Author’s note: Robert Louis Stevenson screams mystery in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Somehow we see the reality that our curiosity is so consuming and some powerful force draws us to circumstances without answers. There is a dark undertone to mystery, an evil, controlling energy that infests our thoughts. “A certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street” (39) turning heads, eyes gazing with wonder. The novel gives full credit to this mystery as an explanation for the character of the passer-byers.
Mystery.
This powerful demon
driving the attention of so many weak souls
souls scarred and stained by worldly expectations
standards swallowing society as a whole
Uncovering a curiosity
pulling and tearing at our judgment
A door; a simple, ordinary object.
Using this simple, ordinary object
To drive the human mind mad
Quiet and subtle
Attempting to go unnoticed
Instead stirring accusations
It is not only the door that shelves mystery
Eyes and ears that so desperately lay focus on the door
Conveying an even greater unknown
You have a great writing technique for this overall piece. Also your simple writing has a powerful message along with good diction. Keep up the work!
ReplyDeleteHey Liv! I loved this piece and could completely relate to the theme since I also did my poem on the door. I loved how in the first stanza, you used an alliteration with "s", putting emphasis on that certain stanza. The only thing you could do to better improve this would to go deeper into the part about the mysteries of the door, but other than that it was great! Having it so concise gave a "to the point" feeling, great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is really good Liv! Your word choice is great and you have really good diction! Like Allie said I really liked your alliteration in the first stanza. Also the ending was very strong. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWoww, this is so good Livia! Your diction is so good, and I could really picture what you were trying to describe. I can't think of anything you should change; your idea, the way you presented it, the way it turned out--they were all amazing! Great job(:
ReplyDeleteLiv, this was really good. The diction that you used was amazing. It flowed so nicely and really did not see a problem with it at all. The way it really gave you that "mystery" feel was really good and related perfectly to the title and the authors note. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love how simple yet deep this poem is! The lines are so short but you put so much meaning into them or hmm whats the word..they're saturated! That's it :) LOVED IT!
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