HE HAD SUCH QUIET EYES

He Had Such Quiet Eyes  by Bibsy Soenharjo

 

He had such quiet eyes

She did not realise

They were two pools of lies

Layered with thinnest ice

To her, those quiet eyes

Were breathing desolate sighs

Imploring her to be nice

And to render him paradise

If only she’d been wise

And had listened to the advice

Never to compromise

With pleasure-seeking guys

She’d be free from ‘the hows and whys’

Now here’s a bit of advice

Be sure that nice really nice

Then you’ll never be losing at dice

Though you lose your heart once or twice

THEME

Betrayal of love

Personal experiences

Relationships that are meaningful

MORAL VALUES

Don’t be naive and believe everything we are told especially in matters of the heart.

We must be careful when choosing friends.

Falling in love is normal but one should be careful.

We must learn from the experience of other people.

TONE, MOOD, ATMOSPHERE

Refelective

Sad and happy

Sympathetic

POINT OF VIEW

Second and third person points of view

LANGUAGE & STYLE

Simple and easy to understand

Simple style with rhyming scheme

POETIC DEVICES

Imagery – e.g. ‘pools of lies’, ‘layered in thinnest ice’

Symbol – e.g ‘quiet eyes’, ‘dice’

Alliteration – e.g ‘lies layered’

Personafication – e.g The eyes were ‘breathing the desolate sighs’ as though he was talking charmingly to her.