My favorite poem was "The Red Wheelbarrow" because it was short and simple. This poem could be interpreted many different ways but I think it simply means exactly what it says. It is a wheelbarrow. It might have lasted a long time to the owner and maybe it served as an icon to the owner for all the memories they had with it, if any. Or maybe it was the writer's wheelbarrow that they wrote about because it inspired them in some way. Either way, I do not think this poem has any deep meaning to it and it is simply the writer describing what they see.
I really liked the poem by Nikki Giovanni. It was a beautiful representation of the life of someone who did the growing up in hard times. She showed that you don't dwell on it when you're there, and all you notice is the nice things that DO happen, like having your mother to yourself or that each family member understands the feelings of one another. It was great how she related it to life of being a somewhat famous grown up, and how the people who write about you don't like to write about the good things that truly happened, but only focus on the poverty that you supposedly grew up in. I loved the way she put it, that "Black love was Black wealth". It opened up the reader's eyes, that one's family is not constantly struggling, and that in each circumstance, something happy can be dwelt upon.
Not Waving But Drowning was my favorite poem from the selection. This one stood out the most for me, and was the most interesting in my opinion. I enjoy poems that are different from others, but also send a message. The message I received in this poem was that people tend to oversee subtle hints in their life. The narrator describes that he was not waving, but drowning. This could be taken as when you see someone in the water who is trying to get your attention, you assume he is saying hi, but instead he is asking for help. I thought this poem to be the best of the selection because of the hidden context in the bigger picture.
My favorite poem on the paper was the Atlas of A Different World. I really liked that poem because it described that all kinds of people in the world who are suffering from many different problems are all alike in some way-in this case, a poem. It is very well written and does a terrific job of depicting the lives of people who seem average on the outside, but all have problems and are all joined by the same poem.
My favorite poem was "An Atlac of the Difficult World" I liked how it was told through the eyes of different people. They all had stressful every day lives which I can relate with really well. The imagery was really good. I could picture the people in my head, reading the poem and doing their everyday activities. It was intresting how the one person spoke another language and could barely read the poem, but still attempted to. I just liked how all the descriptions fit together and it almost was like telling a story.
My favorite poem was "Nikki-Rosa". I thought that this poem was very deep and because it showed us in the eyes of an African-American child growing up in a society where many people look down upon African-Americans. Many people think that growing in that kind of a world would be tragic but according to this poem, that wasn't the case. Nikki Giovanni tells us in her poem that she was very happy growing up. The part where she told us that she doesn't want that kind of childhood written about because people have a different view from what it really was, as she said in lines 21-33 "and I really hope no white person ever has cause to write about me because they never understand Black love is Black wealth and they'll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was quite happy". It really showed me a different view because I think that it was sad for a child to be treated like that just because of their skin.
My favorite poem was "The Red Wheelbarrow". the poem talks about how someone can depend on something. Many people depend on a wheelbarrow but everyone depends on something. The poem is somewhat stairght foward. Its a short poem but it gets to the point. I love this poem because its to the point and its easy to understand. I also think that anyone can get some kind of meaning from it.
My favorite poem was “Not Waving but Drowning.” I liked it because it jumped out at me as realistic. People are always drowning in society, it’s like depression. The poem is addressing a problem that’s usually ignored. When you see someone one waving, or saying hi, you return the greeting. You don’t usually see it as a cry for help. Besides the message, I also really liked the word choice and lines such as “Oh, no no no” (9). The poem has a rhythm and a dark tone, which both also made the poem more enjoyable.
The poem I liked the best had to be "Our Skirt", I enjoyed how the skirt passed down from mother to daughter represented more than an article of clothing, but also stood as a symbol for the bond between a mother and daughter. The "skirt" had been burned by the daughter, but the mother forgave her, for she wasn't a saint either. Even in their old age the bond, represented by the skirt, is still there.
"Our Skirt" is my favorite peom. I love how the skirt symbolizes so much. The skirt represents her relationship with her mother. When the skirt is burned, it shows how the bond between them gets ruined, as if the skirt really was the bond that held them together. I love how its basically about a skirt until you dig deeper.
Dickinson #280 is one of the poems I liked most out of this selection. One of the things that caught my ear was the rhythm. Throughout the poem there was a certain rhythm that flowed throughout it. “I dropped down, and down – and hit a world, at every plunge.” This sentence gave an eerie feeling when Dickinson speaks of the casket falling in to the ground. Reading about a funeral through the lifeless person sitting there being viewed is interesting. You usual see the people crying at the funeral but never stop to think what it would be like to be the person in the casket. I liked it.
My favorite poem was "The Red Wheelbarrow" because it was short and simple. This poem could be interpreted many different ways but I think it simply means exactly what it says. It is a wheelbarrow. It might have lasted a long time to the owner and maybe it served as an icon to the owner for all the memories they had with it, if any. Or maybe it was the writer's wheelbarrow that they wrote about because it inspired them in some way. Either way, I do not think this poem has any deep meaning to it and it is simply the writer describing what they see.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the poem by Nikki Giovanni. It was a beautiful representation of the life of someone who did the growing up in hard times. She showed that you don't dwell on it when you're there, and all you notice is the nice things that DO happen, like having your mother to yourself or that each family member understands the feelings of one another. It was great how she related it to life of being a somewhat famous grown up, and how the people who write about you don't like to write about the good things that truly happened, but only focus on the poverty that you supposedly grew up in. I loved the way she put it, that "Black love was Black wealth". It opened up the reader's eyes, that one's family is not constantly struggling, and that in each circumstance, something happy can be dwelt upon.
ReplyDeleteNot Waving But Drowning was my favorite poem from the selection. This one stood out the most for me, and was the most interesting in my opinion. I enjoy poems that are different from others, but also send a message. The message I received in this poem was that people tend to oversee subtle hints in their life. The narrator describes that he was not waving, but drowning. This could be taken as when you see someone in the water who is trying to get your attention, you assume he is saying hi, but instead he is asking for help. I thought this poem to be the best of the selection because of the hidden context in the bigger picture.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite poem on the paper was the Atlas of A Different World. I really liked that poem because it described that all kinds of people in the world who are suffering from many different problems are all alike in some way-in this case, a poem. It is very well written and does a terrific job of depicting the lives of people who seem average on the outside, but all have problems and are all joined by the same poem.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite poem was "An Atlac of the Difficult World" I liked how it was told through the eyes of different people. They all had stressful every day lives which I can relate with really well. The imagery was really good. I could picture the people in my head, reading the poem and doing their everyday activities. It was intresting how the one person spoke another language and could barely read the poem, but still attempted to. I just liked how all the descriptions fit together and it almost was like telling a story.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite poem was "Nikki-Rosa". I thought that this poem was very deep and because it showed us in the eyes of an African-American child growing up in a society where many people look down upon African-Americans. Many people think that growing in that kind of a world would be tragic but according to this poem, that wasn't the case. Nikki Giovanni tells us in her poem that she was very happy growing up. The part where she told us that she doesn't want that kind of childhood written about because people have a different view from what it really was, as she said in lines 21-33 "and I really hope no white person ever has cause to write about me because they never understand Black love is Black wealth and they'll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was quite happy". It really showed me a different view because I think that it was sad for a child to be treated like that just because of their skin.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite poem was "The Red Wheelbarrow". the poem talks about how someone can depend on something. Many people depend on a wheelbarrow but everyone depends on something. The poem is somewhat stairght foward. Its a short poem but it gets to the point. I love this poem because its to the point and its easy to understand. I also think that anyone can get some kind of meaning from it.
My favorite poem was “Not Waving but Drowning.” I liked it because it jumped out at me as realistic. People are always drowning in society, it’s like depression. The poem is addressing a problem that’s usually ignored. When you see someone one waving, or saying hi, you return the greeting. You don’t usually see it as a cry for help. Besides the message, I also really liked the word choice and lines such as “Oh, no no no” (9). The poem has a rhythm and a dark tone, which both also made the poem more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThe poem I liked the best had to be "Our Skirt", I enjoyed how the skirt passed down from mother to daughter represented more than an article of clothing, but also stood as a symbol for the bond between a mother and daughter. The "skirt" had been burned by the daughter, but the mother forgave her, for she wasn't a saint either. Even in their old age the bond, represented by the skirt, is still there.
ReplyDelete"Our Skirt" is my favorite peom. I love how the skirt symbolizes so much. The skirt represents her relationship with her mother. When the skirt is burned, it shows how the bond between them gets ruined, as if the skirt really was the bond that held them together. I love how its basically about a skirt until you dig deeper.
ReplyDeleteDickinson #280 is one of the poems I liked most out of this selection. One of the things that caught my ear was the rhythm. Throughout the poem there was a certain rhythm that flowed throughout it. “I dropped down, and down – and hit a world, at every plunge.” This sentence gave an eerie feeling when Dickinson speaks of the casket falling in to the ground. Reading about a funeral through the lifeless person sitting there being viewed is interesting. You usual see the people crying at the funeral but never stop to think what it would be like to be the person in the casket. I liked it.
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