the windows
and gates, to abolish the border posts. She expresses this explicitly
through her own words, and indirectly through her use of structure and

imagery. Overall the poet uses these literary features to reinforce the basic
theme and idea that she has of a friendly and greeting world.
3. Through Hello DayWorldwide Kobina Acquah discusses the differences
between two societies. He expresses the need to break down the walls that
cause people to become self-centered. If these walls are not broken, the
egocentric nature that is causing negativity in some cultures will soon spread
to the rest of society.
4. Noticing the greed and lack of conscience plaguing those who identify with an
insincere, unpersonable society, the reader strikes to identify with the more
open, peaceful society. Through the harsh words used to identify the latter,
readers see, and feel, these harmful effects. Through the authors
preferential treatment to a society more welcoming (through use of diction,
figurative language and provoking imagery), readers should consider opening
the shutters of their soul.
5. Whats interesting is that although his culture is at first the most advanced in
terms of benevolence, with the application of Hello Day, the unfriendly town
becomes better than speakers village. This causes the speaker to develop
the overall image of the village. The poet and the speaker promote the
significance and necessity of worldwide peace and kindness.
6. This day is needed for the betterment of humans who have fallen or started
to fall where they are unable to see clearly. They need to open up because
being secluded leads to the problems that they have along with not caring
about others even those who live close to them. The negative thoughts on
greeting are due to a loss of themselves and can become positive when
connected to others. Hello Day as a whole can be used as a way to connect
people, allow for society to co-operate and improve relations of people to
others and even themselves.
7. To conclude Hello DayWorldwide, it is a poem thats about how the people
of these two places are concealing their emotions from each other. Acquah
includes their village to help emphasize how the behavior of the town and the
village is the same. The first stanza of the poem is about the town. Then the
village is discussed in the second stanza. The message withing the poem, is
that people need to be more open with each other and that people shouldnt
be seperated. Also for this to happen, it only takes one person to make that
first step; then others will follow in those footsteps. If one person says hello,
then they are expressing emotion in an attempt to create a bond with one
person and/or other people.
8. Through the structure, imagery, and diction in the poem, the author warns
against private societies as he proposed a hello day. In using the two
contrasting communities to introduce the issue Acquah ultimately describes
his ideal society.
9. Two very different towns are presented in this poem, one much friendlier than
the other. However, you can learn something from both of them. Saying
hello is a common courtesy that all people should give each other, but it is
not enough. In order to truly connect with someone, an individual must
invest time and effort. The next time you interact with someone you do not
know, say more than just hello.

10.The poem, Hello DayWorldwide by Kobina Eyi Acquah explains the pros
and cons of a worldwide Greeting Day. The way Acquah conveys this is
through diction and structure. At the surface this poem only addresses what
this day will do to the public, but as the poem progresses, Acquah conveys
the idea that the world is becoming a place with superficial emotion. This
message, can be seen in the later lines of the poem with key words like
conscience and greed. Acwuah is using this poem as a hint for our
generation, to beware of the fact that simple manners are crucial for our
society.
11.The final line of the poem redirects the meaning of the poem into a warning
to the reader. By ending the poem in this way Acquah shows the importance
of simple, yet meaningful hellos to a community.
12.A man must show cause. The poet says this within the poem Hello Day
Worldwide, and it tells us that we cannot just pass by others without reason.
This quote exemplifies the message that the author was trying to convey of
the necessity of making connections with others.