Poem (given by teacher)
The poem illustrates the difficulty of making decisions and the consequences of that decision. The poet effectively uses the poetic devices, imagery, alliteration, and allusion to portray the central theme of making decisions. The first line, “venomous lies, attacks you anonymously” bring forth the allusion of snakes. Snakes are considered to be full of lies and betrayals. In the Bible, the snake gave Eve a choice to eat the fruit of knowledge and Eve took the fruit of knowledge and shared it with her husband Adam. Which later caused God to cast them out of the garden of Eden. This shows that lies force people to make decisions, and all decisions have consequences. The second last line “make that choice cautiously” shows alliteration. The …show more content…
But, in fact, it is a warning. It is like sugar-coated poison to make it seem harmless. It’s a silent warning that goes unnoticed. The last line, “she is drowning in a sea of grief” creates an imagery. The “drowning” makes it sound like she is weeping, and have been for a while. It ends on a sad note that will make the reader wonder about the poem and have a great effect on him or her about making a decision.
Novel (Roth, Veronica)
The novel Allegiant by Veronica Roth portrays the theme of choices. The theme revolves around making choices and how the consequences affect the characters of the novel. The author uses a number of poetic devices in the novel such as onomatopoeia, repetition, allusion, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, puns, symbols and imagery. But I find that allusion, imagery, and symbols are one of the best poetic devices used in the book. The author used a lot of Allusion in the book, connecting the reader to the setting of the book, which is in Chicago. During the first few chapters, Tobias asked Tris to meet him at Millennium Park, which is based in Chicago, telling the reader, indirectly, about the settings. The
The poem illustrates the difficulty of making decisions and the consequences of that decision. The poet effectively uses the poetic devices, imagery, alliteration, and allusion to portray the central theme of making decisions. The first line, “venomous lies, attacks you anonymously” bring forth the allusion of snakes. Snakes are considered to be full of lies and betrayals. In the Bible, the snake gave Eve a choice to eat the fruit of knowledge and Eve took the fruit of knowledge and shared it with her husband Adam. Which later caused God to cast them out of the garden of Eden. This shows that lies force people to make decisions, and all decisions have consequences. The second last line “make that choice cautiously” shows alliteration. The …show more content…
But, in fact, it is a warning. It is like sugar-coated poison to make it seem harmless. It’s a silent warning that goes unnoticed. The last line, “she is drowning in a sea of grief” creates an imagery. The “drowning” makes it sound like she is weeping, and have been for a while. It ends on a sad note that will make the reader wonder about the poem and have a great effect on him or her about making a decision.
Novel (Roth, Veronica)
The novel Allegiant by Veronica Roth portrays the theme of choices. The theme revolves around making choices and how the consequences affect the characters of the novel. The author uses a number of poetic devices in the novel such as onomatopoeia, repetition, allusion, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, puns, symbols and imagery. But I find that allusion, imagery, and symbols are one of the best poetic devices used in the book. The author used a lot of Allusion in the book, connecting the reader to the setting of the book, which is in Chicago. During the first few chapters, Tobias asked Tris to meet him at Millennium Park, which is based in Chicago, telling the reader, indirectly, about the settings. The