Dead Hearts
This essay is going to discuss the symbolic meanings of a poem written in both first and third person. The poem being discussed" NOT WAVING BUT DRWONING", was written by steve Smith. In the poem, symbolic meanings are being used to describe the lack of emotions or state of depression. This state is being written in both written in both first and third person, illustrating the misinterpretation of his emotion.
In the poem a "dead man" is said to be "moaning", yet dead men do not make sounds. The dead man appears to be dead I another way. The poem also says that his situation wa…
