If people today had more time to enjoy a poem, they would realize it's unmistakeable beauty in its imagery or allow it to replay in their heads with the rhythm guiding the each line along. Poems are like popular media today because each form of expression has a message to be shared. The difference between poems and a majority of media today that includes prose is that authors of poetry purposefully choose each word with a specific meaning as if he were a painter using the end of his paintbrush and defining the detail. A poem is special or valuable because it has the possibility to connect or familiarize itself with the reader through not only the message but also imagery, rhythm, format, similes, metaphors, and more details that the poet paints with the words on the tip of his paint brush.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Observations and Opinions on Poetry
Poetry is commonly thought of as elegant but out of style. It is found in a common classroom being taught in school or in books that elders read, geniuses study, and the emotional write. The average person today doesn't explore poetry in books that she reads on her spare time because there is no time or need to work so hard and enjoy the true message behind the poetic patterns of words. Popular media today such as many novels, the news, movies, and more do not require work to understand the message or meaning behind the jumbles of words. Poems today are like the crossword puzzles in the newspaper; few people have any more time to decode the poem or enjoy the new wonderful sights and emotions by just a few words on a paper.
If people today had more time to enjoy a poem, they would realize it's unmistakeable beauty in its imagery or allow it to replay in their heads with the rhythm guiding the each line along. Poems are like popular media today because each form of expression has a message to be shared. The difference between poems and a majority of media today that includes prose is that authors of poetry purposefully choose each word with a specific meaning as if he were a painter using the end of his paintbrush and defining the detail. A poem is special or valuable because it has the possibility to connect or familiarize itself with the reader through not only the message but also imagery, rhythm, format, similes, metaphors, and more details that the poet paints with the words on the tip of his paint brush.
If people today had more time to enjoy a poem, they would realize it's unmistakeable beauty in its imagery or allow it to replay in their heads with the rhythm guiding the each line along. Poems are like popular media today because each form of expression has a message to be shared. The difference between poems and a majority of media today that includes prose is that authors of poetry purposefully choose each word with a specific meaning as if he were a painter using the end of his paintbrush and defining the detail. A poem is special or valuable because it has the possibility to connect or familiarize itself with the reader through not only the message but also imagery, rhythm, format, similes, metaphors, and more details that the poet paints with the words on the tip of his paint brush.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Why does Candide believe in Pangloss's saying that is for the best?
In a commentary by Christen Morrell, I asked the question why Candide believes in what Pangloss says including his saying at everything in life is happening for best even though there horrible things that are happening in Candide's life. I'm curious about her response but I have my own opinions on the same topic, as well.
I believe that Candide believes in Pangloss because of who he is and his character traits which are gullible and naive and ignorant... I do not think these traits were the result of something in his past but simply are the way they are because of the author's choice. The traits are significant to the story because they add to a satirical effect making fun of men saying that if they do not think on their own this where he'd up in the world: completely lost confused. One example of Candide being lost and confused is when he tries to walk away from the army and fails. Candide believing in Pangloss's saying is just another way in which Candide shows his true colors (his character traits).
I believe that Candide believes in Pangloss because of who he is and his character traits which are gullible and naive and ignorant... I do not think these traits were the result of something in his past but simply are the way they are because of the author's choice. The traits are significant to the story because they add to a satirical effect making fun of men saying that if they do not think on their own this where he'd up in the world: completely lost confused. One example of Candide being lost and confused is when he tries to walk away from the army and fails. Candide believing in Pangloss's saying is just another way in which Candide shows his true colors (his character traits).
Why do people die and then, come back to life in satires?
In a realistic novel like realistic fiction, a biography, and even historical fiction, characters do not die and come back to life. This decisions by the author is to make the story believably and relatable by the basic rules of life. For me, if I can relate to the story agin any way including at the plot follows basic rules of nature (if someone dies, they do not live again), I am more attached to the characters and the plot. With some stories, I will be so attached that I will cry when someone dies or something goes wrong or I will be happy all day when something in the story goes the way I want it to. One major difference between one of these kinds of stories and a satire is that these stories are trying to explain or express a part of life (this familiarity makes theme he stories relatable and the readers emotionally involved); a satire tries to make fun of life and having people dying and then living again takes people out of emotional ties with the characters and plot. Not being affected by characters and their actions pushes readers away from emotional ties with characters. This relation between reader and character guides the reader to take a step back from the story and look at the entire picture which is what a satire's aim is except with a funny twist on the the message.
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