Language Analysis

In the first paragraph, the writer used emotive tone by saying, “Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never know you at all”, states that this poem is written after Marilyn’s death and the writer feels sorry for her. He explains about Marilyn Monroe’s life and how she got disturbed by her surroundings she lived in. The writer used figurative language in the line which says, “And they whispered into your brain”, which is being compared to brainwashing her into doing something wrong. Alternative lines do have rhyming in them, e.g. brain—name.

In the second paragraph, lines 9 and 10, “You lived your life like a candle in the wind”, compares Marilyn’s life like a candle in the wind so it is a metaphor. The line, “who to cling to when the rain is set in”, is figurative because the rain is being compared to her problems and difficulties that she faced throughout her life. The last two lines, “Your candle burned out long before your legend did”, tells us that her life (the candle) was over long before but people knew about her even after her death. The world kept her as a legend because of the loneliness and pain she went throughout her life and how bravely she fought it.

In the third paragraph, the writer tells us about Marilyn’s dreadful life, the language used was emotive, e.g. in lines saying, “Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar and pain was the price you paid.” He also tells us about how the press chased her to each and every corner of her life. In the first 3 paragraphs, there have been lots of adjectives used describing Marilyn’s life, e.g. Loneliness, tough, pain, nude, etc.

In the paragraphs four and five, the writer expressed his feelings towards Marilyn Monroe and repeated the first paragraph lines to put an impact on the reader that how important that line was to him.