The main idea of the poem is that the speaker is confronted with this fork in the road and must choose which road to encounter, which is similar to when people choose a certain path in life. “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ”- Frost People feel pressured to be popular, consequently, they follow the path instead of making their own path.
Throughout the semester, the same comment has been left on my poems: “more showing, less telling.” Even when I thought I had accomplished just that, my images were still not strong. This assignment however provided me with two exercises that I intend to utilize in my work. Based on Jamaal May’s poem “There Are Birds Here,” the use of a a refrain kept a consistent image that was developed though out the poem. In addition, Sylvia Path’s poem demonstrates the power of non-human metaphors.
Forcing meaning from the first impression of the study will only make the process of studying it troublesome. The recommendation is that they should give it ample time to infiltrate into their minds instead of using complicated means that would ultimately be inefficient. Showing that the act of reading and understanding a poem is simple, Collins various examples of phrases including, holding up a colored slide, pressing an ear against a beehive, watching a mouse probe his way out of a maze, Feeling for a light switch in a dark room and Waterskiing across a lake. These phrases are compared with integrating poems. The use of “them” on the other hand, is used to refer to the audience or
Howe-ever , the poems it self, makes readers think the author is trying to say something more than what he is writing. For example the phrase, “other words are stapled wagers in a perforated book” here she is giving words the character of stapled wagers. In this phrase she is referring to words that are wrote on a poem just for publicity, because they don't really means anything for the author. Also when she said “the stub remains an ill-pulled tooth with a ragged edge” this is another type of reference to the inadequacy of words and the meaning people give to them. This means that there will always be a conflict because you cant use a word to describe someones personality,
In the essay, Directions: Write, Read, Rewrite. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 as Needed, Susan Sontag emphasizes that reading can be used as motivation for writing. Granted she has talked to people that don't feel the same. That the act of reading and the writing must be separate, that it's best to do one or the other. Sontag believes this view is brought about by either fear of influencing one's unique voice or simply lack of time.
This essay is about my past ELA experiences. The highs and lows, likes and dislikes. Let’s start with my likes; I really like the reading and reading comprehension along with spelling and test. What I don’t like about ELA is poetry, book reports and writing. I don’t like writing because whenever we have to write essays or multiple paragraphs about a subject I can’t think of anything to write.
Dickinson’s Poems Analyzing Essay Everything has a deeper meaning to it if we really look into things and examine them carefully and logically. Emily Dickinson gave a deeper and more metaphorical meaning into her two poems,“We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” and “ Before I got my Eye Put out” through a literal perspective. The speaker is mostly talking about darkness and losing vision on a literal level.
What I learned from the reading of chapter 6 in the book They Say I Say was that an opposite point of view is always a good way to develop a longer conversation. Although I used to think that adding the perspective of a naysayer could make my writing to be less persuasive and could mislead the reader from my main idea, I realized that everybody has their own opinion and nobody would have the same thinking than I. Therefore, I was able to understand that in order to create a more interesting research paper for most reader, I would have to add other’s perspective to my writing that would make my claims to have more credibility and be more interesting even if a disagree with such claims. A perspective from a naysayer would apply very well to my
When choosing a poem, the reader is likely to be concerned with the diction of the poem. Diction is the choice of words that the author has chosen. The diction of a poem can make or break the reader’s ability to understand the poem, or to continue to read the poem after a few lines. A poem with a simple diction will keep the reader engaged while a difficult diction can frustrate the reader. For example, “When I consider how my Light is Spent and “Digging” diction is very differential.
The Erlking by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum confused me, even though the interpretation sounded interesting and fantastical. At first, I wondered if my confusion dealt with me not reading or hearing about “Der Erlkönig” before. After thinking that, I read the poem online; I really liked the poem because of creepy it is. I saw some correlations with Bynum’s version, but confusion still lingered in my head. I’m thinking a combination of the story structure and the lore (the fairies and elves) didn’t mix well with me.
In the poem “on the subway” Sharon Olds brings together two worlds , one reflects the life of a common working person, and the other is referred to as the life of a common criminal. This poem has a lot of imagery that helps bring the meaning of the poem. The author’s tone is full of insecurity and fear. The poem is organized to let the reader notice step by step what the narrator is thinking. There is a lot of imagery used in this poem.
Langston Hughes was a very famous poet but also a dreamer during the 1920s when discrimination and racism were main problems in the society. He was a civil right activist who proposed the idea of equal opportunities between all races by writing poems, books, and playwrights; many of his famous literatures affected Americans in many crucial ways. Hughes’s main idea against the society was equality however he discovered that it is difficult to change people’s “norms” and stereotypes. Therefore, his humorous and serious type of writing effectively appealed to many audiences which eventually played a big role of achieving racial equality and equal opportunities.