Everything's Going to be Alright by Derek Mahon

• Throughout the poem the author talks about bad things like death and the sun being covered with clouds, however he talks about good things that will come, that "everything will be alright."
• Our poem has a hopeful tone, even though the author is talking of bad things that are around him, he has this optimistic idea that it will all work out and be alright
• My mood went from pessimistic because it brought memories of hard times yet it changed to buoyant as I to believed that it will be adequate later
• The shift is where Mahon states "the sun rises in spite of everything and the far cities are beautiful and bright" It goes from this idea that there are bad moments holding the "sun" or "happiness" back yet dedication is pushing it "through the clouds" and making the surrounding areas, the cities, "beautiful and bright"
• The theme of the poem is that motivation and dedication will win any battle and bring about the happiness that are being impeded by the unsatisfactory variables.