My Life, typical

My Life, typical

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Conflict: It was during the Vietnam war when the americans applied the use of agent rainbows to cause massive deaths.
Point of view: The writer is looking from an intellectual point of view , and stating that the Americans have done wrong. The poem emphasized on the wrongdoings of the Americans to have caused pain among the Vietnamese even though some are innocent, magnifying the American's ignorance.
Evidence : "America did not forsee" "Expecting others to pay a higher price"
Situation : The situationg was dire with many Vietnamese people dieing from the "agent ornage". This cause both social disorder and social development. With Vietnamese people dying while the War Technology has gone a step forward.
Evidence:"Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!" Shows how the rainbow agents have caused the numerous death of the Vietnamese people and "Now thinking twice?" allows us to know that the situation has become so serious that even the Americans regret what they have done. "Execrable effects of agent orange spray!" shows what the orange agents have done.
Language diction : The poem is described in a AABB format. With every two lines ryhming. This can clearly emphasize on the words which describe life and death in the poem. The poem also uses sarcasm to describe the hideos results of the Agents.
Evidence: "America did not foresee" and "Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!" established a fine contrast as to what the Americans expected . Forsee and potpourri were used to emphasize on the result of the hideocy. "Now thinking twice?" had a hint of sarcasm as the history could not redo itself and everything could not be reversed , showing the incompetency of the Americans.
Personal Reflection : I have learned that to resolve war. Death is not neccesary. It is not correct to think that sacrificing oneself for the honor and peace of the country. We must also consider carefully over issues or else we might regret what would to happen in the times to come.
Evidence: The americans thinking twice. and the death and mourning the war has caused

The Poem- Rainbow Death

America did not foresee
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.

Omnipotent and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.
All the deceit continues to spread.
Nefariously America led astray -
Generations untold WILL pay -
Execrable effects of agent orange spray!
Hubert Wilson