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GCBlasi - Textual analysis of "Celebr8"
by GCBlasi - (2021-04-26)
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CELEBR8

Reading the title I expect the poem to speak about the celebration of something, but the thing that intrigues me is that inside the word, within the final part, variety is inserted, more precisely the number 8.
The poem is arranged into 13 stanzas, made up of 8 lines each. There is not a regular rhyme pattern but the poem has a lot of musicality.


The first stanza, which is repeated four more times, every two stanzas, may be a hymn to the range of the planet and therefore the speaking voice invites everyone to understand and celebrate diversity, not discriminate against it.


In the second stanza the speaking voice explains that the various pigmentation of the skin is thanks to melanin, and explains that if one hates another person for the color of the skin, actually he also hates himself, because he has an equivalent substance as that person.


In the third stanza the speaking voice speaks of God and of the various religions. He explains that one must appreciate and embrace all the various faiths, and not discriminate.


In the fifth stanza the speaking voice talks about gender difference, and tells how difficult it's for a lady to possess a life adequate to that of men. He also says that, albeit they're like yin and yang, which are two completely opposite things, he knows that they might coexist peacefully and with an equivalent rights.

In the sixth stanza the speaking voice says that we must respect the elderly, because sooner or later we'll all reach the very best peak, so be the best person.


In the eighth stanza the speaking voice talks about the range within the sexual’s field, which whenever people need to specificate if they're gay, straight or bisexual, and that we need to specific category.


In the ninth stanza, the speaking voice explains how trans people got to define their identity and need to be protected like all people .


In the eleventh stanza, the speaking voice says that more and more people with disabilities are discriminated against and aren't given opportunities. But he explains that these opportunities are denied him with the excuse that they're slow, but actually , it's only the planet that doesn't skills to take care what they actually need .


In the twelfth stanza, the speaking voice explains that none folks can even imagine what a refused person can undergo , who runs away in the dark , leaving everything, only to seek out an area to measure and to redeem himself.
Therefore concluding the message that this poem wants to send is to not discriminate against anyone and to celebrate the difference between people.