They Ask Me for Verses Essay Example

the place of origin of the poet who is Rizal and the place where he originated and came from is our very own country, Philippines. The first and second line talks about the persona in the poem which states that in the country where he came from there’s only few who are like him, this interpretation came from the line “A plant I am, that scarcely grown”, the plant that is scarcely grown refers to the persona.

Though through the succeeding lines which signifies the abandonment of the persona by the land where he was born and where he grew, a land that for him is shed with perfume because this is the land where he is comfortable and free to be doing anything he desires still he can’t forget this land, still in his memory lingers the experiences he had when he was living in the place where he was born. The last part of the stanza signifies this interpretation, according to the persona in the poem he will never forget the birds, the cascades, the shore and the sea which are all part of the land where he originated from.

This symbolizes the different human experiences which became significant to the life of the persona and this is because of the place, the land, the country where he was born and eventually grew-up. Rizal describes himself back in his childhood days. Inside of him, he could sense that he had an urge for adventure. He wanted to travel the world and see its wonders. It was as if he sensed that he was destined to travel from place to place, and he would become well

known.

But when everything starts to fade and now it's gone. It seems like a tree, old and useless. His new beginning for a new life It's like a brand new song as time passed by it bores and its beauty starts to fade. Exploring and finding a soul from unknown. Changing yourself for the best and believing for destiny knowing the truth would wake you up from reality. That brought him for the best. It revealed to be something that does not exist, but made it really fictional.

In the last stanza of the poem, the persona despairs and is filled with sadness for all of the memories, experiences, stories and things he was able to encounter were all left behind. He can no longer experience the same events and happenings as he did before. It’s like a soul being tortured because all the precious things have gone wasted and it seems he is living a life without the same essence anymore though in this lifeless world, still he considers those memories as an art to be forever cherished not only in his mind but also within his heart and soul.