“All Things Not Considered”
is a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. The poet used the true story that happened in Palestine
to describe the situation faced by the Jewish and Palestinian. The poet used of
diction, repetition, and imagery to show the torments suffered by Palestinian
and Jewish cause of religion matter.
Through diction, we can see that Palestinian and Jewish
were in a battle because of religion. Throughout the poem, people misuse “holy”
since it refers to pure and plain. But those Palestinian and Jewish tried to
make themselves the “holy” one and controlled the land. As the consequences,
many people were killed innocently no matter what age they are.
Imagery throughout the poem gave readers the picture of
killing during the war. The killings were just like “Massacre” that happened
during the Reign of Terror in British Romantic period. The people were hopeless
and tortured. The poet portrayed how the killing happened by using two people
as instances. “Asel Asleh, age 17…” and “Mohammed al-Durra…” were killed during
that time and was a true story.
Symbolism is used to show the Palestinian and Jewish hope
for something that can help them escape from torments.
·
The calm bucket
waiting for water
·
The baby’s
graceful ear
·
Palestinian and
Jewish women standing silently together
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