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Arthur L. Wood is a 21 year old poet from Hampshire, England. He studied drama at the University of Winchester before he decided to focus more on writing his own poetry. In 2020 he self-published a collection of poems titled "Poems for Susan."

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet from the UK that's 21. He's inspired by Shakespeare. He was creative throughout his childhood, but didn't start writing poetry until recently. Despite his old school way of writing he uses a modern keyboard to write his work. In the future, he hopes to have a space that poets can come together. 

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet from the UK that's 21. He's inspired by Shakespeare. He was creative throughout his childhood, but didn't start writing poetry until recently. Despite his old school way of writing he uses a modern keyboard to write his work. In the future, he hopes to have a space that poets can come together. 

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet in the UK. He studied drama at the University of Winchester and he chose to focus on poetry. He has worked towards creating a space where other poets can come together and hone their craft. His first book, "Poems for Susan" was published, but he also plans to a publish another book soon.

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet in the UK. He studied drama at the University of Winchester and he chose to focus on poetry. He has worked towards creating a space where other poets can come together and hone their craft. His first book, "Poems for Susan" was published, but he also plans to a publish another book soon.

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Arthur L. Wood is a poet from Hampshire in England and studied at Winchester University. He started writing poems as a small child, up until the ages of 11 where he took a pause until the age of 21. Inspired by nature and other powerful poets, he often wrote for the thrill of ending on a high point. He published his work "Poems for Susan", in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and has been using social media to promote his work.

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet based in the UK that published his first book titled 'Poems for Susan' in 2020.  He wants to create a space for poets to congregate and be able to explore their craft. 

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a poet based in the UK that published his first book titled 'Poems for Susan' in 2020.  He wants to create a space for poets to congregate and be able to explore their craft. 

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Theme/Message: The speaker wants to let their spouse know how much they love them and how powerful the love in their marriage is.

Metaphors, imagery, allusions, etc: The speaker describes the love they have as the simple birds and the colorful birds and the smiling English flowers. Their marriage is described as being able to overshoot beyond the stars and heaven.

Rhyme?: The poem follows an A,B,A,B pattern
Tone?: The overall tone of the speaker is very calm and comforting throughout the whole poem.

What stood out?: The line "I love each moment in our drunken bed" stands out because it summarizes what the whole poem is about. It's a very sweet and intimate line describing a moment that the couple has spent together.
Connections?: I think that anybody who is in a marriage, or just in love with somebody, use can use the poem to describe how much they love the other person and how strong of a connection they both have to each other.

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The theme or message I get from this poem is the poet is talking about a specific somebody and how much they miss them. He talks about they way they kiss each other and using figurative language to express how much he misses and desires this person he's talking about.

Some of the figurative speech he uses would tie into many metaphors,imagery,illusions,and etc like....
-the day invades the sky
-when the night exhales the dawn

This poem doesn't necessarily rhythm but instead it kind flows together like you were reading a love letter. You won't see rhyming words till you get to the last stanza and you see moan and groan as the last words back to back

I think anyone can connect this to them self using a boyfriend or a intimate love one because this is who this poem is about. Everyone has missed someone so much that they crave their touch and want to be around them so bad they become impatient on when they can see them again.

I honestly love this poem solely because i can relate and I find it beautiful that someone would write such lovely and intimate words about someone. It really speaks a lot of truth towards whatever relationship you want to tie this down with because it shows true feelings and the desire you want from your partner

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Theme/Message: The poem describes how the author felt remorse after unintentionally and unknowingly hurting his "Love".

Hyperbole: The poem includes the line "I went to the forest to die,", and it is a hyperbole because it is an exaggeration in order to express how guilty he felt.

Rhyme: The poem contains an A B A B rhyme scheme.

Tone: The tone of the entire poem is regret and dejection.

What stood out: The message, tone, and how dramatic it was are what stood out to me the most.

Connection: Connections can be made to the real world where everyone has, at some point, accidentally hurt someone close to them.

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Theme/Message : He feels alone/unwanted, and wants to be understood and noticed.
Metaphors : He compares himself to a vessel and a vane and uses words to show himself degrading.
Tone : The tone he gives out is sentimental, almost like a sad cry.
Rhyme : A B C B D B
What stood out? : A short poem with such a deep message, the words he uses to emphasize his cry to be noticed.

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Theme: Being in love with someone invites hesitation and doubt into one's mind, which can lead to either admiration or hatred towards the other person.
Metaphors, Imagery, etc: He refers to his lover, Marie as "My dove" which is a term of endearment and a metaphor. The second line of the poem says that Marie "spat in my face" figuratively meaning that she harshly rejected him. Line 6 alludes to the Midas touch when the author says that all she touched was hate.
Diction, structure, etc: Words like "Thy", "Thou" and "Thus" are used in the poem, implying that the author wanted to make the poem sound ancient and outdated. These words are identical to those that are used in the Bible, especially in the Ten Commandments which uses the word "Thou" heavily. Other words like "pray" and "grace" add to the implication that the author is employing Biblical language and themes into his poem. However, he juxtaposes these words with "kill" and "masochist" in the second stanza. Each stanza has eight lines, and he starts the first stanza of the poem with "I lent" and the second stanza with "I lend."
Tone: Hesitant
Mood: Distressing
Rhyme scheme: A B C B D E D E
What stood out: Throughout the poem, there is plenty of Biblical references and ideas when he talks about his infatuation with Marie. The name Marie is a variation of Jesus' mother, Mary, but the woman in this story contrasts the sweet mother portrayed in the Bible. He also mentions leaving his wanderings and locking the "rusted gate" which reminded me of the gates of hell. In addition, the poem to me is a cautionary tale of what could happen when you fall in love with someone and give your heart to them completely.
Connections:

When I met my best friend, I thought that her life was fulfilling and nonchalant, but as I got to know her, I realized who she truly was as a person. She used her confidence as a shield to protect herself from being hurt by others, and once we became good friends, the idealized version I had of her disintegrated. We were polar opposites of each other, making me resent her when she did not see eye to eye with my views, but my doubts and our differences joined us together. Just like the author, I had doubts on whether we were meant to be friends or not, however we both chose to dive in with our hearts first into the relationship.

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Discuss the theme or message of the poem:

The narrator is in an unhealthy relationship with a figure known as Marie.  In an attempt to convince himself Marie is a delightful person to be around, he attempts to find positive features; however, his experiment fails, leaving the narrator with the decision to leave Marie with no intent to return. His decision left him conflicted since the anguish Marie had inflicted on him was also a source of comfort and familiarity for him

Metaphors, imagery, allusions, or any other figurative language that you see.
"Like all she touched was hate" - simile
"But she spat in my face"- Hyperbole

Discuss the diction, structure, repetition, rhythm, and rhymes that you see. What is the tone? What is the mood?
The poem's starting tone mimics a feeling of irritation, then builds to a description of surrender as the narrator leaves. The second stanza begins with an apologetic emotion, then drifts towards a defeated acceptance.

End rhymes are used in Poem 26 in the following pattern: (A, B, C, B, D, E, D, E)

What stood out the most to you? What connection(s) can you make – past, present, future, or personal?
The author's ability to depict a feeling of a common occurrence struck me as particularly impressive. The poem vividly expressed the difficulties of a deteriorating relationship as well as accepting defeat. The situation is widely acknowledged through the eyes of a woman, therefore analyzing a man's perspective was unique.

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Theme/Message: People in the world are able to hide from the problems of the world behind the safety of their own home.

Mood/Tone: The mood in the poem has the vibe of "quiet late night with an unfortunate event." The tone from the author he seems as he's detached from the world at he moment he's waken up throughout the poem.

Rhyme: I think this poem is more of a freestyle poem.

What stood out: The sentence, "My walls let me gaze unseen, and soak up what I please." I feel like the sentence expresses that a lot of people are just able to hide unseen, and watch as much as they want until the moment has lost their interest. Similar to watching an important court case occur, but in the safety of your home at your own willingness to watch.

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Theme/message: The message of the poem is centered around meeting with a person who is out of reach, possibly even deemed wrong for the speaker.

Figurative Language: The poem has a lot of allusions, specifically to Eve from the bible and cupid from mythology. He uses imagery to bring attention to the fact that the speaker is entranced by another person. And in referencing Eve’s fall, he’s also stating that it’s something he himself is willing to do for the other person. He also references the flood from the bible, implying that what happens after will need to be cleansed because it would be deemed wrong.  He also makes allusions to famous poets and musicians who were known to capture the attention of their audience, this was made to show that this woman, just like these poets, has captured his entire attention.

Structure: The tone is centered around being hopeful to meet this unattainable person. The mood on the other hand is one filled with warning, the reader sees how the person can be bad, while the speaker is hopeful. While the diction points to the person of interest being bad for the speaker, the speaker also uses it to defend said person. He also uses repetition to highlight what is happening after the repeating words.

Connections: What stood out to me the most is the line, “In Eve’s delicious fall . . .” because you don’t often see Eve’s actions as a good thing to have happened to humanity. But this is showing it as good, as something to even want in a way. A connection could be made with Romeo and Juliet, after all it was a love affair that went wrong and this poem is all about being in love, even obsessed, with the wrong person. Honestly this poem could be connected to a multitude of romance novels for the theme of keeping apart, being bad for each other, and still be together regardless of the risks involved.

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Theme/Message: The author states his purpose in life is to strive for love rather than hate. He doesn't care for jewelry and things that makes people stand out. But, although he may not desire the flashy and stylish things, other people assume he does and doesn't care for things that matter the most.
Synecdoche: The author states that he doesn't care for "golden coin" as he tries to mention and connect another term for money.
Tone: The tone Arthur L. Wood uses in this poem is assertive and defensive. His word choice describes the type of character he is in life and to make his point across, he talks about the good qualities about himself as he tries to defend himself of the hateful things others accuse him of.
Rhyme: The type of rhyme pattern that is used in this poem is ABCBDB.
What stood out?: Although this poem was very short, as there were only 6 lines, this poem described things in very good detail. The poem explained a situation that the author dealt with during his life using descriptive words, connections, and with his tone. In the midst of this, he used these things to describe his personality as well in the poem.

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Theme/message: Life can sometimes feel pointless or unfair.
Diction/tone/mood: This poem is stricter in a way that goes through someone’s journey of realizing how bad or pointless life can feel. There is some repetition in this poem, for example, the first and last lines are “drive to the farthest reach of the road.” As for rhythm and rhymes, there’s ”mind” and “find” as well as “cry” and “lie.” The tone of the poem is bitter or pessimistic, and the mood is tense.
Figurative language: "With pulse and tears of the sternum cry" and "With fury purify your mind" are metaphors, "listen and rage at the ground" and "listen and spit at the ground" provide imagery. It's a short poem but it contains a lot of figurative devices.
Connections: What stood out the most to me about this poem is how relatable it is. I can make a personal connection with the theme, and most people can too.

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Theme/message: He is a minimalist who does not fancy diamonds or money, but everyone holds this against him like a sin.
Mood/Tone: He stated ¨I long to shirk my hate.¨ This gives the tone that he is conflicted with his feelings, which puts the readers in a realistic and reflective mood.
Diction: The poem follows the rhyme scheme, ABCBDB
What stood out: The sentence ¨Yet some accuse my taste of sin.¨ This stuck out to me because I feel like a lot of people get judged of their way of life and not who they are. Society is a very cruel place at times, making us think if you are poor you are worth nothing, and if you have money then everyone wants to be you.

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Theme/Message: The author's purpose written in this poem is to indicate details of another individual and his admiration for them.
Metaphor/Simile/Imagery: He uses a metaphor to compare her eyes to the ocean, indicating she has blue eyes. Similarly, he compares her dilating eyes to the tidal seas. Lastly, the author includes various adjectives to describe her eyes such as: "amber gloss", "swelling size", and "coy-to-serious squeeze".
Diction: The word choices the author uses in the poem are gentle and allows readers to understand his adoration to the person he is describing
Structure/rhyme: The poem is structured into one stanza and includes an abab rhyme scheme.
Tone/Mood: The author's tone in this poem is affectionate and compassionate. His poem creates a light-hearted mood in the audience as they read his admiration in his words.
What stood out?:  What stood out was when the author included a question if he should give in to his desires. This stood out because it could seem like the audience are reading his own thoughts.
Connections: I think many readers can make a personal connection to this poem because it talks about having great admiration for a certain individual/thing, and not being sure whether to give in or not. This is a common situation that many individuals can face throughout their lifetime.

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The theme of this poem is to how the relationship mentioned in the poem is perfectly balanced and that nothing can separate either party from one another.
One of the main allusions I seen that have been tied into the narrative of this poem is that of the Kether and Tao. The Tao representing harmony and balance of life in Taoism.
Kether is the top most sefirot in the Kabbalah, giving it the alternative title of the Infinite Crown. A form of imagery used is in the line "As peaceful as the calm azure"
The azure referring to a body of water that is a vibrant blue in color. The rythmbbn pattern of the poem is that of ABBCDC. There seems to be a repetition of God's touch on land, giving a sense that this is mainly this love is seen as a miracle by the speaker. The main subject that caught my immediate attention is the referral to the subject of Tao, as it's a concept that I am familiar with, being that it talks about the balance and harmony of the world with the works of Yin and Yang.

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Theme/Message: This poem is pretty straight forward, he talks about himself and his lover. He describes his time with her and how he feels nothing but love and hope towards her.
Tone: A loving tone, we can see that he cares for her very much.
Mood: The author is in a very happy and content mood, he describes nothing but joy around her and hopes for a lifetime of this feeling.
Metaphors: He describes her love as the "land of hope".
Rhyme: There is an ABCB, then ABAB
What stood out: I didn't expect a poem to be so straight forward, he lists out what she does and how he feels with barley any metaphors at all. It also took me by surprise how he barely wrote much yet he still showed so much affection towards her.

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Theme/Message: Recognize that not everyone values materialistic goods like diamonds and money the same way others do, and that some people value love and appeal from others above everything else, despite what others may say.

Figurative language: Imagery. The lines (3-4)"I have no care for golden coin or diamond of high-value rate" has an image to them. It aids with the visualization of gold coins, gleaming diamonds, or any other sort of jewelry.

Rhyme scheme: A B C B D B
Tone: Passionate, the poem has a dedicated tone to it, as though the author is striving to make a point.
Mood: eye opening, he realize how more important it is love is more important than materialistic thing such as money.

Connections: Lines three and four of the poem struck out to me because they reminded me of a period when my family ended up to losing money but still had enough to feed a family due to a job loss. In that time period we realized that money isn't everything a job loss is nothing compared to a loss of a loved one. The lines read, "I have no care for golden coin or diamond of high-value rate" It has a lesson to impart.

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Theme/Message: The authors theme seems to be quite simple with his words but very expressive. It seems as if the this person cannot live life without Susan. He explains how Susan is his and he is Susan's . It seems as if there is an intimate moment explaining hoe they're half divine and breathe the same air together.
Figurative Language: I'm not really too sure on what different types of figure of speech occur in this poem. Now although saying that I do believe this poem in fact has a few hyperboles As some events/ activities stated would not actually happen in real life. when the poem states " Notes of Heaven take me", the notes don't take you to heaven. The same goes for " We journey to the sky" while we can actual go to the sky with planes that is not the intended message. I believe it says these simple statements that have way bigger meaning within the poem.
Repetition and Tone: With in the poem there is repetition at the very end. the poem states " We journey to the sky We journey to the sea." I am not too sure what this means but you can journey to the sky by plane and journey to the sea by boat. So maybe this is about traveling. The tone seems peaceful as if he is really just in love in a peaceful meaningful way.
Connections: What stood out to me the most was how simple it was but how in-depth the word were. It seems as if this person had a deep connection with Susan how they share love and passion for one another. How maybe one day they will pass away together.

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Message/Theme: when I read this poem I see it as a goodbye speech. The author is dying and is saying goodbye to their love.
Diction, imagery, etc.: rhyme scheme is ABAB the entire poem. The author uses imagery such as ¨A tear-stained love-filled smile,¨ showing that the person in this poem is sad and happy for the memories they were given but ready to say goodbye.
Tone/Mood: The tone is nostalgic and playful. The combination of the sad theme but happy memories creates  calm and Idyllic mood for the readers.
What stood out: The sentence ¨This flower of mine forever is thine.¨ The use of the word flower and thine stuck out to me for some reason. The way the author is saying their ¨flower¨ belongs to the person they are leaving behind. I am not sure what the author meant by ¨flower,¨ but I feel like they are saying they will always be with their love.

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In the poem it seems as if the author is and their love are parting ways. The author tells their love that they still love them even though they are leaving and to cherish their words because they are true. The author also says that their heart belongs to their love even though their have been some hardships.

In the first, third, and fifth stanzas the author says the phrase "To wherever are we advancing? Zion, Zion." Zion is a hill in the city of Jerusalem as well as the city itself but can also be used to mean "holy place" or "kingdom of heaven." I believe that the author is alluding that in the future him and his love will meet again in a better place. In the second stanza the author says "a tear-stained, love-filled smile." This is an oxymoron because tear-stained relates to sadness and love-filled relates to happiness, but they come together to get the message that the author is sad to go but still full of love for the person they are leaving.

In both the the second and fourth stanzas the author describes their words as lily-kind, lilies symbolize purity. I think that the author is trying to say that their words are kind, pure, and true. One thing to note is that the first paragraph is repeated every other stanza. I think that this is the author asking themselves a question as they are leaving their love and if they are ever going to see them again. another thing that is interesting is that this poem is in ABAB CDCD format. It is interesting with this poem because not many of the other poems follow this common format. When thinking about the tone and mood they are similar but slightly different the poem in itself sets a sad, solemn mood while the authors tone gives off sadness, yet it still has that feeling of hope and love in there.

This poem really stood out because for one it is the last poem in the book and it felt like the conclusion to their story. If you look at the chapters before the last one you can infer that something bad is going to happen in their relationship. When reading those poems before they all build up to this conclusion. While the poem is simple it does have a great meaning: the end. The poem is the ending of many things, the book, the authors relationship, their story, yet still it seems as if the author has not fully accepted it as the end with the "Zion, Zion" line.

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Theme/Message: The author is stating how he see's music in all aspects of his life, whether that be him in pain, facing adversity, or finding love.
Metaphors: He compares his adversity to a warrior down on their knees, he describes love as a fashioned copper ring, and he describes music as expressions of the heart.
Rhyme: ABCCB
Tone: He gives out a happy and hopeful tone, hes describing music and how it relates to his life.
What stood out: The way he talks about music is very interesting, he bases his entire life around it. I like how he wrote o'erflows instead of overflows, that caught my attention.

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Theme / Message: In this very short poem Wood implies that not one piece of jewelry, nor words, not one piece of music, or even wealth can equal to the feeling that love and that passionate kiss can give or even to that of just being in love

Metaphors: (Not any that I could infer or make out)

Rhyme:A B A B C C

Tone: The tone of this poem is kind of hard to figure out since its 6 lines long. But even then the reason this poem was written wasn't hard to establish. Based off the reason it was written it can be said that this poem has a tone of sincerity and stern, the mood however comes off as calm and romantic. Having this be more of a personal type of poem based off the calmness and romanticness of it.

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Theme / message - the narrator of the poem gives us the message that love vanishes and how such event makes lovers worry. Even so, love will somehow blossom again and the process will start all over again.
Figurative language -

¨like the sparkling light

Like the heat of the day¨  the poem uses simile to compare love going away to sparkling light

And the heat of the day. I would say that love goes away in the morning because you usually

See sparkling lights at night and at night you feel more free to do things you wouldn't be able to do

In the morning.
Rhyme - ABABABABABAB
Tone - the tone of the poem is soothing because even if it's talking about love going away it's still tells us that it

Will come back again

What stood out ? - what stood out to me was how the poem starts by telling you that love will go away. It

starts comparing it to other things that also leave when their time is over but even when the timer

Is over, you can rewind it and start love all over again.

Connection - A connection I can make is that everyone will go through this phase in their life with falling

In love and out of love.

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Theme/message: The message of the poem is that finding love, one that’s true, and all the feelings of goodness that it brings to the speaker and holding it close for as long as possible.

Figurative Language: The figurative language in this poem consists of the allusion of the character of Rapunzel, signified by the imagery of the character’s long blonde hair.

In the dark foreboding night, it can signify that there is a sense of upcoming danger that may come to the speaker as the anxiety of darkness can stimulate that fear. There can be a sense of urgency in said foreboding night, as it can also indicate that the lovers don’t have long together. Lands of hope can also be taken in a more metaphorical manner as it can be compared to a sensation of eternal bliss or Cloud 9

Structure: The poem consists of an A B C B rhyme scheme. The mood of the poem is content and serene, while the tone of the poem is happiness. He also uses diction, specifically when he capitalizes the B in the word beauty to bring emphasis on the word.

Connections: What stood the most to me was how the narrator let us understand that this girl he's talking about is his savior. It stands out to me because it tells me that girls' love is strong and real for being able to take the narrator out of this dark place. The connection I can make to the story is with rapunzel. In the story Eugene is a thief who's being followed by the police but after meeting Rapunzel he's able to change his world.

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Theme/Message: To appreciate and enjoy the present before one´s time on earth ends.

Figurative Language: ¨The constellation´s crystal clear¨ is a form of alliteration. The author also uses a lot of repetition like, ¨Seven years,¨and ¨Did you know,¨ and ¨My love.¨

Tone: The tone for this poem seems collected, like the author knows what he is talking about.
Mood: The mood that this poem gives is carefree.
Connection: A connection I can make is that I recently learned that one of my friends has kidney failure. She was talking about what would happen if she was to die. My other friends and I encouraged her if that were to happen, that she should do whatever she pleases to do. To drop out of school, quit her job, and just have the time of her life while she still could.

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Theme/message:  The author is portraying how being swallowed  up in sadness can be overwhelming and can lead to a person wanting to die.
Figurative language: He does use figurative language in two lines which are, "For my Love was an angel I hurt," and "My passion belonged in the dirt." The author uses these metaphors to describe how melancholy consumed him and to express his feelings of how he hurt someone he loved.
Diction, structure, repetition, etc.: The authors unique use of wording is able to express emotions more impactfully. For example,  he uses words such as weep, cry, die, hurt, die, love, passion, and angel to describe how he felt. There is a rhyme scheme which is ABABCDCD and the tone is gloomy, depressed, and melancholic.  The mood of this poem is dreary and sad.
What stood out?: What stood out was how the emotions were throwed at the reader. The author was able to convey his emotions so deeply and I believe that many can relate to his poem such as myself. Hurting someone you loved can make someone feel really devasted.