Out of the blue is an elegy from the the occurrence of the 9/11 attacks where thousands died either trying to rescue stranded workers. Suicidal deaths from workers in the building and observers who were unlucky to have been in the area where the tower collapsed. The poem is a monologue spoken by a person who’s story implies for all the people who were stuck in the tower. His emotions reflect not only him but all the people who were in the building.

The poet uses the language technique of Pathos where the language he uses within the poem evoked sadness and portrayed a sense of desperation. Throughout the poem the protagonist is constantly asking the aid of the public, he talks about how severe the situation by speaking about his confusion into what to do as he’s running out of time