The other day, I flew across the way.
Whenever I felt scared I stopped along the way.
One day, I saw it with my own eyes!
She was something different in her own way.
I was stunned, shy wondering what to say
I wanted to speak before she walked away.
Taking a deep breath, I walked her way
Still pondering what I should say to her,
My eyes never left her, as I walked the line.
She was more beautiful than before, what for?
She looked at me, before I could see.
She spoke to me, looked at me, then smiled.
My fear went away, we could have talked all day.
Unfortunately, we had to go our own way.
This was written by an unknown author or a author who was too embarrassed by his work to be named. The poem starts off a little weird. The author rhymes way and day. Then it looks like he wrote down the first thing that came to mind. Then he completely changes topics in the poem about some girl he just saw for the first time. The main character is so taken back by the beauty of this girl he does not know what to do. Most of the poem is about the main character building up the courage just to talk to her. The uses simple rhymes like day, say, and way. Then in the end of the poem the main character finally walks up to the beautiful girl and starts talking to her. It ends with them going their separate ways.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Assignment 3:Skakespeare Sonnent.
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleet'st,
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;
Him in thy course untainted do allow
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
Analysis: It opens up saying over time the lion ages and his claws be come worn and dull, that creatures die. Then to disarm the tiger of his teach and kill the phoenix with her own fire. Time do what ever you want to any beautiful object in the world. But you are forbidden to commit the worst crime of them all. The this is were Shakespeare writes about his lover. He says don't age my love time. Don't give him wrinkles. As you destroy everything that you come across spare him. Let him keep his beauty and posterity. Then he closes up with; do your worst. Whatever you may do my love will remain young and beautiful in my poems. Shakespeare makes a good point. Over time beauty fades and people change. But in his poems his lover will always stay beautiful and young.
Laziness, you take control of the best,
And make them weak and dull;
Steal the muscles from the strongest,
And burn the minds, on a couch;
You tempt us with your easy life,
And say this is the easier, way through the day,
To the wide world and all her fading men;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours myself will remain strong,
Nor draw no paths with the remote control;
Let me go run a course motivation inside me
For the lazy life is uneventful.
Yet, then why do so many give in: even when they know,
That laziness can consume you and soon will control you.
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleet'st,
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;
Him in thy course untainted do allow
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
Analysis: It opens up saying over time the lion ages and his claws be come worn and dull, that creatures die. Then to disarm the tiger of his teach and kill the phoenix with her own fire. Time do what ever you want to any beautiful object in the world. But you are forbidden to commit the worst crime of them all. The this is were Shakespeare writes about his lover. He says don't age my love time. Don't give him wrinkles. As you destroy everything that you come across spare him. Let him keep his beauty and posterity. Then he closes up with; do your worst. Whatever you may do my love will remain young and beautiful in my poems. Shakespeare makes a good point. Over time beauty fades and people change. But in his poems his lover will always stay beautiful and young.
Laziness, you take control of the best,
And make them weak and dull;
Steal the muscles from the strongest,
And burn the minds, on a couch;
You tempt us with your easy life,
And say this is the easier, way through the day,
To the wide world and all her fading men;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours myself will remain strong,
Nor draw no paths with the remote control;
Let me go run a course motivation inside me
For the lazy life is uneventful.
Yet, then why do so many give in: even when they know,
That laziness can consume you and soon will control you.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Assignment 2
Orwell, George. 1984. Florida: Penguin Group, 1949.
Julia: Description. “She had painted her face. Her lips were deeply redden, her cheeks rouged, her nose powdered; there was even a touch of something under the eyes to make them brighter.” Page 126.
This passage shows that the character Julia is truly a rebel. That she does not conform to the society in Oceania. She breaks the laws often but she is careful about it. Julia putting the make up on is kind of similar to Winston‘s urge to join the brotherhood. They both want to do something that they can’t and are not allowed. This shows that the characters Winston and Julia are similar. This may be why they get along so well. The larger significance of the novel is that you can’t beat the system. That in a world where you can’t trust anyone it is very difficult to survive.
Winston Description: “He has stopped because he was frightened. A bowed, gray colored, skeleton like thing was coming toward him. Its actual appearance was frightening, and merely the fact that he knew it to be himself. He moved closer to the glass. The creature’s face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. A forlorn, jailbird’s face with a knobby forehead running back into a bald scalp, a crooked nose and battered-looking cheekbones above which the eyes were fierce and watchful.” Page 242.
This passage is Winston’s appearance after he has been prisoner of O’Brien for a while. It is interesting because Orwell uses words such as “Creature” and “Skeleton like.” This shows that at this point in the novel Winston no longer considers himself to be a man or human. Winston refers to himself as a creature, instead of a sick worn out man. This best describes Winston because he thought he could hide from the Ministry for ever. He never would have thought of himself to become this, then he describes himself so badly.
Julia: Description. “She had painted her face. Her lips were deeply redden, her cheeks rouged, her nose powdered; there was even a touch of something under the eyes to make them brighter.” Page 126.
This passage shows that the character Julia is truly a rebel. That she does not conform to the society in Oceania. She breaks the laws often but she is careful about it. Julia putting the make up on is kind of similar to Winston‘s urge to join the brotherhood. They both want to do something that they can’t and are not allowed. This shows that the characters Winston and Julia are similar. This may be why they get along so well. The larger significance of the novel is that you can’t beat the system. That in a world where you can’t trust anyone it is very difficult to survive.
Winston Description: “He has stopped because he was frightened. A bowed, gray colored, skeleton like thing was coming toward him. Its actual appearance was frightening, and merely the fact that he knew it to be himself. He moved closer to the glass. The creature’s face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. A forlorn, jailbird’s face with a knobby forehead running back into a bald scalp, a crooked nose and battered-looking cheekbones above which the eyes were fierce and watchful.” Page 242.
This passage is Winston’s appearance after he has been prisoner of O’Brien for a while. It is interesting because Orwell uses words such as “Creature” and “Skeleton like.” This shows that at this point in the novel Winston no longer considers himself to be a man or human. Winston refers to himself as a creature, instead of a sick worn out man. This best describes Winston because he thought he could hide from the Ministry for ever. He never would have thought of himself to become this, then he describes himself so badly.
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