Allusion Poem (FINAL DRAFT)

Meant to be strong and powerful
With a build of a powerhouse and a sinister mind
Able to speak English
and to train to defeat
So much potential for me
And I waste it all
Staying inside, I eat my fill on sandwiches
And take lazy naps or stare at the ceiling
Some people don't take too kindly of my actions
So I respond with wit because it doesn't matter what they say about me

I don't make use of my abilities so much
Aside from getting around when I feel like it
But at least I got that one person I stick around
Whom I like to tease even if I sound hypocritical
Even if he abandoned me once
And left me bitter and feeling alone
But bygones should be bygones
Not to mention I don't hold grudges so long
It's fun talking to him now
Although he could be a little more modest these days

For a few years since noting my behavior
I learn of someone younger than me
And he bears everything I should be
Has great strength and some wit
Can aim to defeat and best others
And uses his potential
Lingual skills and wit are our differences
Though I remain partially jealous of him
We still work together on days I feel like moving around
We're related, but yet I refer to him as a friend I trust

So here I sit around
Eating sandwiches and making witty comments
Maybe moving around a bit
People complain about me
Even if I don't really care
But at least they appreciate my sandwiches
They sometimes ask if I can make one for them
I do like having a sinister mind now and then
Working with my friend following plans I like
Even if manipulating is bad, smirking is fun

Allusion Songs and Discussion

I got a pocketful of sunshine

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh, oh whoa

Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No, oh whoa

Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)

Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh, oh whoa

Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me.
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No, oh whoa

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine.
Oh, oh whoa

Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me.
Do anything you can to control me.
Oh, oh no

Discussion:

We believe that this song is an allusion to the story of Matilda. This is because, in the story of Matilda, she lives under the forceful control of her parents and her principal. She is forced into a life that she does not wish for. Even though she faces many problems, she does not break down. She turns away from the world of her parents and school. She was always rebellious to her parents and her principal. Before she is adopted, she takes herself away from the world of her parents and principal to live as a child she always wanted to be with her friends living adventurously. In the end, Matilda gets adopted by her teacher that she liked.

Oh Grey Warden
Oh, Grey Warden,
What have you done?
The oath you have taken
Is all but broken.

All is undone.
Demons have come
To destroy this peace
We have had for so long.

Ally or Foe?
Maker only knows.
Ally or Foe?
The Maker only knows.

The stronghold lives on,
And the army's reborn,
Compelled to forge on.
What will we become?

Can you be forgiven
When the cold grave has come?

Or will you have won,
Or will battle rage on?

Oh, Grey Warden,
What have you done?
The oath you have taken
Is all but broken.

All is undone.
Ash in the sun,
Cast into darkness
The light we had won.
Discussion:

We believe that this song is an allusion to the story of Revelation where the Battle of Armageddon is soon to take place. The Warden is Lucifer, who betrayed the oath of being God's angel and turning against him to darkness as the devil, and demons, being those within the darkness, come and destroy the peace of Earth. The battle that wages are about good versus evil and God is the "Maker" who knows who's ally and who's foe. In the end, good prevails and those of evil are banished to the darkness they live in.

Mythological Allusions - Chaysen and Dogun