Ashes, Ashes

Hi, you know who I am, and I am eager to jump into this poem and pick it apart from the inside, so let's GOOOOOO!

The first thing I noticed and LOVED about this poem was its reference to classic mythology through the addition of phoenix symbolism. The phoenix is a bird that is burnt down every 1,000 years, only to rise from the ashes as a flaming bird. A true symbol of determination, the phoenix is found everywhere from Fall Out Boy songs to the cover image of "The Roleplay Geeks" on YWS. The next thing I noticed was the message, this time saying "NOT AGAIN." Having I ever told you how clever I think you are to make your poem make sense and still incorporate a secret message? No? Now I have. Anyway, this poem's theme is the poet's problems rising up over and over again like a monster coming back to eat away from them. They feel happy when they move on from their problems, but they always find them again. The last line parodies the second line, stating, "Now I don't want to tell those who I trust that I am becoming ashes," and meaning that the poet doesn't want others to see that their problems are burning them up. However, they don't realize that they will once again rise and reclaim their position as master of their own destiny.

-ZeldaIsShiek

@ZeldaIsShiek

Heya, Flumadiddle. Casanova here to do a review for you, so let's get started shall we.

The first thing I have to say on this one is that you actually provide imagery in this one and I think you have a really neat idea here. I'm a fan of phoenix poetry, I've written a few myself, so let me give you a few pointers on it.

1) The first thing about Phoenix imagery is the repetition. I don't mean to say say it a thousand times, but I think implementing it into the poem a couple of times here or there works. Not any large detail, just something small and might be asked for you to repeat if a listener didn't completely hear you properly. I think that would work well.

2) If there's one thing about Phoenix's I've enjoyed, it's the fact that they live their life in pain, growing until they combust into flames, then are reborn in their ashes. Implementing pain into the situation is a good way to connect with Phoenix imagery, and helps you deal with your own pain and things as well.

The one thing I don't like is that ending line, where you say you're becoming ashes. Although it is truee that the phoenix will become ashes, they will be reborn from those ashes. So If you're comparing yourself to the phoenix, I say it shouldn't be as morbid as the ending is. I could see saying how you're creating a better you, like a phoenix rising from the flames and stuff like that, in all honesty.

ANyway overall I think this is a decent idea and I like where you're heading with it.

Keep on doing what you're doing and keep on keepin on.


Sincerely, Casanova

@Saruka @woahhitherepal

Hello Flumadiddle! Welcome to YWS! Kara here for a (hopefully) quick review!

Give me your soul.

With that aside, I'm not the best at poetry but here we go!

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