10 Unknown Facts About Like A Box of Chocolates

10 Unknown Facts About Like A Box of Chocolates. There are many things within the book that people may know or have had an idea about. However, as I am about to share, there are 10 things that you probably didn't know about the book. With that being said, here they are:

10. The Title Was A Last-minute Idea

When you hear the title of the book, you would think it was the first choice I came up with, but the truth is, it was the last. I had originally come up with titles such as The Mixed Book of Poetry, Mixed Book of Goodies, and a lot of other less-than-catchy names. When I thought of Like A Box of Chocolates, I realized it was perfect and very fitting.

9. Adrenaline Rush’s Last Line Was Changed

The second-to-last line in the poem within the book now reads “But now the body has become total mush,” but it didn’t always read like that. Originally, the line referenced the use of drugs in the form of using a needle, but seeing as this was a bit extreme and there were already a few drug references in the book, it made for an easy drop.

8. Rhyme Scheme of Silverdust

Usually, when poems rhyme, they are known for either 1,1 2,2 or 1,2,1,2; however, in the case of Silverdust, a much different rhyme scheme is seen. The first word to start a new sentence in each line is rhymed with the last line of the following sentence, and the last word in the first sentence is rhymed with the first word in the second sentence. Confusing, I know, but if you give it a read, you’ll see what I mean.

7. Frozen Fire Was Altered A Lot

I’ll admit Frozen Fire isn’t exactly the best poem in the book, but compared to what it originally was, it’s a lot better. The original poem had weak rhymes and some of the lines either didn’t make sense or were misused homonyms. It was fixed up a bit, and the last two lines were always there.. You're welcome.

6. The Prophet Was A Last Minute Add

As I explained in the preface, most of the poems' titles were thought of by having people vote; however, toward the end, some of them were poems I already had or just ended up writing. The prophet was one of the last poems I added. I also broke it into two sentence formats for a better feel.

5. The Immortal Is About Vandal Savage

In the poem The Immortal, it doesn’t just tell of a random or completely made-up character, but is about the comic book villain Vandal Savage. While most would write about vampires when speaking of Immortals, I decided to take a different approach and wrote about the lesser-known comic book villain.

4. The Chemist and Killer Instinct Share An Era

The Chemist, in many ways, is my version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Killer Instinct is about Jack the Ripper. What’s interesting and on accident is that I put them both same pages back to back, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written in 1886, and Jack the Ripper began his killing spree in 1888, meaning they share a two-year difference but are connected in the sense they are in the same era.

 3. I consider Razorblades and Revolutions and Amongst the Shadows to be the two best poems in the book

Not to toot my own horn by any means, but these two are my favorite poems in the book for several reasons. For one, I felt the rhyme scheme was very powerful, the lines all flow quite nicely, and the poem's meanings are very deep and a lot more meaningful. They give the feeling as though an intricate story is being told, and I put a lot of work into them to make sure they shine off the pages.

 2. There Are Several Conspiracies Within The Book

One thing that makes the book interesting, aside from its variety of poems and odd nature, is the several conspiracies within a few of the poems. I could tell you some of them, but where would be the fun in that? Read the book for yourself and see if you can pick them out.

1. The Meaning Behind The Cover

When you see the cover, I’m sure you're asking what does it all means. At first glance, we see four characters in a bed and wonder why. The man in the top hat is a Mortician and represents the poem The Mortuary, the skeleton for Skeleton Sex, the train conductor for Ghost Train, the Gorilla in a nightcap for Terminal Rage, and the ninja on top of the bed for Amongst the Shadows. The bed itself represents the poem Velvet Awakening, and the fact that it’s in space represents Starlight Express.

The bird and the clock on the back represent Upon the Strike of Midnight, and the clock's weird morphed look is a reference to Salvador Dali’s work and is meant to represent Deadly by Design, which talks about LSD.

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