1. In "Those Winter Sundays," analyze the repetition of "What did I know?"
2. The most arresting feature of "The Fish" is its imagery. Which image stands out the most to you? Explain/discuss.
3. In Whitman's "I Sing the Body Electric" Whitman lists a number of body parts: do any of them tend to stand out or to form any sort of unexpected patterns?
4. Find a poem that speaks to you in the Bedford. Recommend it to the other bloggers on this site and explain why we should read it.
The image that stuck out to me the most was the five "ribbons" that hung from the fish's mouth. I thought it was interesting that the fish had escaped so many times. It was as though the fish bit the bait just for the thrill of trying to escape.
ReplyDelete"You're Missing" by Bruce Springsteen really stuck out to me. It made me actually tear up. I could totally relate to what he was saying in that poem because of my aunt Vicki dying not so long ago. In my grandma's house there is this eeriness that came about when she passed away. It was as though she should have been there, but she was not. It is upsetting to feel that way.
ReplyDeleteI have another poem I would rather share than talk about Walt Whitman's poem. It is called "Unfortunate Coincidence" by Dorothy Parker. It is short so I will write it out.
ReplyDelete"By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is,
Infinite, undying-
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying."
I really cannot relate to this all that well but I enjoyed the poem, a lot. I enjoyed it so much that I wrote it down in my planner as soon as I read it. I love that poem.
"Those Winter Sundays" made me kind of sad. It seemed to me that he never really knew his dad. I have a connection with my dad that I could not do without, my mom often tells me that I am my father's child. The poem makes me think of what it may have been like if he was not a part of my life or if I didn't take the time to know my dad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emily in that the ribbons were the most vivid image. The resiliency of the fish is startling.
ReplyDeleteKanye West's "My Way Home" speaks to me in many ways. Even literally, as I'm currently listening to it on my iPod.
ReplyDeleteBy saying "what do I know?" repeatedly, the narrator is showing his bitter feelings toward his father.
ReplyDeleteNone of the body parts stand out in Whitman's poem.
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