Monday, June 2, 2008
Our latest Poems
So, after having read the two poems we had for homework, I must say I was somewhat brought down. They were both very difficult poems in a sense, and they left me feeling sort of depressed about the world and the people in it. Though I know that both poems hold a lot of truth in what they are trying to say, I them, for lack of a better word, sad, but true. Does anyone else feel this way? If not, what did you think of the poems?
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They were kind of depressing. The Pact was kind of confusing, and Cherries was weird and gruesome. They were both definitely interesting though.
I love the poem Cherries. I guess it stuck with me because I remember reading it in grade nine with Mr Quested (and I usually forget most poems the day after I've read them). It's so blunt and horrific, and the imagery is amazing. The title gives the reader the impression that it'll be a completely different poem.
I didn't really understand what was happening in "The Pact". It was very mysterious and morbid. It seemed like the parents of the family were going through something, maybe divorce. The children of the family seemed to be the only ones holding the family together. They were the "protectors". The cherries is pretty gruesome too and i didn't really understand what was happening.
Both of the poems were almost too gruesome for my liking actually. I really didn't like "The Pact" poem because it made me feel kind of uncomfortable because I don't usually read or write about depressing and gross things like that. We never really went over the meanings of these poems, but obviously the writers had some sort of strange mind set at the time of writing the poem in my opinion.
I liked these poems, but yes they are very sad. They deal with real issues and that is mostly why I enjoyed reading them, they dealt with issues that affect people around us everyday, even if we dont know it.
I really liked cherries. There was, as Steph said, loads of imagery and I enjoy the bluntness, as well as the fierce juxtaposition.
The Pact was sort of like a what the $%&* poem for me. I really hope there's more to that poem than I realised, or else I feel bad for the poet who's life inspired this poem...
I found both of these poems to be very intriguing, although I was slightly confused by "The Pact". I really like the comparisons in "Cherries" - if we hadn't been given the year at the bottom, I would have thought this poem was written about the war in the middle east in today's world.
Someone was saying earlier that the titles give the impression that the poems will be about completely different things; is that not true about most people who have real problems in their lives? Do they not tend to appear as "normal", "happy" people (until you get to know about their deeper, personal life)?
I don't think the authors had intended this to happen though.
I really liked how The Pact flowed. It seemed to be like a continuous train of thought, yet there was still cadence. Like everyone else, I'm a bit confused by the poem, but I really like it. It seems very chaotic and brutal.
In response to crls spncr, juxtaposition is amazing :)
Both of these poems were depressing and kind of disturbing. They were written well but "The Pact" was a little bit confusing and hard to understand. I agree with stephanie! that the title "Cherries" is very decieving.
My favorite poem was The pact because the words brought emotion into the reader and it made me think about what the child was talking about. In the end they both were depressing but written to make an impact on whoever reads them.
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