Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Allegory of the Cave Sonnet


In the cave they live lost in the shadows,
Torn from reality to live in chains
And the dim fire from behind them glows
By looking they break loose and feel the pains

An enlightenment he will then receive
Blinded by the light he cowers in fear
Realizing all his life he's been deceived
No more distortion it all becomes clear

He wishes to share the knowledge he gained
But the others ridicule his knowledge
Until people see the light all is stained
Without truth their lives stay over the edge

The freedom the people fear yet long for
Showing in life we should all strive for more

30 comments:

  1. Your sonnet definitely meets the requirements of a sonnet and deserves to be called a sonnet especially due to the amount of insight, characterization, and figurative language used within the sonnet. What can I say Dulce? You are just too flippin' amazing!

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  2. Great Job Dulce! Like Samantha said you actually wrote a sonnet. I really like your ryhmes and diction

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  3. I like the structure of your sonnet as well as the content :)

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  4. Great job Dulce! I enjoyed this sonnet and its content.

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  5. As usual Dulce you did an amazing job, well above the set out standards, loved the rhyming scheme!

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  6. I think you did a really good job the rhyming was good :)

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  7. I can see you put a lot of effort into this. And if i may say so myself, it paid off. great job!(:

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  8. I like the way you described the allegory. Your rhyme scheme was very good!

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  9. a little confused with the last two lines but still pretty good.

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  10. Very good use of imagery! I agree with Lizbeth. Last two lines a bit funky, but still well done!

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  11. Your structure was well presented and the ideas in the sonnet were good.

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  12. Last lines need to be fixed. Commas here and there work and fix everything relatively easily. Great Sonnet btw!

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  13. Great structure and rhyming scheme... I really like your sonnet, Great Job, Dulce!!

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  14. I really like your sonnet! It was written very well and you definitely have the grasp of what a sonnet is(:

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  15. I agree with chanel. It has great use of diction, and you obviously understand the allegory well!

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  16. Really great because you did it iambic pentameter, which some people didn't remember. Deep meaning and I am so jealous of your writing skills (teach me!).

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  17. Very artistic and poetic.. Very good sonnet. :) A good poetic summarization of the Allegory of the Cave!

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  18. This is wonderful! I loved what you got from the allegory, and especially how you conveyed it in your sonnet.

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  19. Great sonnet, the best one I've read so far. Seems like you got more from "Allegory of the Cave" then most.

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  20. Very smooth to read and shows that you understand the allegory very well. The only line that I can't seem to get is the "all is stained" one. I'm probably just missing something but I wish I knew what it means for everything to be "stained"
    You got everything for the sonnet (even the iambic pentameter I think :0) Great job.

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    1. I used stains to symbolize the blackness and blotches of figures they were seeing in the cave. I don't know if that clears it up but thanks!(:

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  21. great job! its easy to read and enjoy :) very creative! please comment on minee :)http://danig14.blogspot.com/

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  22. I liked the line "until people see the light all is stained" it was very powerful! Also kudos for use of iambic pantameter!

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  23. Your sonnet is great! Love it :)

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  24. Definitely one of the best I have read. I applaud you for attempting iambic pantameter. Good job!

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  25. This sonnet summarizes the theme in an great way. good job

    Please comment on mine
    http://pkimrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/11/allegory-of-caves-sonnet.html

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  26. What a great sonnet Dulce! The last words all rhyme nicely with each other and the last two lines really caught my attention.

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  27. Written in a very detailed way. Your way of writing the words together flowed nicely. You did a great job!

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