thought there are torturers in the world
there are also musicians
though at this moment, men
are screaming in prisons
there are jazz men raising storms
of sensuous celebration
and orchestras releasing
glories of the spirit
though an image of god
is everywhere defiled
a man in west clare
is playing the concertina
the sistine choir is levitating
under the dome of saint peters
and a drunk man on the road
is singing for no reason
pppppppllllllllllleeeeeeaaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeee help!!!
2007-03-27 07:21:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
This poem is a symbol of the good/evil in humans. Nobody is perfect and no one is pure evil (musicians/torturers). It is the struggle in ourselves to do the right thing, and even if we don't we should know that we do have good traits. It can also be taken as a perspective of life. There will be bad times in life, but there will also be happy times. In other words,
CHIN UP!!
2007-03-27 07:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This poem is talking about the power of music. Even though bad things are happening all over the world, there is also music which makes things OK. If you are writing an analytical paper on this subject, make sure to include the term melopoeia for extra bonus points!
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melopoeia
2007-03-27 14:34:48 · answer #2 · answered by Moon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old theme, as old as Nero fiddling while Rome burned. There are horrors going on in the world and there are those oblivious to what is happening.
The "them" are the victims or those who are insensitive to their plight, depending on your point of view.
2007-03-27 14:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by Suzianne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theme: the triumph of music in spite of.....
you have the harsh realities of life which may bring sorrow, and then you have the music that is played in opposition of all of that, and despite all of that... i suppose it's illustrating the multiple facets of life through opposites like happiness and sorrow, desecration and consecration, desolation and inspiration.. all of this with the harsh realities of life being the reality and music being a celebration despite this reality...
2007-03-27 14:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Hennessy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no matter how bad the world is people find a way to be happy aka find a way to make music...its harsh reality vs. music (happiness and life)
2007-03-27 14:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though there are bad things in the world, there is still and always music.
2007-03-27 14:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like every poem, it's about sex (jazz) and death/discomfort.
2007-03-27 14:29:58 · answer #7 · answered by loon_mallet_wielder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋