Analysis Of High School Training Ground By Malcolm London

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“High School Training Ground” is a poem by Malcolm London that addresses the problems with the modern school system and how it fails to prepare kids for the real world. In the poem "High School Training Ground" by Malcolm London, the author's use of imagery conveys a tone of dissatisfaction towards traditional public schooling.

Firstly, London describes the physical environment of the school through vivid imagery to convey his dissatisfaction with the system. At the beginning of the poem in lines 3-4 the author states "cleaned up after me every day by regular janitors, but I never have the decency to honor their names.” Through the use of imagery, the author is able to convey that they are not satisfied with the respect given to janitors