Poem analysis final draft
By Dasha Ialovega
10/11/19
Lit and Performance IB
The poem "Supermarket Flowers" by Ed Sheeran combines two completely different feelings in it. At a very first glance, it seems like the whole text is about sadness brought by the loss of an important person, but if you take a better look at it and read in between the lines, the whole new meaning of the words opens up.
Ask anyone in the entire universe, how would they feel if their loved one died, and they would give you an answer without hesitation: extremely sad or even depressed. Not so many people can handle such an unbearable situation properly, but the writer proves to us that he is different from others.
"A heart that's broken is the heart that's been loved". Just by reading this line, you can sense the pure strength in his spirit. This is because far not everyone can say such a meaningful thing when their heart is torn apart, but he is facing the tragic truth with his head held high, and this appears to be the reason why he is able to say this deep sentence filled with strong emotion. Personally, I am not so sure I would be able to say anything like that if I was him, and this is just because the only thing I would probably do is cry my eyes out.
The line "And when God takes you back we'll say Hallelujah" suggests that he has no sorrows about the past and that now he is finally ready to let his mom go up into the sky. In this case acceptance of the fact that the dearest person in the author's life is gone goes well along with the expressed sadness. It seems like the two feelings are conflicting, but the poem proves different.
In addition, the line "I fluffed the pillows, made the bed, stuck the chairs up" shows how much he cared for his mother, suggesting that the loss hurt him way more than anyone else in this situation. Further in the poem, he mentions that the tear rolled from his eye, and this clearly shows that the mental pain triggered by the death of the closest person in the world cannot be avoided by anyone, even by such a strong person like him.
Although he is feeling down, he has accepted the fact that his precious parent no longer exists in this world. "Spread your wings as you go" - this is what the writer says to his beloved mother, implying that she was a great woman that deserves to be an angel and live in Heaven. Furthermore, such respect and love towards someone show that she was truly a marvelous person, as not all parents are considered to be saint by their children.
Finally, the line "I'll sing Hallelujah" proves that although the poet is truly sad, he accepted the brutal reality. In conclusion, the hidden meaning inside the poem is that the love towards his parent will never be gone and that he appreciates everything his mother has done for him.
By Dasha Ialovega
10/11/19
Lit and Performance IB
Heartbreak acceptance
The poem "Supermarket Flowers" by Ed Sheeran combines two completely different feelings in it. At a very first glance, it seems like the whole text is about sadness brought by the loss of an important person, but if you take a better look at it and read in between the lines, the whole new meaning of the words opens up.
Ask anyone in the entire universe, how would they feel if their loved one died, and they would give you an answer without hesitation: extremely sad or even depressed. Not so many people can handle such an unbearable situation properly, but the writer proves to us that he is different from others.
"A heart that's broken is the heart that's been loved". Just by reading this line, you can sense the pure strength in his spirit. This is because far not everyone can say such a meaningful thing when their heart is torn apart, but he is facing the tragic truth with his head held high, and this appears to be the reason why he is able to say this deep sentence filled with strong emotion. Personally, I am not so sure I would be able to say anything like that if I was him, and this is just because the only thing I would probably do is cry my eyes out.
The line "And when God takes you back we'll say Hallelujah" suggests that he has no sorrows about the past and that now he is finally ready to let his mom go up into the sky. In this case acceptance of the fact that the dearest person in the author's life is gone goes well along with the expressed sadness. It seems like the two feelings are conflicting, but the poem proves different.
In addition, the line "I fluffed the pillows, made the bed, stuck the chairs up" shows how much he cared for his mother, suggesting that the loss hurt him way more than anyone else in this situation. Further in the poem, he mentions that the tear rolled from his eye, and this clearly shows that the mental pain triggered by the death of the closest person in the world cannot be avoided by anyone, even by such a strong person like him.
Although he is feeling down, he has accepted the fact that his precious parent no longer exists in this world. "Spread your wings as you go" - this is what the writer says to his beloved mother, implying that she was a great woman that deserves to be an angel and live in Heaven. Furthermore, such respect and love towards someone show that she was truly a marvelous person, as not all parents are considered to be saint by their children.
Finally, the line "I'll sing Hallelujah" proves that although the poet is truly sad, he accepted the brutal reality. In conclusion, the hidden meaning inside the poem is that the love towards his parent will never be gone and that he appreciates everything his mother has done for him.
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