The poem I chose is written by no one famous. It's by a girl as normal as anyone else is with a voice that should be heard. Angels and Demons by Kayla, Written on September 22,2007. I chose this poem because I feel the exact way she does. The innocent people of society are always stuck in this constant war between good and evil, forced to pick a side. Minds corrupted by what we think is wrong or right. There is alot of symbolism and tone in this poem.
The tone of a poem is the Voice. According to VirtuaLit ; "The tone of a poem is roughly equivalent to the mood it creates in the reader". One of the few tones is anger. I feel anger because she is caught in the war that isn't hers'. shes the Irresponsible victim because she doesnt know what to do ,whether to stay; fight and pick a side or to go and not be apart of that insanity. The next Tones that are in this poem is Confusion and sadness. confused because, she doesnt understand why this is happening; What event in history made everyone so turbulent and brutal towards each other. Sad because in her head she is forced to pick a side. She is forced to make a rational decision . A decision that will change everything but, she won't. She refuses to be hurt in a battle that isnt hers'.
The symbol of a poem is the meaning. According to VirtuaLit ; "A symbol works two ways: it's something itself, and it also suggests something deeper."I believe the symbol of this poem is kind of like the seven deadly sins. First one being Wrath . Everyone in this poem feels it. She feels wrath because she's in this state of mind that she doesn't know what to do. Angry because the Angels are fighting for nothing. Furious because the Demons don't want to stop fighting. What is there left to do? Another symbol is Pride . Demons are VERY prideful. They believe that Lucifer is going to rise and take over the world. They believe it so much that they speak the word of the devil, and doing that they express cruel actions. Always fighting with the good. The Last Symbol is Hope. The Angels will always have hope, In the poem Kayla says," The Angels sing out, The demons they bite". This sentence says like no matter how much the angels go through they still have enough hope to keep singing and keep fighting for whats right.
You Might not see The Tones and Symbols that I stated but once you read the poem you will feel them. This poem is quiet short but it has so much meaning to it. Just think outside of the box and you will feel what I felt the first time I read the poem.
8 comments:
Very nice essay. I think you should have spoke more about the author in the introduction.
Hello Melissa,
This is a really good essay, it was the first essay I read a week ago, and it was great. I like your 3rd paragraph, the way you talk of each word.
I like your essay a lot the way you explanied every thing was very good. The poem in genreal seems like a nice poem. I also like how you made the text to self connection as I say always reread it just in case.
Great essay. I loved your explanitions. And the way you wrote made me want to read the poem!
Really great essay.Makes you want to read the poem.you did great describing and including details.
this is anice essay, however you should be a little bit more descriptive.
I think this poem you used are good. yet, in 3rd paragraph, I think you should put some example of the use of word choices in the poem to describe the symbolism. for example, which word in the poem are used to represent hope?
The others is good..
I felt you made some very valid points. It actually led me to the read the poem you chose. Having done so, I feel that maybe you could take another look at the paragraph you wrote about symbolism. While you present a good definition of symbolism and I agree with you in your interpretation that the poem is a symbolic reflection of the poet’s internal conflict, you lost me when you began to digress and discuss symbols which weren’t evident in the poem. For example, the concept of the seven deadly sins was never mentioned and the analysis of the different sins, while well written, does not serve to further your thesis. You might want to focus instead on the author’s choice of Angels and Demons. What is the war between Angels and Demons symbolic of? How does this use of symbolism help the reader to further understand the author’s conflict? While I enjoyed your writing and I think there is a lot of potential in what you have written, it needs to be clearer and more focused on the actual use of symbolism in the poem and less about the abstract nature of the deadly sins.
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