The Analysis of " The Glories of Our Blood and State"
By James Shirley
" The Glories of Our Blood and State" or " Death The Leveller" by James Shirley is an extremely profound poem about the consequences of the war. The title gives us a glimpse into what the poem is revolving around which is mainly blood shedding and defending the state and invading another. The main theme of the poem is the consequences of war. The speaker in this poem is Shirley himself as he is warning individuals, and nations of the fatal, disastrous war. He explains further by saying that even if we ended up as victors in this war, still, this glory is futile and mortal as our bodies. The tone is pessimistic throughout the poem, but, it changes in the third stanza to be comforting, and uplifting. …show more content…
The rhythm is fast to match the alerting sense of fear and anxiety in the poem. The rhyme scheme follows abab cc dd. There is an alliteration in " some- swords" which indicated the famous war figures who hold their swords and go invade other countries to count and collect their glories. There is an assonance in " see-bleeds" to illustrate the horror and the terrific image of people being wounded and being killed at the battlefield. Shirley makes a use of his poem 's division to convey his ideas and deliver his message clearly. As, in the first stanza, Shirley exposes distinct facts in life such as that such glories are futile and that nothing is to protect us from our fate as death will enjoy sucking the life out of both; kings and ordinary people. In the second stanza, we go through the climax of the poem when Shirley describes the scene in the battlefield. In the third stanza, he sums up his philosophical point of view and gives us a glimpse of hope that even if war comes, and destruct all of our dreams, hopes, and take away the innocent lives, the mighty, good deeds will
By James Shirley
" The Glories of Our Blood and State" or " Death The Leveller" by James Shirley is an extremely profound poem about the consequences of the war. The title gives us a glimpse into what the poem is revolving around which is mainly blood shedding and defending the state and invading another. The main theme of the poem is the consequences of war. The speaker in this poem is Shirley himself as he is warning individuals, and nations of the fatal, disastrous war. He explains further by saying that even if we ended up as victors in this war, still, this glory is futile and mortal as our bodies. The tone is pessimistic throughout the poem, but, it changes in the third stanza to be comforting, and uplifting. …show more content…
The rhythm is fast to match the alerting sense of fear and anxiety in the poem. The rhyme scheme follows abab cc dd. There is an alliteration in " some- swords" which indicated the famous war figures who hold their swords and go invade other countries to count and collect their glories. There is an assonance in " see-bleeds" to illustrate the horror and the terrific image of people being wounded and being killed at the battlefield. Shirley makes a use of his poem 's division to convey his ideas and deliver his message clearly. As, in the first stanza, Shirley exposes distinct facts in life such as that such glories are futile and that nothing is to protect us from our fate as death will enjoy sucking the life out of both; kings and ordinary people. In the second stanza, we go through the climax of the poem when Shirley describes the scene in the battlefield. In the third stanza, he sums up his philosophical point of view and gives us a glimpse of hope that even if war comes, and destruct all of our dreams, hopes, and take away the innocent lives, the mighty, good deeds will