Monday, October 1, 2012
poetry: on allusion
A literary allusion is defined as the following:
a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase. The writer assumes the reader will recognize the reference. For instance, most of us would know the difference between a mechanic's being as reliable as George Washington or as reliable as Benedict Arnold. Allusions that are commonplace for readers in one era may require footnotes for readers in a later time.
Allusions are frequently used in poetry and prose alike.
Write your own poem while utilizing allusion. This can be an historical, biblical, mythological, etc. allusion--any of your choosing. The poem may either center around the allusion, or the allusion may simply be used as a small piece of your poem to drive home an illustration or idea. You are the poet. The rhyme scheme (or lack thereof), format, length, content--everything--is entirely up to you.
Let your creativity soar unlike the wings upon which Icarus flew and fell.
This blog is due no later than 8am Wednesday, October (can you believe it's October already?!) 3.
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"Poems Are Like Green Eggs and Ham"
ReplyDeletedo you love poems?
do you read them when you can?
do you write them when you can?
poems are nether loved or liked
i do not read them when i can
i do not write them when i can
"Kids Bedroom"
ReplyDeleteA kids bedroom is unorganized and unclean
To walk through would you would have to part it like the Red Sea.
"The Fight"
ReplyDeleteI have heard his voice.
He has given a choice.
This world is full of sin.
A battle, none of us can win.
The sins I have committed
Will always be forgiven
I always rely on you
To forgive me, for the things I do.
Let your love shine so bright
Please Lord help me win this fight
The devil tempts me everyday
You will always be there to scare him away.
"To kill a lion"
ReplyDeleteTo kill a lion could take your life
It could leave you mangled
To kill a lion just stab it multiple times
Just like they did Caesar