English Essay

"Love withheld, restrained." They say we should never cry over a boy or girl but if there be sorrow let it be. The poem that fit my likings is "If there be Sorrow" by Mari Evans. It advises the reader that its okay to cry, but to cry about things you've never actually done. Emphasizing love withheld, and restrained so cry if you need to feel sorrow for being unloved, unrealized, undreamed. Mari Evans poem has voice and at the same time the voice sets a sad tone.Keeping it classic, poetic tradition the poem uses unique repetition. With that this poems meaning is very nice and will draw any reader as it did me.


From the moment the title crossed my eyes I was instantly taken. The title "If there be sorrow" is very captivating. When I saw the title I didn't understand the meaning, but the vocabulary gives the reader a sad feeling. It can leave one in though. Why?, because even the title sets the tone for the poem. The message after reading the poem is confusing. In the poem is confusing. In the poem they advise the reader to let sorrow be which is sad. Depending on how the reader reads it one can set your tone of voice to where it reads off as a relaxing poem. The tone explains sorrow and targets Love. So if "love withheld, restrained" let yourself feel sorrow. Also, the way it was introduces and the structure of it was a unique repetition. They made every word at one point begin with the prefix UN. Which means to no so when they say undreamed,unrealized, and unattained the poem meant cry for all the things one never accomplished. That's why i chose this poem because the message it had connected to me and my likings.

As a young girl, young man, or older we should live our life's to the fullest extent. If we regret everything or regret doing nothing your inviting sorrow. The poem emphasizing on the prefix UN, which means to not. If you never dreamed, or never loved have sorrow with yourself. Don't leave from this essay saying "so what?" walk away and understand. Life is short don't cry for the small stuff cry for things restrained. So ill leave one in thoughts just as i was.