Assignment 14
Popular posts from this blog
Reflection
What did I learn from this class? I learned a lot actually! I never realized how much depth poetry has, and how everybody is able to write poetry. My preconceived notion of poetry was that you'd have to always have a deep meaning behind each word or phrase, and that if the poet's intent did not get across to you, it is because you aren't poetic enough. Now I realize how wrong I was, as poetry is a very fun and expressive form of art, where the audience is actually the one who can decide for themselves the meaning and interpretation of the poet's words. I also didn't realize that poetry had many different styles! I knew beforehand about the ABAB, AA BB kind of structures, but the fact that we didn't rely on this when making our poems made the poems very enjoyable to create. My personal favourite is the Cubist poem, as I had the most fun making it :) I didn't really like poetry before this class, or rather I liked poetry yet thought creating it was far b
Assignment 2
To me, a good poem is one that uses words to create a form of imagery, or evokes a sense of emotion. A poem should be whatever the poet would like it to be, and I think that as long as they are pleased with it, I believe the result is successful. Personally, when I write I like to start with a plan, since it makes it easier to organize my thoughts. Without it, whenever I write I have to keep rearranging the sentences and words to fit better. For poems however, I have to think of a topic/ direction I want to go with; for instance, I need to know that I will be writing about birds if that was what I was going to do. After that, I just think of the words and actions associated with the topic, and am able to write. While I don't understand a lot about poetry, I think this method makes me enjoy writing it, even if it doesn't end up being a good poem. With all my writing, I need to do it in a quiet place so I can focus properly, like the library. I don't have any particular &qu
Comments
Post a Comment