
Here you see Kwek struggling helplessly against the awesome might of the Sim. It's quite sad really, but my other photos are all blurry as I was shaking with laughter.
Okay. After that very random and long overdue photo, I shall analyse Kwek's poem WRITER'S BLOCK!
Writers' BlockStuck in front of a blank piece of paper,
Thinking that this could go on forever,
Writing like I’d been used to but never
Expecting to catch this brain-stumping fever.
As you can see, an AAAA rhyme scheme shows Kwek's lack of new ideas, and produces an image of the monotony of having nothing to write about. Profound indeed. Excessive forced rhyme, a theme that continues throughout the poem, shows his lack of inspiration to write properly and well.
The words abandoned, thrashed and disowned me,
Leaving a chasm, a mirthless cavity,
Escaping through pores in relentless flurry
Like jailbirds waiting for the day’s last ferry.
This stanza explores Kwek's pitiful and pathetic state after being betrayed by his beloved words. Without words, he feels empty, evidenced by the words "cavity" and "chasm".
I ranted and raved and ate a novel,
Cried in desperation and killed a camel,
Yet no word came – no perfect jewel
Filled my heart; only betrayal.
Here Kwek comes up with ridiculous imagery, showing his hopelessness in not having anything to write about. References to exotic things like jewels and camels show his futile and extensive search for things to write about.
But you see without words I cannot subsist,
In writing they befriend me and this I insist,
However much I’ve tried to resist
Writing, these words, with me exist.
This stanza shows Kwek's reliance on writing to survive. It means that writing is like food to Kwek, and then it allows the reader to empathise with how pitiful Kwek is by connecting Kwek's image to that of a starving person.
Woe, woe, of all wordless strife,
I am as a bee that has wrecked its hive,
A man who has lost his new-found wife –
And no words come!
I have thrown my life.
The second line here shows that Kwek feels that words are like home to him. He takes shelter in words, seeks comfort in words, but his home is now destroyed. The third line suggests that Kwek loves words like a husband would love his wife. The last line states that words are his life, and without words, he has no reason to live and his life is meaningless.
Oh no! Kwek's horrible rhyme schemes and forced rhyme had a hidden meaning. Kwek has outsmarted us all.