Poetry Class Analysis

In the poem “An Echo Sonnet”, author Robert Pack writes of a conversation between a person’s voice and its echo. With the use of numerous literary techniques, Pack is able to enhance the meaning of the poem: that we must depend on ourselves for answers because other opinions are just echoes of our own ideas.

Structures the essay exceptionally well, has a compelling introduction and conclusion, and uses transitions to enhance the organization of ideas

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

Lorna Dee Cervantes' poem, “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”), is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico, and an address to the speaker's dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic, consistently alternating between Spanish and English, Cervantes accurately represents the fear, hatred, and humility experienced by the “Californios” through rhythm, arrangement, tone, and most importantly, through use of language.

Looking back at the amount of writing I’ve done for AP Literature, I can see growth in my understanding of poetry and of literature. There are skills and concepts that I need to focus on and refine as I continue on through the class, but I am confident in the abilities that I have picked up so far.

The jingle’s lyrics above have shown the most beautiful college in the Orange County, Cypress College. Cypress College is fifty year old from the day it has been established in 1966, and the currently president is Robert Simpson. Cypress College has 44 hectares area which was designed by architect Frank Lawyer of the Houston, Texas based film Caudill Rowlett Scott. “Beauty school and shiny views,” this lyrics represent for Cypress College is great campus, with beautiful scene and views. Moreover, Cypress College has its own team who keep frequently maintenance to make the campus always looks refresh and new. Cypress College was opened in order to do the mission that “Helping students achieve their dreams.” As its slogan “Mind motivated,” Cypress

Poetry can be divided up into different forms, more easily expressing an author’s emotions and intent with their poetry. For analyzing purposes I chose the poems Self-Help by Michael Ryan, Ghazal by Agha Shahid Ali, Psalm 150 by Jericho Brown, and Emergency by Michael Dylan Welch.

Module Five Lesson One Assignment: AP-Style PoetryIn the passage, one of the themes which Lewis Carroll conveys throughout his story is the theme of “Man vs. Nature” to help express the point of his poem more clearly. Lewis Carroll uses certain literary devices in order to apply this theme to his story including imagery, allusions, and onomatopoeia. Visual imagery in this passage is used by the author in order to convey a better understanding of situations and settings of the passage to the reader for a better and more natural feel for the text. The author uses this imagery when describing the Jabberwocky to the reader by making his audience visualize the Jabberwocky and allow the reader to piece an image of the

Kinsley was born on September 17, 2015 at 9:24pm. She was born prematurely and four and a half pounds under weight. Due to this, Kinsley needed a few days of neonatal care to deal with jaundice and to ensure that Kinsley could regulate her body temperature. After just a few days of treatment Kinsley’s Apgar score increased by two points growing from a six to an eight, And my partner and I were able to bring her home. Because, of Kinsleys premature birth my partner and I were a bit worried about her and were consistently caring for her. This consistent caring led to a strong bond of attachment being built between Kinsley and I. I acted as Kinsley primary feeder, and because of this the attachment theory argues Kinslaey is greater attached

In D.C. Berry’s poem “On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High,” the speaker enables an extended metaphor of a high school class to that of a school of fish to describe the issues that arise in a class discussion between the teacher and the students. Initially, the speaker uses the simile of comparing his students to “frozen fish in a package” (line 4-5) to imply the students’ boredom. The simile demonstrates the tension that is prevalent in the classroom before the class begins. The inconsistent stanza length also contributes to the tension that has built up in the classroom.

I learn. I take. He drinks tequila. We eat. We eat. I get it. I do not understand the dance. I'm glad you understand me. I run. You run. She must run. They do not run. We run. I think so. I do not believe you. He believes. We must. I read. You read. You do not read. Read the truth. She reads the truth. Read. I made a mistake. I put a Spell on You. Why would you put that on the Internet? He puts. We put a giant snake on his bed. They break. They break. We'd better split up. I break you sell, we sell. I do not see Molly anymore. They do not sell. We

I love you, and you know its true. My life to the sword if I should be untrue. The pain I feel in missing you, is subverted by you being true. the pain of absence as it seems, will surely be but a short dream. understanding in times of need, is really what we all need. if you hold my will, i shall be still. you will see that by the by, i will not fly. on this earth, where fruit is grown. we shall plant in earnest for others to yearn.

Poetry is a reduced dialect that communicates complex emotions. To comprehend the numerous implications of a ballad, perusers must analyze its words and expressing from the points of view of beat, sound, pictures, clear importance, and suggested meaning. Perusers then need to sort out reactions to the verse into a consistent, point-by-point clarification. Poetry utilizes structures and traditions to propose differential translation to words, or to summon emotive reactions. Gadgets, for example, sound similarity, similar sounding word usage, likeness in sound and cadence are at times used to accomplish musical or incantatory impacts.

In my preparation for this essay I thought that there was going to be very little that I would learn about the elements of poetry. This is not because I am an expert and have nothing new to learn, but rather the opposite. I have never really spent the time to break down and appreciate poetry. One of the reasons I think that I haven’t spent the time on poetry is due to my reading habits. I usually read to gather information and poetry is on the other end of the spectrum. Fredrick Gruber sums this up, “Poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts.” (Gruber) Having said all of this though, I did see a couple of things that I could apply to my own writing. I will first start off with some elements of poetry that I

It is my belief that through this class and the tools provided, that my growth as a writer has grown through leaps and bounds I would never have assumed possible. It is not so much the skill I refer to, although I would think skill has gone up in some levels as well, but more so the appreciation for the craft of writing itself. Intially, at the start of this class my sole goal was to further my understanding and appreciation of the writer's and books that I so love to read. Through further evaluation within the first week, a few other goals came to mind, of which were, making writing a habit, finishing what I start, stop second guess my writing skills and making effective use of detail and description. Through the use of the many articles, various reading materials, whether poems or short stories, and especially through the workshop, I feel I was able to really push myself to accomplishing these goals. I have thus far learned how important it is not to be skilled at writing per say, but to have the will to write, that poetry is as much about it's sound as it is about it's subject, just how important character development is, how the narration and point of view of a story is essential to the way the story is told, and just how much of a difference peer's critiques can make to your writing.