Don't kill yourself...

On Thursday we read three poems from Brazilian writer  Carlos Drummond de Andreade. The poems that we read were: Ballad of Love Through the Ages, Dont kill yourself and Seven-Sided Poem. We also read another one called "One Art" written by Elizabeth Bishop. The poem that I mostly liked was "Don't kill yourself" by Carlos Drummon de Andrade.

AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY: 

Carlos Drummond de Andreade was born on 1902 in Itabira in Brazil. He was one of the most important poets of the 20th century. 

His place of birth ITABIRA

He went to a school of pharmacy in Belo Horizonte but never worked s a pharmacist.  

Analysis of the poem:

The main protagonist of the poem is the author itself Carlos. It is like the author is talking to himself and is in a bad situation. The reason why he finds himself in a bad situation is because of love. I guess he is totally destroyed because he broke up with his girlfriend and the only cure for him is suicide. The title of the poem it is like a message “Don’t kill yourself.” Well even if someone finds himself in a bad situation, he/she never should think of suicide. During the process of growing up the people encounter many problems that come as a consequence of something they have done and doubtfully lead them to drastic changes in their lives.