Task 2 (Children in the Darkness)
Analysis of Children in the Darkness:
This poem has a very simple layout, with four lines in each stanza, and a total of five stanzas. Also, the last word of every second line of each stanza rhymes with the last word of each stanza. For example, “light” rhymes with “fight”.
This poem talks about how children were treated during the Vietnam War.
In the first stanza, the poet is telling us that there many children during the Vietnam War were taught to fight at a very young age, and that they do not get to experience the joys of childhood.
In the second stanza, “Chalk and blackboards will not be” means that the children were not educated and were not taught how to read or write. The poet then reveals the truth about their life – they cannot escape from the reality of their life, which was to fight for their country. They will also not be freed from their duty until their country wins. This can be seen from lines 6 – 8;
“To this door there is no key”
“From this life they cannot flee”
“And these children are not free”
The next stanza talks about the different things that the poet wished to do for these children. He wished that they could have a chance to be educated, or be spared from the reality of their life, or even simply giving them some hope about their future. This can be seen from “Could we simply light a candle / Could we give them half a chance”.
The next stanza warns us that if we do not take action, the children will suffer greatly. The poet also states the consequences if the children were not saved, which is that they will be consumed by the horrors and reality of the war. This can be seen from “Or will a war consume the”.
The last stanza summarizes the reality of the children’s lives: they are trapped in the darkness (reality of their life) and do not have a way to escape from it. Also, there is virtually no hope or encouragement in their lives (“Into which there shines no light”).
Analysis of Children in the Darkness:
This poem has a very simple layout, with four lines in each stanza, and a total of five stanzas. Also, the last word of every second line of each stanza rhymes with the last word of each stanza. For example, “light” rhymes with “fight”.
This poem talks about how children were treated during the Vietnam War.
In the first stanza, the poet is telling us that there many children during the Vietnam War were taught to fight at a very young age, and that they do not get to experience the joys of childhood.
In the second stanza, “Chalk and blackboards will not be” means that the children were not educated and were not taught how to read or write. The poet then reveals the truth about their life – they cannot escape from the reality of their life, which was to fight for their country. They will also not be freed from their duty until their country wins. This can be seen from lines 6 – 8;
“To this door there is no key”
“From this life they cannot flee”
“And these children are not free”
The next stanza talks about the different things that the poet wished to do for these children. He wished that they could have a chance to be educated, or be spared from the reality of their life, or even simply giving them some hope about their future. This can be seen from “Could we simply light a candle / Could we give them half a chance”.
The next stanza warns us that if we do not take action, the children will suffer greatly. The poet also states the consequences if the children were not saved, which is that they will be consumed by the horrors and reality of the war. This can be seen from “Or will a war consume the”.
The last stanza summarizes the reality of the children’s lives: they are trapped in the darkness (reality of their life) and do not have a way to escape from it. Also, there is virtually no hope or encouragement in their lives (“Into which there shines no light”).
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