The Sound of Silence analysis of the style of writing and language

'The Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel is a song written in the 1960's about the extent to which people suppressed their true views about the Vietnam War. The poetic voice is the poet himself and it is through his vision that we are made aware of the great disappointment that he feels at the peoples inability to say what is on their minds. The title suggests the poet's realization that there are so …

…of Silence seems to point out the inability of most people to stand up for their rights and views to protest against war, thanks to effective style of writing and language. As a result, the poet has no one else to share his opinions with, but darkness, to which he describes a disturbing dream wanting to help the people by reaching out to them, but only few are willing to break the sound of silence.