Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Allegory of the Cave Sonnet

Shackles, darkness and ignorance is the cave
Murky are the shadows on the cave wall
Yearning for a truth they will turn away
The brightness will strike him only if he's brave

And so no more freedom can he then stall
In known comfort he shall no longer stay
Realization that he was a slave
He goes back to the cave to tell them all

Yet blindness clings to his eyes in the day
As he no longer belongs to the cave
The prisoners now reject those who fall
From their midst as a player in blind ways

Caged are the souls where the darkness is stern
Enlightened are the ones willing to learn.
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44 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 21, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    Met requirements I think this is great!! I think you really have a way with words and this like everything else... is quite amazing!:D

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  2. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    Like always Sam you did a great job meeting all the requirements.I really like your rhymes and diction.

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:44 PM

      Thanks Elizabeth! You did a great job on your sonnet as well.

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  3. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    I like how your sonnet is separated into stanzas and the verses are really good as well :)

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  4. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Nice!! I liked the content of your sonnet. (:

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM

      Thanks Michelle, I really enjoyed the content in your sonnet as well!

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  5. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    Wow, deep :) communicated and a connotated the overarching themes of the allegory with expert diction, great job as per always Sam!

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:49 PM

      Thanks Hayden! Your sonnet was pretty amazing too, if I do say so myself.

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  6. E'AnaNovember 22, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    I think this is the worst sonnet ever...it sucks. Haha just kidding Sam you know I love you. I thought it was really good and that you did a grea job with the structure. Good job :)

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:52 PM

      Haha thanks E'Ana. I gotta admit that you had me scared there while I was reading that first sentence and then I realized you were joking haha. What can I say? I can be a bit gullible at times.

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  7. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    i like this alot :) it is really good. i like the way it flows.

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  8. LizbethNovember 23, 2012 at 1:42 AM

    oh sam what can i say. i dont want to hurt your feelings but here goes nothing. it was AWESOME!!! yes the truth hurts sometimes. sorry

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:55 PM

      Your cutting me deep Liz. You're cutting me real deep. Now I must go cry in a corner because the truth is just TOO much to bear. I don't know if I'll ever recover. ;)

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  9. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    great job Sam, as always. i really enjoyed your sonnet and your understanding of allegory of the cave. As Kayla mentioned, it does have a catchy flow(:

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:57 PM

      Thanks a lot Katelyn! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I'm happy the sonnet's flow came out that way, to be entirely honest I had forgotten about making it flow so I'm happy it did it by itself ha.

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  10. Ubi KimNovember 23, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Good job Sam! You did well on capturing the essence of the allegory.

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  12. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    Of course, this sonnet met the requirements..i like the words you used...it is very imagery!!!

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:58 PM

      Haha thanks Ming! You're sonnet was pretty great too.

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  13. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    I think you're a genius. enough said! Good job Sam! I really enjoyed this.(:

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:59 PM

      Well I don't know if I would call myself a genius but I will gladly accept the compliment!(: Thanks a lot Chanel!

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  15. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 11:07 PM

    You summed the allegory very well and its clear you understand the theme in the last two lines.
    You have 14 lines and I see your rhyming pattern now (I got confused with my first comment). Good job.

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 3:00 PM

      Thanks a lot Justin and I'm glad you saw the rhyming pattern haha.

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  16. UnknownNovember 24, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    You did a great job on summarizing the allegory! good job

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  17. UnknownNovember 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Of course your sonnet is amazing.. I don't even have to say anything more. Good day.

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 3:02 PM

      Thank you very much and good day to you as well!

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  18. Mackenzie GreeleyNovember 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    Great you are one of the few who have done the iambic pentameter! As you know I really respect your great English skills, from Nylander to now you have not lost your touch! Really jealous... Enough said.

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 3:03 PM

      Thank you very much and I thank you for the very generous compliment on my English skills! Glad to know I haven't lost my touch! Haha.

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  19. daniNovember 25, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    way to make us all look bad sam hahah jk. its creative and effective ): way to go! please comment on minee:)

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    1. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 3:04 PM

      Sorry! *hangs head in shame* I swear I'm not trying to make anyone look bad! Haha thanks Dani!

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  20. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    Great sonnet! Extremely well written and compelling! Also I commend you for following the sonnet structure and using iambic pantameter

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  21. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Amazing sonnet! great job Samm :D

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  22. JackieNovember 25, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Great! I loved it! You have a way with words, Sam. :)

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  23. UnknownNovember 27, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Your use of diction was fantastic. I have always been amazed by the way you word things to make sense out of everything. loved I it and this deserves a smilie face(:

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    1. UnknownNovember 27, 2012 at 10:14 PM

      Haha thanks(: I'd like to say I try...but I'm not gonna lie, most of it comes naturally.

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