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Question: Poetry analysis EASY POINTSS PLZ HELP!!?
Touched by an angel by maya angelou
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life!.
Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain!.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls!.
We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be!.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free!.
i just dont get what its really about and i have to write an essay on it and i have no idea where to start!.!.i dont even really no whats going on ! :(Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
First stanza-
They are sad and lonely, and feel they are not brave enough to help themselves and are waiting for love to save them!.
Second stanza-
They are comparing love to a train, and in that train, comes extreme happiness, and old memories of pain and pleasure!. But if they are courageous enough, love will take the fear of remembering away!.
Third stanza-
They are no longer timid!. And flourish in loves "light"!. And they've come to a realization that although you have to give a lot of yourself when your in love, love sets you free!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The poem is about the strength and power of love!. Feeling the emotion of love empowers everyone to be braver and bolder!. It also says that even though we can draw strength from this emotion and draw wonderful pleasure from it, it is not without cost to ourselves, but that our lives are richer and more fulfilled for having the experience of love!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
As I said there is no wtong interpretation for a poem, but there is no universal answer, either!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
it's about, not letting fear and self doubt keep us from love and that love can be the thing that can give us true emotional freedomWww@QuestionHome@Com