Troll By Shane Koyczan Analysis

When it comes to the fine art of poetry, there is a fine line differing between good and bad. But how do you decipher when poetry is good? In my opinion, you can differ a piece of flawless literature from mediocre based purely upon the feeling it invokes. A piece of amazing literature can cause the reader to experience emotions that they would likely feel if they were genuinely in that situation, putting them in the shoes of the speaker within the piece of literature. In my opinion, an example of this is the poem “Troll” written by Shane Koyczan. This poem perfectly communicates the anger and pain one feels as a result of cyberbullying in addition to the long-term effects it has on their life. Out of numerous pieces of literary …show more content…
In the form of a weapon, the bully constructed strings of insults in order to harm whomever they deemed a target. Another quotation I deemed significant was “You 've talked strangers into death, and laughed.” This line exhibits the disgust the speaker feels towards cyber bullies. This is due to numerous factors including, but not limited to the fact that they find amusement in causing strangers to take extreme measures with hopes of escaping the hell-hole that their life has become. The usage of the line “As each family learns to graft skin over the wounds you gave them, you hem yourselves into the scar,” reveals the emotions the speaker feels towards the bully, which in this case is accusation. They appear to be angry at the bully as the family was finally coming to terms and healing, they are constantly and permanently reminded of the cause of the pain they are feeling- the bully- the single person who managed to directly end one life, but also impact numerous other lives in …show more content…
This could not be more wrong. All across the world innumerable unfortunate people fall victim to bullying everyday, people develop mental illnesses, disorders, addictions and sometimes even commit suicide in order to escape the taunting of a bully. I am one of these people. Prior to the horrid experience, I always thought “Can’t you just, like walk away”? I was incredibly naive, and to this day regret any situation where I may not have been as empathetic towards a victim of cyberbullying as I should have been. After experiencing it for myself, I have a newfound respect for those who persevered and remained strong despite numerous obstacles. Throughout my whole life, I have been a fairly optimistic, happy person but cyber bullies have a way of bringing out the worst in someone, playing on their weaknesses and somehow bringing them to unforeseen lows. Never in my life have I ever felt as completely and utterly worthless as I did then. It was as if I had spears continuously hurling straight into my heart and through my soul, destroying everything in its path. My life consisted of waking up every morning, hoping that it would be my last, then trudging through my day as if nothing was wrong. I kept the biggest smile I could muster and plastered my face in makeup with hopes of concealing the puffy eyes and dark circles. I wore the baggiest clothes I could find in order to