The main theme of this poem is what a person who wants someone to listen to them actually wants. They do not want advice, they do not want solutions, they just want a good listener. Talking out our problems or irrational feelings allows us to see where they come from, and this makes fixing or understanding them easier. Being a good listener is a very helpful quality. We must hear out people instead of advising them or rejecting their feelings.

Please Listen Poem Summary

Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Please Listen:

1. Repetition- It is the repetition of a word or a phrase in the poem for poetic effect. The phrase “When I ask you to listen to me” is repeated three times in the poem.
2. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “when/ we understand what’s behind them”, “listens and lets”

Please Listen Poem Summary