...POETRY!!!!!? so here is a poem that i chose that i dont really understand.
The Alarm
By Charles Simic
The hundreds of windows filling with faces
Because of something that happened on the street,
Something no one is able to explain,
Because there was no fire engine, no scream, no gunshot.
And yet here they all are assembled.
Some with hands over their children’s eyes,
Others leaning out and shouting
To people walking the streets far below
With the same composure and serene appearance
Of those going for a Sunday stroll
In some other century, less violent than ours.
tell me what you think the title symbolizes. what the poem is about. the themes and messages underlying the poem and the poetic devides the poet uses to coney these themes and messages and how you relate to it. and if you dont relate to it. explain.
please && thank you =]
The Alarm
By Charles Simic
The hundreds of windows filling with faces
Because of something that happened on the street,
Something no one is able to explain,
Because there was no fire engine, no scream, no gunshot.
And yet here they all are assembled.
Some with hands over their children’s eyes,
Others leaning out and shouting
To people walking the streets far below
With the same composure and serene appearance
Of those going for a Sunday stroll
In some other century, less violent than ours.
tell me what you think the title symbolizes. what the poem is about. the themes and messages underlying the poem and the poetic devides the poet uses to coney these themes and messages and how you relate to it. and if you dont relate to it. explain.
please && thank you =]