Monthly Archives: March 2012

The silken tent

The poem ” The silken tent” by Robert Frost, to me it was a bit weird by the way it is word and clarification. Each line mean something give us a feeling of something. Ex. ‘At midday when the sunny summer … Continue reading

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All around us

  While at church last week it hit me. Many Christians go to church every week and read the Bible every week without realizing that poetry exists in that very book.  My pastor read from Psalms 1- “He shall be … Continue reading

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The Silken Tent

It took me awhile to grasp what the poem “The Silken Tent” might be talking about. From our discussions in class and my own personal interpretation, I have determined that it is possible talking about the stress of thinking you … Continue reading

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“The Silken Tent”

It has been interesting learning about poetry so far, although I do not feel that I learned much from this chapter. I am going to be discussing my interpretation of “The Silken Tent” during this post. In my opinion, this … Continue reading

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Poetry a waste?

Poetry is seen as a way to express your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. This sort of expression is as important as the value the person puts in it. What if the value of that person’s “poetry” is only seen in … Continue reading

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Poetry in Advertising

  Being currently enrolled in a poetry class and having many discussions about poetry during class and through our online blogs, i’ve begun to wonder why poetry is not more widely used in advertising.  From what it seems, the only … Continue reading

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Assignment for Thursday

1. Reading: WW: “The Dancer and the Dance” 2. Writing: a. Blog post: open topic. — if you’d like, you might think about writing on the tension between freedom and bondage that we examined in Frost’s “The Silken Tent” b. … Continue reading

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Class Notes – 3/13/12

1. Blog discussion 2. Sick Rose — final thoughts? 3. Silken Tent 4. Research questions 5. Memorizations 6. Midterm discussion Sample website “The Silken Tent” cord – 1 as – 1 bondage – 5 soul – 2 loosely – 2 … Continue reading

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Personal Thoughts of the Course

Before I ever thought I wanted to register for the class, I did not think anything that to do with poetry would catch my attention. Music motivated me to analyze poetry more profoundly. I was caught by people arguing whether … Continue reading

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Gold in the Ore

I find it interesting the way the that vowels and consonants have their own distinct character. What I also find crazy is that I never thought about any of this while reading a poem. The differences between nasals and liquids … Continue reading

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