Love In Kilee Greethurst's Poetry

When writing a poem a poet can twist a subject into whatever perspective they see fit.
While Kilee Greethurst wrote her poems based on her experiences she opened up her thoughts and feelings to give the readers a wall of emotion and imagery. In order to portray these feelings of happiness and romance, she used the concept of bliss as her overall theme. All of Greethurst’s poems revolve around the idea of a blissful state of mind, creating a theme of happiness and love.
Throughout Greethurst’s writings, there seems to be a story about a girl from when she was in her adolescent years to when she grows older. She starts out as an innocent and joyful little girl until she grows up and finds romance and love. She goes through a fit of emotions as she ages and …show more content…
Greethurst shows this in her Sonnet poem, “You Used to Tell Me that you Loved Me,” when she talks about the feelings of a relationship breakup and the importance of it. She displays this abrupt change in the line, “I will always cherish my first love, but even the best of us need a separating shove.” She continues this feeling in her Cinquain titled, “Lost Love,” about leaving a loved one and missed chances. Finally, for her last poem, “Shimmering Skyline,” she returns to the blissful state one has when they are in love and remembering all of the wonderful memories they created. The theme is obvious in the line, “Such a blissful state.” She wraps up the story with “An Ode to Aged Lovers,” and “I Remember,” when she talks about aged lovers and loss.
Consonance is the repetition of a consonant sound within a phrase (“Consonance”). Greethurst uses this in the line “Giggles and Guffaws Galore” in her acrostic poem. This is intended to create rhythm that is similar to the rhythm of laughter. This also adds excitement through speed and sensory images. This connects to the theme of bliss as it symbolizes happiness and pure