Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Young Sister, The Elder Sister,
The 16th poem in, "Songs of Myself" in the book "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman, gives us an incite to the people he has seen around him. It tells us of diffrent people in this world and each and every one of them are unique, a single soul doing what they normally do, now captured in time by the words of Whitman. They are all the main character, yet they are united. Each line tells us of someone new, such as: The pure contralto, the carpenter, the married, the piolet, the mate, the farmer, the lunatic and so much more. These people have nothing to do with each other, yet in there own world they are the normal, and they are all up to something.
The introduction of the book, "Leaves of Grass" shows an american spirit. Most poems read during this time period were by European authors. Showing a revoloution of literature, Americans began to write their own things, inspired by the Culture and colours of the United States of America. Likewise in this poem, Whitman shows these colours. He shows the people that make up the country he lives in. All these people make who he is, and make the USA, " And such as it is to be of these more or less I am, and of these one and all I weave the song of myself."
The introduction of the book, "Leaves of Grass" shows an american spirit. Most poems read during this time period were by European authors. Showing a revoloution of literature, Americans began to write their own things, inspired by the Culture and colours of the United States of America. Likewise in this poem, Whitman shows these colours. He shows the people that make up the country he lives in. All these people make who he is, and make the USA, " And such as it is to be of these more or less I am, and of these one and all I weave the song of myself."
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Words Of Walt Whitman
read poems 1-10 of *Leaves of Grass*
Reading the poems by Walt Whitman were quite inspiring. The inspiration was drawn from each line and each word that was read. Reading it out loud, allowed me to make it personal, and make it come from me, my heart. The poems were ones of deep thought, full of nature, questions, and full of emotion. Reading it out loud, changed the perspective of things. I allowed myself to both speak, and hear the poem. Walt Whitman's style shows one of deep thought, one which does not necessarily say wise things, but does indeed make your mind sit and let your curiosity go wild.
The one poem, out of the ten I read, which I found to stick to me the most was the 6th poem. I decided to listen to it, read out loud, which made it come to life. To think that the entire poem just came from a child holding grass. The title itself, "leaves of grass" rustles the imagination to give pure thought. It is perfect the way the poem begins, "A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is, any more than he." It is astonishing how this one line was able to create such an expansion of thought. One of my favorite lines was, "Or I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation."
This one poem contains many themes. Life, death, Nature VS Humans, and how this is all connected. Another theme that runs through this poem is about how all men are created equally. How we all have grass underneath our feet in life, and how many of us will one day be buried underneath that grass in death. The last line is also makes your mind think,"All goes onward and outward—nothing collapses;
And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier." Is death actually luckier? Or is it just an ending, like in a poem.
Reading the poems by Walt Whitman were quite inspiring. The inspiration was drawn from each line and each word that was read. Reading it out loud, allowed me to make it personal, and make it come from me, my heart. The poems were ones of deep thought, full of nature, questions, and full of emotion. Reading it out loud, changed the perspective of things. I allowed myself to both speak, and hear the poem. Walt Whitman's style shows one of deep thought, one which does not necessarily say wise things, but does indeed make your mind sit and let your curiosity go wild.
The one poem, out of the ten I read, which I found to stick to me the most was the 6th poem. I decided to listen to it, read out loud, which made it come to life. To think that the entire poem just came from a child holding grass. The title itself, "leaves of grass" rustles the imagination to give pure thought. It is perfect the way the poem begins, "A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is, any more than he." It is astonishing how this one line was able to create such an expansion of thought. One of my favorite lines was, "Or I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation."
This one poem contains many themes. Life, death, Nature VS Humans, and how this is all connected. Another theme that runs through this poem is about how all men are created equally. How we all have grass underneath our feet in life, and how many of us will one day be buried underneath that grass in death. The last line is also makes your mind think,"All goes onward and outward—nothing collapses;
And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier." Is death actually luckier? Or is it just an ending, like in a poem.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A Simple Soul style.
Flauberts style is very descriptive and influences the way the reader thinks. His word choice is very important since he is able to make the character he describes appear ridiculous or powerful. His style is tends to be very technical. Also, this story was originally written in french, so when you translate it into a diffrent language, it is no longer the same idea as before. A language is not just sounds, but ideas. That is one reason why jokes made in spanish do not make sense when translated into english.
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