A Mad Dash in Hell
Alex Z.
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“A Mad Dash in Hell” is a narrative poem in the perspective of a young soldier in the trenches of France during World War I. This poem describes all the terror and fear that a newly drafted eighteen year-old would feel during the war; it also shows the cruelty and sacrifices of war and the preciousness of peace for the world. The poem includes enjambment, the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next line or stanza to show that the soldier is unsettled. The end also has indents increasing in order showing the soldier drifting off or, in this case, passing on.
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Creativity to me is mixing ideas to create something fun, like writing a unique poem or drawing a fantasy world. It's a way to express myself, explore possibilities, and see the world in vibrant, exciting ways.
