Thursday, September 30, 2010
Chapter 10 Tone #4
I found the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell to be a little weird. I think that this guy sounds like a little bit obsessive. His talking to a woman who does not want to give into his sexual passion, but he is saying all of this after she does so. It is like he said he will never give up. I think it is weird he is saying how "my vegetable love should grow" because from what I took, they aren't together! She denied him, so I do not see why he is trying to convince her to give in or trying to say he is going to still try. If a guy said this to me, I would be creeped out. Also, he says pretty much that they can make the best of their love with the short time of life they have. I am not for sure if this is what the poem means, but I thought that this was weird because, again, I do not think that they are together. This was how I took the poem, so I am sure it is wrong but it is just what I thought. I will see when we discuss this in class if my thoughts were close to the actual meaning.
Chapter 10 Tone #3
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After reading "The Apparation", I found that the tone of the poem was one of vengence. This is due to both the imagery and the diction. The diction used in this poem adds a dark, angry scene. His anger transfers to the desire to haunt and make his once love's life. Some of these words are "sick, "wretch", "painfully", and "ghost". All of these words have a negative connotation. From this, I think that the poem is meant to reveal the speakers anger. It is almost like he is venting. In addtion to the diction, the imagery of the poem reveals the theme of vengence. When the speaker says "shall my ghost come to thy bed"(line4), the speaker is showing how he is following and haunting her. Also, he says that she will be "bathed in a cold quicksilver sweat"(line12). This image shows how afraid and frightened she will be of him. The way he words this stanza makes me think that he will enjoy her feeling this way because he is saying it in a biting way, like he doesn't care he would do this. Also, when he talks about her new guy, he is talking bad like no guy will ever be as good as him. He wants her to realize that her new guy cannot help her and if she had stayed with the speaker it would have all been fine.
After reading "The Apparation", I found that the tone of the poem was one of vengence. This is due to both the imagery and the diction. The diction used in this poem adds a dark, angry scene. His anger transfers to the desire to haunt and make his once love's life. Some of these words are "sick, "wretch", "painfully", and "ghost". All of these words have a negative connotation. From this, I think that the poem is meant to reveal the speakers anger. It is almost like he is venting. In addtion to the diction, the imagery of the poem reveals the theme of vengence. When the speaker says "shall my ghost come to thy bed"(line4), the speaker is showing how he is following and haunting her. Also, he says that she will be "bathed in a cold quicksilver sweat"(line12). This image shows how afraid and frightened she will be of him. The way he words this stanza makes me think that he will enjoy her feeling this way because he is saying it in a biting way, like he doesn't care he would do this. Also, when he talks about her new guy, he is talking bad like no guy will ever be as good as him. He wants her to realize that her new guy cannot help her and if she had stayed with the speaker it would have all been fine.
Chapter 10 Tone #2
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There are a few symbols in the poem "Crossing the bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson. When reading, I figured out that this poem was talking about dying. The speaker says how they are accepting that they will die. One symbol in the poem is the word "home"(line 8). The home represents heaven with God because it is where we began and were created. We started with God, and he hopes to return with God. This would mean going in heaven. Also, Rather than being upset, they talk of how they hope to see thier "Pilot" (line 15). The Pilot stands for God. He hopes to see him once he dies. Since he talks about going home, it is pretty obvious that this is what he meant.
There are a few symbols in the poem "Crossing the bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson. When reading, I figured out that this poem was talking about dying. The speaker says how they are accepting that they will die. One symbol in the poem is the word "home"(line 8). The home represents heaven with God because it is where we began and were created. We started with God, and he hopes to return with God. This would mean going in heaven. Also, Rather than being upset, they talk of how they hope to see thier "Pilot" (line 15). The Pilot stands for God. He hopes to see him once he dies. Since he talks about going home, it is pretty obvious that this is what he meant.
Chapter 10 Tone #1
7.
The central theme of this poem is that his lover is as beautiful as any of those women who have been compared falsely. The first eight lines are a descriptions of appearance. The descriptions all are satirical. This is because the speaker is mocking all those who shower their love with these ridiculous comparasions. An example would be "If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun" (line 3). This comparison says that her skin is not white. He uses the word gray to describe her instead. I am sure she is not really that color, but he is not going to tell her she is snow white when it is not true. He is not being mean, just realistic. The entire point of this poem is to show how he loves her without using such false statements. He is being truthful and honest because he says he has "never saw a goddess go"(line 11). Furthermore, he says that she is not any less than the woman who hear that. Rather, the women who hear these false comparisons are being lied to. He is being honest with her. Although it may seem he is saying she is inadequate, the satirical false comparisons are used only to make fun of those other people. It is his way of saying how he is honest.
The central theme of this poem is that his lover is as beautiful as any of those women who have been compared falsely. The first eight lines are a descriptions of appearance. The descriptions all are satirical. This is because the speaker is mocking all those who shower their love with these ridiculous comparasions. An example would be "If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun" (line 3). This comparison says that her skin is not white. He uses the word gray to describe her instead. I am sure she is not really that color, but he is not going to tell her she is snow white when it is not true. He is not being mean, just realistic. The entire point of this poem is to show how he loves her without using such false statements. He is being truthful and honest because he says he has "never saw a goddess go"(line 11). Furthermore, he says that she is not any less than the woman who hear that. Rather, the women who hear these false comparisons are being lied to. He is being honest with her. Although it may seem he is saying she is inadequate, the satirical false comparisons are used only to make fun of those other people. It is his way of saying how he is honest.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
POUI Blog #4
"APO 96225" was my favorite poem that I read this week. I easily understood this poem when I read it. I think that by reading The Things They Carried it made it easier to understand this. Instantly, I was reminded of this book when I read it. The poem shows how little they want to know. The father says "Please do not write such depressing letters." (line 16). The people cannot handle the truth of what is going on. This is sad that the soldier cannot even talk to his parents about what he is experiencing. The public is not able to understand, and they just have to support and act like they care. In reality, the parents could not handle what is truly going on because they cannot face the truth. The situational irony really supportst this poem because although the mom begs to know the truth, when she hears it she is upset and does not know why her son would say that to her. This proves how little the public would know as a result of the inablity to handle the truth of the war.
POUI Blog #3
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The central purpose of this poem is to be satirical towards the people in America. E.e. cummings uses this poem to make a stab at society and how they act. The focus he has is one patriotism. He jumbles many patriotic cliches and songs, which shows him mocking these which are usually songs of praise by people. In addition, he says that the soldiers do not know why they go to war. By saying this, cummings undercuts the soldiers. Most people thank soldiers for the service they do for us to be free, but cummings says that they do not care pretty much. At the end of the poem, he asks the question "then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" (line 14). This question is essentially saying to the people that no we should not be mute, we need tot do what I do and speak up. This is a mockery because he has truely butchered the patriotic songs and made a joke of everything anyone says concerning our country. How can anyone understand what he is saying anyways??? It is a mess what he says. It is just him rambling. His point of this poem is that people do not know why they tell people to say all of this patriotic stuff. He is pointing the finger at society.
The central purpose of this poem is to be satirical towards the people in America. E.e. cummings uses this poem to make a stab at society and how they act. The focus he has is one patriotism. He jumbles many patriotic cliches and songs, which shows him mocking these which are usually songs of praise by people. In addition, he says that the soldiers do not know why they go to war. By saying this, cummings undercuts the soldiers. Most people thank soldiers for the service they do for us to be free, but cummings says that they do not care pretty much. At the end of the poem, he asks the question "then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" (line 14). This question is essentially saying to the people that no we should not be mute, we need tot do what I do and speak up. This is a mockery because he has truely butchered the patriotic songs and made a joke of everything anyone says concerning our country. How can anyone understand what he is saying anyways??? It is a mess what he says. It is just him rambling. His point of this poem is that people do not know why they tell people to say all of this patriotic stuff. He is pointing the finger at society.
POUI Blog #2
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The central theme of the poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is that society cannot accept natural beauty of women, who grow up thinking that they need to be perfect like Barbie. The girl in the poem held qualities mostly associated with men in society, which causes her to feel the pressure of society. As a result of feeling inadequate, she "went to and fro apologizing" (line 10). This is sad because she was not what women were 'supposed' to be. Although she had great skill in manual labor, society only pointed out her appearance as being flawed. By saying that she was "wore out like a fan belt" (line14-15), it is implied that she is not what everyone else looks like, but it is not a bad thing, just society wants everyone the same. The irony of this poem is seeing when people say she is most beautiful when she was dead. This is so sad to see that society is that concerned with the outside rather than what is inside. Overall, this poem shows how distorted the perception of people is today in society.
The central theme of the poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is that society cannot accept natural beauty of women, who grow up thinking that they need to be perfect like Barbie. The girl in the poem held qualities mostly associated with men in society, which causes her to feel the pressure of society. As a result of feeling inadequate, she "went to and fro apologizing" (line 10). This is sad because she was not what women were 'supposed' to be. Although she had great skill in manual labor, society only pointed out her appearance as being flawed. By saying that she was "wore out like a fan belt" (line14-15), it is implied that she is not what everyone else looks like, but it is not a bad thing, just society wants everyone the same. The irony of this poem is seeing when people say she is most beautiful when she was dead. This is so sad to see that society is that concerned with the outside rather than what is inside. Overall, this poem shows how distorted the perception of people is today in society.
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