Divergent Poems

The characters in Divergent and Insurgent, two suspenseful books by Veronica Roth, seemed very unique to me; it felt like they had a special story to beautifully narrate. Therefore, I created a set of poems describing each character's flaws and personalities in interesting ways. In the book Divergent, there is a test which determines what faction would be the best for you to live in. It is very rare to be Divergent, in which you get multiple faction results. With that said, below are my poems. Go deep inside these characters, and get an insight of their passion, struggles, and experiences.   

Tris

The factions determine our personality,

I am Divergent, one with multiple personalities,

To calm me, my mind tells me that I am special,

However, when I am faced in the genuine world, why am I placed in danger?


Al, one of my friends, tries to kill me because I have great scores in training,

Four then comes to help me overcome my hatred,

I know Al is guilty, sad, and depressed,

I do not know that he shares such a strong bond with me that he just killed himself and his spirit.


 My heart stays in selfless Abnegation, with my family, my friends,

but my mind goes to Dauntless, where I am brave from within,

When Erudite controls Dauntless, my mom and dad die to sacrifice me,

When Erudite controls Dauntless, my foolish brother Caleb also betrays me, leaving me to almost die

in absolute darkness. 

The evil leader of Erudite simulates us, the Dauntless, so that she can control,

I am not controlled, as I am Divergent,

This is a great thing perhaps,

But I am guilty, as I kill my Dauntless friend Will for me to survive.

Four

When I was young, I got constantly abused by my father,

Now, I am looked up by everyone as a strong and brave Dauntless man,

Even though I am so respected,

I am not ignorant; my abusive dad is still a fear in my heart today.


I do not seek power,

Power is something useless and full of no worth,

That is the perfect reason why I am not a Dauntless leader,

Although, I am brave and strong; I do not find arrogance a test in in skill and perfection.


I am utterly surprised to find an Abnegation to be the first one to jump of the ledge,

The ledge to decide a person's intelligence and courage,

I then ask her name,

And it changes from Beatrice to Tris.


I never think that I will have to loose Tris in the eyes of the evil Erudite,

We both are Divergent, the name Erudite leader Jeanine repeats over and over in her sleep,

I have no hope that I will survive,

But there is an instinct in me that determined Tris would certainly survive.

Jeanine Matthews

I am evil and yet I am proud,

I am an evil one who seeks for only knowledge,

Every citizen sees me kill and kill the Abnegation,

However, I am no killer; I only want fascination.


I capture Tris and Four: The Fascinating Divergents,

The laugh of finally knowing, seeking, and pondering bellows up inside of me,

And when they struggle in pain,

I joyfully cry in vain.


I control my pawns slow and slow,

First the brave Dauntless,

Their authority and power bring all the other factions in my control,

Therefore, why would sadness ever devour my life?


Humans have guilt after doing bad sins,

However, I have no guilt, as my followers give me so much respect,

They give me the courage to move on and on,

And that is why I do not kill them.


Soon I will be so strong,

My devotees will all bow down to me,

Oh, the future sounds so good and evil,

Where I am absolutely not struggling.

Peter

I hate people who are above me, excel my talents,

When I see Edward in 1st place for training,

The feeling of victory, action, and the ability to kill fill my body with bliss,

That night he never comes back, and oh, am I so in peace and rest.


My plan to kill Tris is so planned, so sure of,

The perfect Add-on is that Tris will be died by a person residing in her heart,

Her strong yet unskilled friend Al,

At the end, my plan fails; Four saves her and a dread overwhelms me.


I, a Dauntless traitor, only save Tris for one reason,

It may seem innocent and weak, but it is not,

I look at life as a system of giving and getting,

I am indebted to Tris in so many ways.


My mind revolves only a couple of things,

Which is violence and victory,

When mixed together they are so sweet,

My mind refreshes with happiness immediately.

Christina

My former faction was Candor,

I see things plain, simple, and clear,

Life has no emotion,

Only people we hold dear.


Tris just kills my Will,

With no thought on how I, her closest friend, would feel,

That too, she kills her own dear friend,

This is the only time I feel spiritual.


However, as friends, we can't stay mad for long,

No matter how small or big the things that we have done,

I forgive Tris at the end,

but Will will never leave my heart.


Dauntless makes me strong beautifully,

I can never forgot how it changes me,

From the courage, strength, and power,

to the emotion, passion, and well-being.



Hope you enjoyed these poems and that you are moved by these characters.

Which character do you think that you are attached to?


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