concrete angel analysis

The poem 'Concrete Angel' by Martina Mcbride is a very strong and outspoken poem. This poem represents some of the large issues we deal with in our society today. The poem touches base with the children that struggle with abuse from their parents or other family members. Martina uses many symbolistic words that represent child abuse. Martina Mcbride is speaking in third person during this poem. She uses lines, such as, "but her dreams give her wings," to symbolize how the child is staying strong through all the hurt and pain.

"The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask," and the line, "The neighbours hear, but they turn out the lights," are both lines representing that people do not want to get involved. People are scared to take action but they suffer the consequences and so do others. "Through the wind and the rain, she stands hard as a stone," is representing the struggle of trying to break free from that problem.

Concrete Angel is very sorrowful. It mixes with your emotions and tries to put you in the situation of the child so that you can feel the pain she is going through. The conflict in this poem are unsolved in the end. In the end the young child flies to a new place where she is loved. "She flies to a place where she's loved," is representing heaven, which is a biblical place. Heaven is the one place that has set the child free. It was a glowing summer like day. There was barely any clouds in the vibrant, blue sky. The whispers of the breeze were so faint; you couldn’t hear the words they were saying. The sweet, melodies the songbirds sang filled my absent mind with joy. I was walking; so far it seemed, to my first class. The first class of the day was the only one I could sit outside in the comforting arms of nature and enjoy the lecture my wise teacher shared. Walking through the sweet smell of freshly sprouted flowers, I could feel the sun touching my soft shoulders, bringing warmth to me as I continued to class. Quickly, I arrived at the tables