As many grow up and live their life, they discover that often times, life is unfair, and it was no different for the Russians. During World War I, in 1917 there was a major, serious food shortage. Along with that, because of the war, the economy was struggling immensely. The bourgeois were perturbed and in distress at all of the conflicts occurring in Russia. The bourgeois blamed the upper class for their problems and out of indignation initiated a revolution. From this revolution many pieces of literature were created, including the work of Alexander Blok. Blok incorporates a variety of figurative language into his famous poem "Twelve," including; juxtaposition, repetition, and symbolism to portray his interpretation of the Russian Revolution.
Primarily, Blok integrates juxtaposition throughout his work to express his viewpoint of the rebellion. Blok includes a miniature love story between two characters. After the girl's death, the boy rambles on "that [he] truly loved that girl... Many a dark and drunken evening I spent making out with her" (Blok 9). The author utilizes the connotations of love and dark to exemplify the irony of the situation. The boy felt that …show more content…
Blok compares the unwanted old world to an old haggard dog by stating, "Beat it, you mangy cur, or else/My bayonet will tickle you! Vanish, old world-or else I'll stick you/Like that mangy, lousy dog" (Blok 13). The middle class is expressing that they will treat a "beggared and hungry" dog as equal to the old world (Blok 13). Hence, Blok is using the disheveled, emaciated dog to represent the "old world" or the time in Russia when there was a single dictator, and one's class in society was the most crucial aspect of an individual. The bourgeois felt that this was an unfair system and strived to change that through revolution. Blok captured their emotions through the use of
Primarily, Blok integrates juxtaposition throughout his work to express his viewpoint of the rebellion. Blok includes a miniature love story between two characters. After the girl's death, the boy rambles on "that [he] truly loved that girl... Many a dark and drunken evening I spent making out with her" (Blok 9). The author utilizes the connotations of love and dark to exemplify the irony of the situation. The boy felt that …show more content…
Blok compares the unwanted old world to an old haggard dog by stating, "Beat it, you mangy cur, or else/My bayonet will tickle you! Vanish, old world-or else I'll stick you/Like that mangy, lousy dog" (Blok 13). The middle class is expressing that they will treat a "beggared and hungry" dog as equal to the old world (Blok 13). Hence, Blok is using the disheveled, emaciated dog to represent the "old world" or the time in Russia when there was a single dictator, and one's class in society was the most crucial aspect of an individual. The bourgeois felt that this was an unfair system and strived to change that through revolution. Blok captured their emotions through the use of