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The Lonely Girl
I am all alone for I have no one
They all laugh at me, calling me terrible things
I feel so far away, but I am near
I’m very cold and I’m not quite sure why
I feel like I’m floating away
Because I’m just an empty shell
My eyes are glossy and green, like wet grass, from feelings deteriorated
It’s raining
I feel as if my heart has gone cold too,
As if my soul is hitting the pavement like the raindrops
I cannot find the warmth, the happy memories
They too have disappeared
They’ve vanished courtesy of them
I hear the screams,
Echoes from my past
I close my eyes and open them again
I look in the mirror and see a girl I once knew,
A girl everybody once knew
A girl I once was
The girl in the mirror has been broken,
Hurt many times
The pain is excruciating
It becomes unbearable
And then everything collapses
Then she begins to fall…
For she is all alone in her own little world
She is the Lonely Girl.
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What is the mood of the poem? How do you know this?
2)
List five characteristics of the Lonely Girl. Include both emotional and physical traits.
3)
What psychological state of mind is the Lonely Girl in? It is obvious or subtle? Why do you think so?
4)
In response to question three, who or what is doing this to the Lonely Girl?
5)
How does the title of the poem relate to the poem its self?
6)
What is the effect of the answer to question four? What are the consequences? The rewards?
7)
Have you ever felt the way the Lonely Girl feels, or do you know someone who has felt that way? Why or why not?
8)
Do you have sympathy for the Lonely Girl? Do you think others will have sympathy for her? Why or why not?
Read this excerpt from the poem.
The girl in the mirror has been broken,
Hurt many times
The pain is excruciating
It becomes unbearable
And then everything collapses
Then she begins to fall…
9)
What is the theoretical meaning behind the word fall as used in the text above?
10)
After reading and analyzing the poem, The Lonely Girl, would you suspect that the poet is in the same psychological state of mind as the Lonely Girl, or a different, perhaps more cheerful one? Why or why not?