Category Archives: Assignments

Beauty by Walt Whitman is a good example of anti-poetry.  Normally a poem is cheerful and paints a nice picture, however Whitman uses imagery by comparing nice events to something much more depressing line by line. “Not the soldiers trim … Continue reading →

            Antipoetry can be described as a technique that gives life and reality to a poem. It takes away all of the glamour and “beauty” from the poem, and leaves the truth behind. Many times poets are expected to deliver … Continue reading →

Dakota: October, 1822: Hunkpapa Warrior This poem is written about a Sioux Indian tribe that proudly describes their strength and achievements over the other tribes of their land.  This particular warrior describes how they are the “strongest tribe of the … Continue reading →

For today’s class, please complete our assigned reading — the “Double Vision: Antipoetry, Paradox, and Irony” chapter in Western Wind – and write a blog post of at least 250 words about one of the poems in the chapter. In … Continue reading →

Reading: Chapter 3 of WW: Symbolism: The Broken Coin Writing: Blogging Assignments (please check that page for updated requirements and group assignments) First Responders: Please answer one of the following questions in a post: 1. Choose one of the poems … Continue reading →

Synecdoche is a way of perceiving and thinking as well as speaking that singles out some part of a thing as important enough to stand for the whole thing, “a part for the whole”. I think it was a good … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, I am a seeker for this week and I posted a website that basically summarizes figurative speech expressions in simple terms. I selected this website because it gives reasonable definitions and examples that will further explain each term.  … Continue reading →

First responders In the reading “What’s It like? Simile, Metaphor, and other figures”, it talks about how the mind itself operates by finding likenesses. It is often expressed by simile or metaphor. A simile is a figure of speech in … Continue reading →

*First Responder Post* A simile, metaphor, analogy, synesthesia, allusion, personification and mythology is one of many ways a poet can work their way into a readers mind. These literary devices help broaden the horizon of the poem from a written … Continue reading →