So these poetry readings have really opened my mind to not only to more literary devices but also to the different ways people think. I've never really given poetry a shot, i've usually just dismissed it because the meanings are not obvious, you actually have to think about it. I've come to appreciate poetry because it can make you feel so many different emotions from so little words. I think it's so cool to describe how you feel and then get so many different opinions and ideas flowing.
What's also helping me is when we read them aloud because one could read a poem entirely different from someone else. I think it's good that we discuss it and give advice and we all agree on a final reading. I think this is also going to really help on the AP lit exam (which I'm totally dreading). I'm starting to underline things more and pay attention to the diction, but most importantly the tone. The tone is probably the most difficult thing I have trouble with. Can you ever really be sure what that person was thinking about? Plus there are so many words to describe tone and it's so hard to pick out just one. I liked that tone project we did too. I learned so many new tone words, I couldn't help but get excited! (not)
Anyways, I would just like to say that I like these poetry readings and I think everyone is doing really well. I was surprised, I didn't think I would ever read poetry in front of a class but I tried it and I liked it. Can't wait for the next dirty poem!
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It's really weird isn't it?!?! At first I kept sighing and rolling my eyes everytime Mrs.Clinch wanted us to underline stuff and read out loud. It's hit me now, however, how these small small things are adding up and making sense. Take for example, poetry reading, there's such a difference between the voice in your head and the voice you project!! both read the poem in different ways.
I think you guys are doing an amazing job with your readings! You can really HEAR the poem....
I totally agree with you! I think the poetry reading is really helping. You not only get to form your own opinions, but then you also get to hear how someone else heard the poem. It's not only helping me to understand tone better, but it is also causing me to enjoy poetry more. I really like it now and I can never wait to hear the ideas that my other classmates have about a poem. I hear new ideas that I would have never thought of before.
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