Poem Kindly Unhitch That Star, Buddy - Analysis

Kindly Unhitch That Star, Buddy
Analysis
Kindly Unhitch That Star, Buddy is a poem by Ogden Nash describing the foolishness of people and their relentless search for success. Nash uses a variety of literary techniques to write the satirical poem, and they effectively illustrate the ways in which many people are in far over their heads in the world, and just need to slow down. The poem is written from the first person, which enables Nash to have a all-seeing perspective. Nash comes off as being very high, and considers himself to be much more worldly and experienced than all those whom…