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Daily Archives: May 7, 2012
“Behind Grandma’s House” by Gary Soto
This Chapter 6 poem would make a very good fit for our final. What sticks out the most about it is how I think everyone can relate to the premise of the poem. In Soto’s poem, the 10 year old speaker … Continue reading
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“I shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley
Sorry for the late post, my internet was down for the weekend. I chose this song because it is a song that I could always play when I need something to relax me. Bob Marley is one of my … Continue reading
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“Mirror” by Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars
The song that I have chosen to write about is “Mirror” by Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars. I firmly believe that this song is a poem because of the any poetic attributes that it possesses. This song, like many poems, … Continue reading
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“Climax” by Usher
I randomly chose this song without any thought because I believe all songs are poetic in nature. “Climax” by Usher is like a poem because it has (as most songs do) rhythm. This rhythm is achieved by the recurrence of … Continue reading
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The song I chose is “Book of Rhymes” by Nas. The song is about before Nas became a rapper had books where he wrote rhymes and rapped to them. In the song he goes back into the books and uses … Continue reading