Blog 22
“The Golf Links” by Sarah N. Cleghorn
This poem is one stanza with quadtrains. It has sort of a rhyme scheme: the second and fourth lines –”day” and “play” rhyme. I really like this poem because I think that it reflects on society today. The poem is talking about a golf course and how it is so close to a mill. Since the poem was written in 1917, it could be a reflection of the Industrial Revolution. Since the golf course is so close to the mill, “The laboring children can look out/ and see the men play”. This is so sad. First of all it is sad that the people laboring people were children and not adults, not that it is good for older people to labor, but I think it is worse with children. I think that this poem represents society and the importance of writing it was to show the importance of rich vs. the underpriveliged. I also think it is interesting that it is “men” playing golf. Women play golf too (including myself). I think that this poem follows an unstressed followed by a stressed syallable and I think that the pattern remains constant throughout the poem. The second and fourth lines not only rhyme, but they are also indented perhaps to emphasize the rhyme. I also think that this poem is a little bit ironic just because men are playing while children are working. I also like this poem because it flows really well. I also like it because you do not have to dig really hard to find a meaning and it isnt soo hidden that it drives you crazy. But then again I think it gets the point across without being too obvious.
“Oh No” by Robert Creeley
This poem is written in two stanzas with quadtrains within each. In the first stanza the rhyme scheme follows as: X A(it) X A (sit). The second stanza follows a legitimate rhyme scheme: BB CC. The context of the poem isnt confusing but I am confused as to what the poem is saying. The author refers to “they” a lot and I am curious as to who they are. Also the author says that if you travel far enough “you will come to it” and I am also curious as to what “it” is. The title is “Oh No” so obviously the place can not be good. Or maybe it is a joke. I have trouble reading in between the lines. This poem is weird. I dont think there is any imagery or metaphors. I do think that the poem follows a structure of unStressed and then unstressed and then a syallable because in the first line :”If you wander far enough”, I think that “If” should be unstressed, “you” should be unstressed, “wan” should be stressed, “der” unstressed, “Far” unstressed, “en” unstressed and then “ough” stressed. I am not sure why but that is how I feel that the poem sounds good. I dont like this poem though because I do not really understand it.
“The Covetous Cat” by Connie Bensley
This poem is written into five stanzas with couplets in each stanza. Some lines in the poem have enjambent like “some bird liover has scattered bread/and in the middle of it a plump cat crouches/crewing at the crusts”. I feel that that is all enjambment. The poem describes a day in the park and the things going on and a couple notices a cat eating “some bird lover” ’s bread. The man says “Cats dont really like bread/he only wants it because it belongs to someone else” and the woman thinks to herself “Like You”. and she “withdraws her hand slightly. I think that the cat and the man have something in common and he is with the woman because someone else wants her and that is why she withdraws her hand. The rhyme has no apparent rhyme scheme. I also think it is interesting that the cat is “plump”. I dont know why but I just feel that has some significance. The dialouge in this poem are italicized. I also had to look up what the word “covetous” meant and it means to be really greedy so I think that means that the man and the cat are greedy (obviously). I thought that this poem followed a structure of two unstressed syallables, followed by a stressed syallable. The first line is interestng: “Because the common is remote/they walk along hand in hand”. If the common wasnt remote would they not hold hands together?I liked this poem a lot because I was able to read between in the lines.
I really have 23 blogs but i didnt start the september 8 one as blog 1
