Death And Confession Parody Analysis

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Death and Confession Parody

My solitary friends that live in my head

Are constantly encouraging me to kill myself.

When I try talking to others about it,

They say that I ate too much tides.

When I come close to executing the plan,

I find myself thinking of all that has been.

Why would I want to commit suicide?

When in fact, I'm living in a world of lies.

If I were to die right now,

I'd probably have to recite my vows

About why I choose to end my life.

Who will be the one to be rejected by her loved ones

I mean, when you see the world as I see it, you are better gone

If I die today, who will be the one to babysit for free?

And help people save up to the last penny...

Who will wake up early and take the …show more content…
To create my death and confession parody, I used elements from "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall, "Suicide Note" by Janice Mirikitani, and "Dusting" by Julia Alvarez. By using the tone, irony and metaphor of all the poems, I was able to mix the little things that would cause someone to want to die.

In "Ballad of Birmingham", the throughout the passage, the author takes you to a journey where a mother refuses to let her child go in the streets of Birmingham because of all the dangers that she knows he might face alone. The child doesn't listen, and eventually ends up dead. The mother is left with a deep sorrow.

In "Suicide Note", the author uses a lot of irony. It starts with a girl sharing that she is commiting suicide and listing all the reasons behind her decision. Where the author says," I am not good enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough"(508)

In "Dusting", the author starts by telling the story of how when he was little, he used to write his name on the dusty cabinet each morning and his mother would see him as a nuisance while cleaning up his mess. However, when she died, she was forgotten even though she used to follow the rules. He goes on by saying that when he dies, he wants to be remembered for all that he has done. He rather goes noticed than anonymous
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