The ideas and concepts of the enlightenment age
Let's go with something fun and make believe. It will make your story more interesting.
Name:
Silly Sally
Age/Birthday:
Age 13, December 1st, 2006.
Hometown:
Canada (or something creative (or imaginative) , i can't think of a creative name right now)
Home description:
An ordinary house, but the backyard is a waterslide, with a fun big pool. imagine the backyard with everything fun.
Physical description:
Purple hair, purple eyes, fair skin, funny clothing
Hobbies:
Blowing bubbles, and drawing
Expressions:
Crazy, Silly, Immature
Favorites:
the color Purple, pie, and she likes messing with her friends.
Dislikes:
She doesn't like people who is a serious, responsible person.
She is the crazy silly friend, but she can be wild at some times. She has a hard time being serious, especially in serious situations.
A Possible Explanation: I believe the metaphor at the end, "being men as well as leaves, to die for the sun", is referring back to the personification/simile seen here: "midsummer's leaves race to extinction like the roar
of a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses".
In tandem, the word lemmings has two meanings, as read in the dictionary: "a small, short-tailed, thickset rodent related to the voles, found in the Arctic tundra."
and
"a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, especially a headlong rush to destruction."
I believe "autumn's fire" and "the sun" are both symbolic of war, an idea of it, and/or passion for it. I read that this poem is criticizing the human aspect that is war and how short-lived and ignorant it all ends up coming out to be.
I hope this helps ♡
