We+Are+More

This poem tells me that there is more to Canadians than what is stereotyped. There is more past the hockey, the fishing, Wayne Gretzky, and beer. Shane Koyczan says we are 'an experiment going right for a change'. Two countries, France and England, merged into one in an atomic fusion. We are an unlikely country that makes the most of what we have. We have only just started building ourselves as a nation, and he we have very high aspirations as to what the future will bring; is what I think he means in the phrase "We dream so big that there are those who would call our ambition an industry. We bring international culture together and merge it; we are cultures strung together and woven into a tapestry''. The poet shows that he feels Canadians are patient and willing to wait for the greater good with the line "We are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait". Koyczan is a proud Canadian, and he shows it by mentioning beautiful aspects of Canada such as the rocky coast of the Maritimes, hills to ski and ponds to skate, and ecological pride such as reforesting what we clear. There is hope for Canada, a hope that will make our country bigger and better. A tight-knit community with global interaction and peace, as well as ecological friendliness and acceptance for all. Listening or watching the poem be performed is a million times as powerful as reading it. There is emphasis and a rhythm to the words, as well as pauses for suspense.

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