Poetry? No thank you

Poetry is not my work of choice. Shakespeare? Wordsworth? Whitman? no thank you. I prefer works of fiction where I can be sucked into a world full of imagination and excitement. Poetry has never been my forte and I definitely would not go out of my way to read poetry for fun. Writing two poems were hard especially since poetry is not something I like to read or write. Maybe I do not give poetry much credit but we all have our weaknesses and poetry is it. The only type of poetry I do enjoy is watching slam poetry especially Def Jam Poetry. But reading or writing poetry, I try to stay away from.

Def Poetry - Common - A Letter To The Law

the end

Starting out as perfect can be,
one was happy while the other was mad.
things were complicated and things got worse
but every time they went back to being normal.
As the time passed on and things got hard,
one was happy while the other was mad.
“I love you” seemed like it was enough but in the end
that did not commend.
Punch after punch and lie after lie,
one went back for the perfect mirage.
Maybe things will be different.
Maybe things will change.
All they wanted was to be whole again.
Worrying and stressing kept one awake,
Partying and cheating kept the other awake.
“What went wrong” one would deliberate
“Who’s next” one would trumpet.
Having had enough one went to the bathroom
deep wounds and velvet red streams engaged.
Coming to see the other half, they finally found, who was supposed to be
the love of their life, pale and serene
“I’m sorry and I love you” were the one’s last words
Starting out as perfect can be,
ended with nothing can be. 

Arrogance

Everyday, he scratched his head harder and harder.
He sat on the floor of his garage,
and watched as the dried blood flaked onto the ground.
Murmurs leaked out of his swollen and dry lips attempting to
make out the word, "arrogance."

Partially conscience, he reached for the bottle of hard liquor next to him.
Taking one last drag on his cigarette, he held in the smoke as long as he could.
Coughing and spatting alcohol all over the floor, he smiled and smirked at
a blood-caked scalpel.

Thirty-two days since the incident.
Thirty-two days since he saw her.
Thirty-two days since he held her.
And thirty-two days of self-repentance.

The Number 1 Killer of People Today

Loved ones come and go
leaving something of them behind.
A five letter word that people don’t like to talk about
leaves behind feelings of sorrow or happiness.
Why must death be unkind
and take those we love?
But now or later we must all go.

Wordsworth's Beauty

“Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802,” by William Wordsworth is a beautifully written sonnet about Wordsworth’s description of London and how it compares to nature. Wordsworth’s poems are usually detailed and present stunning portrayals of the natural wonders that surround us but yet are ignored. This sonnet provides readers with imagery and personifications of London and nature that surrounds the city. William Wordsworth allows his readers to really imagine the city and to help us see the city as he

does through the use of imagery and personification.

The poem is written in sonnet form which is comprised of fourteen lines that are divided into an octave and a sestet and there is a rhyme scheme present which is ABBAABBA CDCDCD. The sonnet is also written in iambic pentameter which makes the sonnet move smoothly and creates this smooth speaking voice which is easy to read. Wordsworth also uses a lot of positive language which makes the poem seem more calm and beautiful. Words like “glittering,” “bright,” “splendour,” and “glideth,” creates this sense of magical feeling and brings London alive. Even though London is industrialized, noisy and dirty, Wordsworth is in awe of London’s beauty during this time of day and he uses positive language to express his emotions about the city and the view he is experiencing.

The use of imagery in the sonnet makes the readers more in awe of what Wordsworth is envisioning and thinking about as he is watching London. “The beauty of morning; silent bare,/ Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie/ Open unto the fields, and to the sky” (l. 5-7). Wordsworth creates this beautiful imagery of London right before anyone is awake and as the day goes on gets noisy and busy, he sees London as “silent” and “bare.” Everything is calm and relaxed. Even the industrialized objects are still and not in use. He enjoys this moment of when it is morning and nothing is in motion. In Charles J. Smith’s article “The Contrarieties: Wordsworth’s Dualistic Imagery,” he writes, “Wordsworth tries to show (1) that some parts of these lives are in themselves enduring and valuable, and (2) that, viewed in relation to God’s ideal, eternal plan, each life takes on meaning and purpose” (Smith). Wordsworth’s use of imagery shows that he gives meaning and purpose of inanimate objects. He tries to bring objects to life and evoke a sensory experience as if the reader was viewing the same city right next to him.

Wordworth uses personification throughout the poem to give the city life and create a sense that the city is a living object. “Never did sun more beautifully steep/In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill” (l.9-10). Wordsworth personifies the sun and creates a third person narrative using the word “he.” He brings the sun alive into a living creature, rising up over the city over the “valley, rock, or hill” (l. 10). Another example would be, “The river glideth at his own street will:/Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;” (l.12-13). He personifies the river with the third person narrative “he” and also personifies the houses as sleeping animate beings. In J. Hillis Miller’s “The Still Heart: Poetic Form in Wordsworth,” Miller writes, “The persuasive figure in ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’ is of course the personification of the city as a sleeping human figure who wears only the transparent garment of the morning, as opposed to the usual clothing of smoke” (Miller). He examines ordinary things that we see every day and creates beautiful undertones to bring those objects alive. Personifying objects brings out more meaning and insight to the author’s imagination and ideas. Readers can also see the imagery that the author describes through personification.

William Wordsworth’s poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802,” brings out a sense of positive feelings and a magical overview of London right before the city comes alive. He uses imagery and personification to bring out the beauties of the city and to create this sense of nature in a busy and loud city. Wordsworth’s poems are always full of beautiful imagery and detailed descriptions of the places he visits and he allows his readers to capture the same emotions as he did during that moment in time.

Miller, J. Hillis. "The Still Heart: Poetic Form in Wordsworth." CSUN Library Access to Restricted Resources. 1971. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. <http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.csun.edu/stable/468604?seq=10&Search=yes&term=William&term=Composed&term=Wordsworth&term=Bridge&term=Westminster&term=upon&list=hide&searchUri=/action/doAdvancedSearch?q0=Composed+upon+Westminster+Bridge&f0=all&c1=AND&q1=William+Wordsworth+&f1=all&acc=on&wc=on&Search=Search&sd=&ed=&la=&jo=&item=8&ttl=287&returnArticleService>

Smith, Charles J. "The Contrarieties: Wordsworth's Dualistic Imagery." CSUN Library Access to Restricted Resources. 1954. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. <http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.csun.edu/stable/459777?seq=17&Search=yes&term=William&term=Composed&term=Wordsworth&term=Bridge&term=Westminster&term=upon&list=hide&searchUri=/action/doAdvancedResults?hp=25&la=&wc=on&acc=on&gw=jtx&jcpsi=1&artsi=1&q0=Composed+upon+Westminster+Bridge&f0=all&c0=&q1=William+Wordsworth&f1=all&c1=AND&sd=&ed=&jo=&si=1&jtxsi=>

Introduction

My name is Melissa Moon and I am a graduating senior hopefully at the end of the fall semester. I love reading in my spare time but I am also a big fashion lover. If I am not reading in my spare time, I like to hang out with friends and family and chase after my white, chubby Chihuahua Snowball. I love music, as I can play the flute, piano and little bit of the saxophone. I am hoping for the opportunity to teach in Japan after I graduate which I am both nervous and excited about. 

I feel that media technology should play a big role in teaching, at any level because media technology will help demonstrate and allow further accompany a class. For example, in my AP English class in high school, after reading MacBeth, our teacher showed us the film version of the play which made sense to a lot of the students. For me personally, this allowed me to have a greater sense of the play and to coincide the play with the movie. Bringing in media technology in the classroom is a great way to help the students have a greater understanding of a work of literature and to also keep the attention of a student. You don't want students to be stuck and bored because they will never understand or have a desire to learn. But by bringing in some sort of media technology, students will be interested and also want to learn more about the subject.