Everyone is provided with limits in life
Living in caves, confused and scared
We are told yes or no, what's wrong, and what's right.
Prisoners come to convince us all to leave, in which we are dared
To leave what we know, and welcome us to reality
Where darkness is merely shadows taking its tolls
We realize the consequences of life's brutality.
Each person needs to set their own goals
Because without dreams, we will never succeed
Our eyes must distinguish between the light and the dark
The opportunities of tomorrow are never guaranteed
Life is a big question mark
Who are we to say what's real or fake?
When we ourselves are imprisoned by our own self-make.
Kudos to my friend, Selina! She helped me with the whole sonnet :)
Nice nice! Different style by far from all the ones I read. Yours stand out ( in a good way ).
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Good job Alicia! Your sonnet was good in the fact that it shows a lot of the meaning that is hidden in the allegory.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Socorro..(different structure and style)..great job!!!
ReplyDeleteGood job Alicia! Your stucture was great and I loved your rhyme scheme.
ReplyDeleteNice! I really like the last the three and the way you ended it made me really feel the brevity of the sonnet.
ReplyDeletedidn't i write this? noo you did! great job licia(: i like how you focused more on the analysis of the allegory!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I feel that its different from what others wrote so I really enjoyed reading it. Different feel and what not ! haha Great job!
ReplyDeleteNice job! I like how yours is different from others. And you sonnet has deep meaning :) good job!
ReplyDeleteWow! Really a great sonnet. I really liked that you talked about the 'brutality' found in life and I can see why the prisoners might not want to see that part of this perfect universal reality formed by Plato's allegory.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Job Alicia! I especially like the stanza
ReplyDelete"Because without dreams, we will never succeed
Our eyes must distinguish between the light and the dark
The opportunities of tomorrow are never guaranteed
Life is a big question mark"
It gets your point across very well!
Well your sonnet definitely had a vastly different rhyming scheme and format than I am typically used but I was a pleasantly surprised by the content and the fact that instead of simply summarizing you added contemplation within your sonnet. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI don't think my last comment posted but I said that I liked your different format and how well written it was and that I didn't have any criticism..
ReplyDeleteNice job and rhyming!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! You did great on your rhyming and formatting. (:
ReplyDeleteGoob job alicia i really liked your rhyming!!
ReplyDeleteSimple yet very provoking! Way to go Alicia
ReplyDeleteAwesome Alicia! You rhyme great, and it seems over all very well written. :)
ReplyDeleteNice sonnet!! I love it. Your message definately shows throughout the whole sonnet. :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is awesome! I really like how you didnt just talk about what the allegory said. You wrote about the message of the allegory itself. Really good job :)
ReplyDeleteI love your poem. You made the ideas presented in the allegory feel much more personal. Good job. Could you comment to my blog as well please?
ReplyDeleteGreat sonnet love the rhyming! If you could comment on mine that would be great :)
ReplyDeleteThis was great. Deep as well!
ReplyDeleteCould you please comment on mine?
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Good job! Your sonnet has a nice contemporary tone ("life is a big question mark") that made the purpose very clear. I enjoyed the personal take on the allegory.
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