Kabul Poem

Reflection

This poem was used in relation to our class reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. This book took place in Kabul during the regime of the Taliban. Both of the main characters, Mariam and Laila, are forced into marrying Rasheed. In both relationships, in the beginning was good but turned bad. Mariam was not able to provide Rasheed with the son he longed to have, which turned into a sad, abusive relationship. Laila was able to have children, but her first daughter was actually Tariq's daughter. This turned into Rasheed also taking anger out on Laila too. The girls were able to overcome their conflicts with the killing of Rasheed, which enabled for Laila and her too children to live a happy life with Tariq. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The writing style was able to indulge me into the book. The use of the imagery of the author was able to make an impact of me. The book was a great read, along with the poem. The poem was about the sentiments of Kabul when he had visited it. The poem was about the author's endearment towards Kabul

Prompt: In a well written essay, address the poet's use of poetic devices such as imagery, personification, hyperbole, and metaphor to convey his sentiments of this city he once visited.

There is always going to be that one place where the sight of it is perfect. It is a place where a person is going to love everything about it, and is yearning to go back there. in "Kabul," the author Said-e-Tabrizi uses personification and imagery to reveal his love for Kabul.
Throughout the poem Kabul is referred to as a women. The author uses "her" and "she" when describing aspects that the author likes about Kabul. Commonly, men call objects, like cars, women. this is a sign of endearment. The author feels as though he has made a close connection with Kabul, and therefore, refers to Kabul as a prized possession. "But I love her," this shows that the author personifies Kabul as a women. It shows that the author feels love towards the land and has a kinship towards it. The author personifies Kabul in a positive way, "Her laughter." These are always about how beautiful Kabul is.

Imagery is used throughout the poem to show the beauty of Kabul. The mountains are described as "delights of heaven." this shows that to the author Kabul is a peaceful place. The author refers to Kabul as apart of heaven, which shows that it is perfect and the best place there is. Heaven is the absolute best place, which the author compares it alike to Kabul. The author describes Kabul's nature with "dazzling tulips" and "sparkling the water flow", this shows that it is a beautiful place. The author is showing that he loves all the aspects of Kabul because he describes all the aspects with passion and desire. This is shown when Kabul is described as "paradise", which is what everyone wants to obtain.

The author refers to Kabul as beautiful throughout the poem. Kabul is treated like a women, so he shows affection towards "her", which shows that the author loves Kabul. The author reveals his love with the use of personification and imagery by talking about how beautiful Kabul is.