"... Taking hands
we walked apart, until our arms stretched
between us. We held on tight, and let go."
This poem was a bit depressing. It was about a couple whose marriage fell apart and they got a divorce. But even though they separated, it seems as though they still love each other. The tone seems to be regretful because the speaker looks back on the failed relationship with different feelings than when the couple split up. The people still love each other, but neither of them felt like they could stay in the relationship. Each of them still think about the other and they write each other letters every year. The speaker will never fully get over her ex-lover because they had a really strong connection even though their relationship did not work out.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
"Dover Beach"
"The sea is calm tonight,
The tide is full, the moon lies fair"
This poem as a whole describes how life is always changing and how sad it can be. I thought the tone of the poem was sadness and melancholy. The poem contains some gloomy diction like "sadness," "misery," and "distant" that adds to the tone of the poem. Then at the end of the first stanza, it talks about the eternal sadness in the world. It also contains a lot of nature imagery to symbolize human emotions. Our emotions are always changing like the tide and we must learn to adapt to our surroundings. The speaker also discusses the decline of faith in his time which he compares to the retreating tide.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair"
This poem as a whole describes how life is always changing and how sad it can be. I thought the tone of the poem was sadness and melancholy. The poem contains some gloomy diction like "sadness," "misery," and "distant" that adds to the tone of the poem. Then at the end of the first stanza, it talks about the eternal sadness in the world. It also contains a lot of nature imagery to symbolize human emotions. Our emotions are always changing like the tide and we must learn to adapt to our surroundings. The speaker also discusses the decline of faith in his time which he compares to the retreating tide.
"The Apparition"
"When by thy scorn, O murderess, I am dead,
And that thou thinkst thee free
From all solicitation from me,
Then shall my ghost come to thy bed..."
John Donne's poem is about a ghost. The ghost of a man is haunting the woman that killed him. The imagery creates a vindictive tone of the poem. I feel like the ghost is trying to get back at the women that killed him by haunting her. In the quote above, the speaker is saying that his ex thinks she is free of him, but she is not. He will haunt her in the night and make her feel guilty for hurting him.
And that thou thinkst thee free
From all solicitation from me,
Then shall my ghost come to thy bed..."
John Donne's poem is about a ghost. The ghost of a man is haunting the woman that killed him. The imagery creates a vindictive tone of the poem. I feel like the ghost is trying to get back at the women that killed him by haunting her. In the quote above, the speaker is saying that his ex thinks she is free of him, but she is not. He will haunt her in the night and make her feel guilty for hurting him.
"My mistress' eyes"
"And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare."
This poem by William Shakespeare is quite different from other love poems because it does not exaggerate the qualities of the woman. Instead, the speaker shares the reality of his mistress' physical attributes. The tone of the first twelve lines seem a bit patronizing towards the mistress. Instead of lying to his mistress about how she looks, the speaker is very straightfoward and does not make unrealistic comparisons. Then in the last two lines, the tone shifts to respect of thier love. The speaker's love for his mistress is greater than the love of any woman who had been lied to with false comparisons of their beauty.
As any she belied with false compare."
This poem by William Shakespeare is quite different from other love poems because it does not exaggerate the qualities of the woman. Instead, the speaker shares the reality of his mistress' physical attributes. The tone of the first twelve lines seem a bit patronizing towards the mistress. Instead of lying to his mistress about how she looks, the speaker is very straightfoward and does not make unrealistic comparisons. Then in the last two lines, the tone shifts to respect of thier love. The speaker's love for his mistress is greater than the love of any woman who had been lied to with false comparisons of their beauty.
"Hazel Tells LaVerne"
"but sohelpmegod he starts talkin
bout a golden ball
an how i can be a princess
me a princess"
I really enjoyed this poem by Andrew Marvell. This is probably the first poem that I have truely felt like I understand it. I think this is a very creative take on the classic fairytale "Princess and the Frog." The speaker is lower class and works at some kind of restaurant. The poet even uses uneducated language to show that the speaker is lower class. She gets asked to kiss the frog and turn into a princess, but she turns down the offer. She cannot imagine herself as a princess, which probably had a lot to do with her upbringing as lower class. The tone of this poem is a little sarcastic. The speaker makes sarcastic remarks about being a princess as shown in the above quote.
bout a golden ball
an how i can be a princess
me a princess"
I really enjoyed this poem by Andrew Marvell. This is probably the first poem that I have truely felt like I understand it. I think this is a very creative take on the classic fairytale "Princess and the Frog." The speaker is lower class and works at some kind of restaurant. The poet even uses uneducated language to show that the speaker is lower class. She gets asked to kiss the frog and turn into a princess, but she turns down the offer. She cannot imagine herself as a princess, which probably had a lot to do with her upbringing as lower class. The tone of this poem is a little sarcastic. The speaker makes sarcastic remarks about being a princess as shown in the above quote.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
"Sorting Laundry"
"Folding clothes,
I think of folding you
into my life."
The quote above from "Sorting Laundry" by Elisacietta Ritchie is a metaphor comparing a lover to sorting laundry. This sets a theme about love that is present in the poem. The speaker reminisces about love as she folds the laundry. Certain object remind her of particular memories. She describes the ups and downs of relationships with imagery of laundry such as "intact despite agitation" and "all those wrinkles to be smoothed." In a relationship, there are always arguements and disagreements, but they can be "smoothed over" and love remains intact. At the end of the poem, the poet includes in overstatement that says a mountain of laundry could not fill the bed to describe how all their memories cannot replace their love.
I think of folding you
into my life."
The quote above from "Sorting Laundry" by Elisacietta Ritchie is a metaphor comparing a lover to sorting laundry. This sets a theme about love that is present in the poem. The speaker reminisces about love as she folds the laundry. Certain object remind her of particular memories. She describes the ups and downs of relationships with imagery of laundry such as "intact despite agitation" and "all those wrinkles to be smoothed." In a relationship, there are always arguements and disagreements, but they can be "smoothed over" and love remains intact. At the end of the poem, the poet includes in overstatement that says a mountain of laundry could not fill the bed to describe how all their memories cannot replace their love.
"APO 96225"
"But his mother-reading between the lines as mothers
always do-wrote back,
'We're quite concerned. Tell us what it's really like.'"
I felt like this poem was easy to understand. It definitly pegged the idea about mothers always reading into things way too much. My mom does the exact same thing. She always thinks there is more to what I am saying when there is not. It also shows that people can't always handle the truth. The speaker was trying to "sugar coat" what was happening for his mother, but she kept asking for him to tell her the truth. So, at his mother's request, he told her what he really did and she got really upset. This relates to how Americans viewed the war in Vietnam. They did not really care what was happing in Vietnam as long as they did not know or hear about it.
always do-wrote back,
'We're quite concerned. Tell us what it's really like.'"
I felt like this poem was easy to understand. It definitly pegged the idea about mothers always reading into things way too much. My mom does the exact same thing. She always thinks there is more to what I am saying when there is not. It also shows that people can't always handle the truth. The speaker was trying to "sugar coat" what was happening for his mother, but she kept asking for him to tell her the truth. So, at his mother's request, he told her what he really did and she got really upset. This relates to how Americans viewed the war in Vietnam. They did not really care what was happing in Vietnam as long as they did not know or hear about it.
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