Friday, October 5, 2012
poetry: it doesn't have to be boring
I found this amazing poetry website I'm in love with. Go here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org
On the left tab, you can browse poems and poets. When you click on that, it brings up a page where you can narrow down your results by subject, time period, literary device, etc. Go to "browse poems" then click "poetic terms" on the left. Then look at the subjects. Choose any of those subjects you're interested in. In a paragraph, summarize what the point of the poem is. What's the subject? What's a lesson we can take away from this poem? How does the speaker feel about the subject?
Find a poem that interests you. Mess around with the website a little bit--get familiar with it. You may actually come across a poet you don't hate.
This blog is due no later than 8am Monday, October 8. And don't forget PAJAMA DAY! Bring breakfast food and snacks for a comfy cozy Monday, if you want. :)
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“How awkward when playing with glue”
ReplyDelete“How awkward when playing with glue”
By Constance Levy b. 1931 Constance Levy
How awkward when playing with glue
To suddenly find out that you
Have stuck nice and tight
Your left hand to your right
In a permanent how-do-you-do!
The point of this poem is not to mess around with glue or else something embarrassing could happen to you. The subject of the poem is the glue. Their are many lessons you can learn from this poem like not to be fullish with glue, or do something stupid and look like an idiot.
Six Lines for Louise Bogan
ReplyDeleteBY MICHAEL COLLIER
All that has tamed me I have learned to love
and lost that wildness that was once beloved.
. . .
The point of this poem is that, He's saying he has gained experiences and has been taught to stop with his wild antics. So now he has learned to love because of all of it.