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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We Must Live a Day

Days may be filled with excitement, new experiences, dreams, and people that change our lives in beautiful ways. However, days should teach us, as we will then become the best person that we can possibly be... Next to each quality that teaches us how to live a day, I added the factions in Veronica Roth's Divergent book trilogy. I just realized after writing each paragraph that these traits match the factions perfectly. The factions are set in a futuristic society in which at the age of 16, each citizen chooses the faction in which they want to live in.
Abnegation: The Selfless
Dauntless: The Brave
Amity: The Peaceful
Candor: The Honest
Erudite: The Intelligent

Be Selfless-Abnegation
We must live a day in which we strongly believe that GOD is in each and every one of our hearts,
we will then learn to think that no one is better or worse than us,
our world would not be filled with arrogant minds,
instead it will be full of happiness and joy.

Be Strong-Dauntless
We must live a day with strength and courage,
thinking about no one but only our own will,
people around us will be strong and brave,
and fight just like a deadly hurricane.

Be Peaceful- Amity
We must live a day in which we are at peace,
the world around us will slowly revolve,
however we must be absorbed in our own minds,
with peace with both ourselves and the people we love.

Be Truthful: Candor
We must live a day with practical truth,
forgetting the unnecessary things that people think of us,
our life must be clear,
so that we can peek through the clean windows that are near.

Be Intelligent:Erudite
We must live a day with grabbing knowledge,
not academically but with philosophy,
we will learn the lessons of faith and kindness,
so that we can give others a key to the door of intelligence.


From left to right: Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Amity, Candor.

Hope you enjoyed these poems greatly, and that you learned five personalities that when are merged into one, create a well-rounded person. Hopefully, these factions will genuinely help people to live a day in the future..(wink, wink)

If the factions were a reality, what faction do you think would be the best for you to live in:Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Amity, or Candor?

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Hunger Games Poems

Hi, these are sets of poems relating to the Hunger Games. Different character views are included, and I hope you all enjoy them.

Katniss

As I look into the dark, red blood in the arena,

I want to cry with raging tears,

but I remember to stay strong and brave,

because that is how a warrior is made.

Rue’s dark, bright eyes stare into mine,

and I look right back into them pride,

I know she died,

but with hope I will overcome my cries.

I look back from the days at the Hob,

back at when I was young,

the evil from the outside,

but some pride deep, deep inside.

It is obvious I loathe the Capitol,

the confusion it gives its people,

from the outside full with smiles,

but the inside full of liars.

Gale

I have a really good friend,

and Katniss was her name,

one day she soared with her wings,

she left me alone in the wild, and I couldn’t stop waving.

When she won the games,

I felt pride,

but when she went again,

I was weak enough to cry.

I saw Peeta, and to tell the truth, I felt a pang of jealousy,

he look at me full of solemnity,

light eyes, blonde hair, and strength no opponent can bear,

I realized only one thing: To face the games, Katniss needs one such man.

Katniss and I went hunting one day,

we had enjoyment, and like children we played,

I never knew that she had to leave,

I held onto her like leaves on a tree.

Peeta

Hey, I saw this girl,

and for long moments I felt something special,

however I never knew that we would end up in a place, a place so miserable.

She looked at me with her bold, dark eyes,

and oh, did I feel so scared,

Will the games ruin our friendship?

A friendship so rare?

But later we were equal,

I saved her first,

she saved me second,

we had a strong bond of forgiveness,

the only bond that was there.

All these days I was wrong,

Katniss doesn’t have hatred for me,

she is just perplexed,

and confused on who values to her the most.