Thursday, November 22, 2012

Sonnet: The Allegory of the Cave


Hiding from the light
Though the horizon was wide
It was hard to sight
they needed a guide


 Their reality became clear
As their lives were held still
Because of the shadows in the rear
They had to fight for the will
Though ignorant by tradition
The men went  insane
and aroused a suspicion
which freed them from the chain

 In all actuality
This is simply reality
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22 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    I really like the content of your Sonnet! I think it shows good understanding. I like your rhyming scheme and yeah I think this is a good sonnet((:

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  2. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    wow. this is really insightful. i think you really caught the emotional aspect of the allegory. goodjob :)

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  3. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    I really like how you described that reality is an uncharted territory that can cause some people great fear. It had great flow and all in all it was a great sonnet!

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  4. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    Good work Katelyn, Liked your stanza:
    "Though ignorant by tradition
    The men went insane
    and aroused a suspicion
    which freed them from the chain"

    in particular :).

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  5. LizbethNovember 23, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    good job on the rhyming. Short yet descriptive

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  6. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    It was a great sonnet! I agree with Hayden on your stanza, nice rhyming. The last two lines were also catchy. Good job (:

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  7. E'AnaNovember 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    I think it is a great sonnet you did a really good and and I really like the last two lines. Good job :)

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  8. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 2:32 PM

    Nice job Kate! I enjoyed reading and I felt the emotion behind every word!

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  9. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    Great Job Kate. I enjoyed your diction and rhymes.

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  10. Ubi KimNovember 23, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    You have good content and your structure seems to match.

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  11. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    Good rhymes, just some strange uses of some of the words. Good overall job

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  12. UnknownNovember 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Your structure is good and your rhymes are interesting :)

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  13. bcastillorhsenglitcompNovember 24, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Your rhymes were absolutely fantastic love! Illustrated a good understanding of the allegory I think.

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  14. UnknownNovember 24, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    short and sweet. very straight to the point. Good job kate. keep it up :)

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  15. UnknownNovember 24, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    Nice work. I especially liked the tradition line. It goes with the idea of being raised in a place of ignorance inside the cave. I'd try and make some of the word uses flow better like "It was hard to sight".
    You have 14 lines and a rhyming patter. Good job.

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  16. daniNovember 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    great rhyming! i like how you used good detail:)

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  17. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Good job! I liked your last two lines and agree with Justin that sight doesn't seem to fit in with that sentence but overall it was a well written sonnet!

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  18. Bernardog236November 25, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    Your sonnet was a good summary of the allegory. Good job!

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  19. RylandNovember 25, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    Right to the point but very simple, I really enjoyed reading this Katelyn. Very insightful, way to go!

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  20. CWestNovember 25, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    I love the diction you used in your poem but I think the syllable count is off. Or I'm pronouncing things differently, Im not sure. Could you please also comment to my blog?

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  21. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Great sonnet! Great structure and diction!
    Question: What is author's tone ( A Tale of Two Cities)?

    http://mchenrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/

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  22. UnknownNovember 27, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    The cool thing about your sonnet is that it is something that sounds like what I would write which is really cool. Super good job!

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