Monthly Archives: March 2012

Before taking this course, I read and wrote poetry on my own free time. I’ve always been intrigued with the way words can illustrate a picture or perhaps a collage of emotion or even a scenario. With reading poetry, I … Continue reading →

At the beginning of this poetry class I really didn’t know much about poetry. I always thought poetry was just a few lines that rhyme, have meaning and is supposed to cheer you up. My favorite chapter so far was … Continue reading →

I find it amazing how one poem can have a different meaning depending on the individuals life, situations or culture. Your meaning of the poem can simply come from picking the word that stands out most to you. From sitting … Continue reading →

I believe that this class heightened my fascination with poetry and the use of words. I enjoy hearing about how poems are translated to us in a wide variety of ways. My classmates’ interpretations of poems proved to me the … Continue reading →

At the beginning of semester, I think poetry is the most boring and confusing subject. However, as the semester goes on, this class is building up my interested in poetry and encourage me to think “outside the box” when I … Continue reading →

In this class has change how a poem can be direct or have multiple ideas. One may interpret the poem one way as another person interpret differently. It interesting as I only known that poems were made up of rhyme and symbolism but … Continue reading →

I found it interesting when I was reading the beginning of the chapter. The way that our vocal muscles were stimulated as we read sounded very familiar to me. It makes a lot of sense to associate the psychology behind … Continue reading →

This chapter talks about “the sound of poetry”, how the “upness”  and “downess” of vowel sounds affect us physically in different ways. Examples are how our hearts “sinks” when we grief or how high expressions represent excitement. It also talks … Continue reading →

What I find the most interesting about our class discussions so far are the amount of interpretations and the difference ininterpretations of poems from my various classmates. For example- The Sick Rose by William Blake. My interpretation of this poem … Continue reading →