Acrostic Poem

Composers creating a new sound

Inspiration drawn from mind

Singer: Tenor leggiero

Unification of sounds

Musical Instruments singing

Musica!

The word music can have variety of connotations with each individual. When creating this Word “Map” I chose words that best correlated with what I best believe have to do with music. Although some words branch off to even more connotative words that may not even be on the same sphere as the word Music these branches start from specifics to create something more magical. From “Vocals” to “Storytelling,” these words are apart of music since some might appeal to a certain artist due to the Vocal performance on song, while others connect to another band since they enjoy the band because of the amazing skills of writing lyrical songs that take a new perspective on storytelling.

RACE!

Revving of the engines

Acceleration pedal floored

Cars lining up

Eight speed transmission

Homework, Oh Homework

Someone to do my homework at night

Must have legible handwriting

Good at mathematical equations without leaving a zero behind

Must know how to write poetry

Must never fatigue, like I do

that you just say “I’m done with this” and make your journey towards your bed

flicking the light switch off

If you succeed, you will surpass all others

Let The Seminar Begin!

This past week my classmates and I took part in a socratic seminar that was broadcasted live on YouTube. The story we discussed within the seminar none other than the piece of Alice Walker, “Everyday Use,” where Walker presents us with the setting in South Georgia where an African American family dwell. The family consists of “Mama,” Dee, and Maggie where family tensions between Mama and Dee are pretty intense after the events that had occurred where Dee had burned down the house and left without acknowledging them of her absence. However, she returns to her family with her new husband, who happens to be Muslim, to reclaim the quilts that were once offered to her since she her endeavor made her realize the value of the quilts. With such a touching story that promotes the importance of family values, this story was sure a great one to discuss. About each and every one of my partners in the had given their insight about the story spilling their ideas out to other members of the group to make sure they’re well understood. When I was explaining to my peers my own interpretation of the story in the aspect that Mama didn’t give Dee, or in this instance Wagnero, since she believed that out of the two daughters Maggie deserved the quilts more since Maggie would use the quilts how quilts should be used and Dee would use them as display to promote her “African” tradition. Many agreed with the fact that Dee was unworthy for the quilts since her loyalty never always lied with her mother therefore basing her choice out of preference within her children. Although only a few of my classmates stayed quiet like Gabby, the Socratic Seminar was quite productive, not only having agreements but disagreements as well with ideological characteristics seeping out bit by bit.

Poems, Oh, Poems. How you hurt my head.

1. How would you define the word poem?
1. A poem is a piece of writing that partakes elements from a speech and a song applied with a cadence of some sort with metaphors that make the reader ponder the meaning behind the text.
2. What kinds of words are in poems?
1. Metaphorical terms, similes and a lot of figurative language to give this lingering effect in the reader’s mind to be sorta obsessed with the text due to the author’s use of diction.
3. What do poems sound like?
1. Poems sound like stories that tend to have a catchy rhythm to it tending to have extended metaphors throughout
4. How is a poem like a song?
1. With the iambic pentameter (in select few of poems) and the rhyme scheme into play, the poem really gets into a tune where the reader goes with the flow.
5. How can it be like a story?
1. It can touch upon the themes that a story may convey throughout the whole novel in a couple of stanzas. Plus, it even leaves a more lasting effect to the readers.
6. Have you ever written a poem?
1. I wrote a poem once in English II for a project on Ender’s Game in the perspective of the protagonist, Ender.
7. Would you like to?
1. Once I believe that I can create a complex piece similar of Edgar Allan Poe or Emily Dickens.