One of my favorite projects that I did this semester was project number two. For this project, I wrote a free verse poem based on The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Canto 11. I wanted to rewrite this scene in a creative way that allowed for an easier yet interesting read. I also wanted to focus on this scene specifically… Read more Final Post
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There are other worlds in this world
The poem It Is Hard to Believe that there Are Other Worlds in this World by Margaret Cavendish was my favorite poem that we have read in class. It emphasized the power that we hold in our own existence and caused me to think more deeply about it. As people walking along the earth, we… Read more There are other worlds in this world
The Defeat of the Cursed Dragon
A Beautiful Sunny Day. Stretched upon a great hill he lay, The dragon spots his first meal of the day. Soaring he goes, Running all exposed, His jaw filled with the gore of his last few victims. Heading into his own death, Redcrosse pokes him beneath the neck. Blood of the cursed dragon fills the… Read more The Defeat of the Cursed Dragon
The Dragon and the Knight
I want to start this blog post off by mentioning how powerful the video “#ToBeBlack” was. You could hear it in their tone of voices how hard it has been to be a black person in America. I heard sadness, anger, and grief in their voices. I enjoyed how they explored this painful truth with texts… Read more The Dragon and the Knight
First Thoughts on The Faerie Queen
The Faerie Queene was an extremely difficult read for me. If I’m being honest, I felt as if I understood what I was reading at times and then at other times had no idea what was going on. It almost felt like I was reading a completely different language. The Faerie Queen is just one… Read more First Thoughts on The Faerie Queen
Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf
There are a few obvious themes that are represented in the poems The Wife’s Lament and The Wanderer by Aaron K. Hostetter. The first theme that I noticed was the theme of isolation/loneliness. Isolation is one of the fundamental themes of literature. It’s a state of loneliness in which you can feel cut off and… Read more Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf
Initial Thoughts on Beowulf
After reading this section of the Beowulf poem, I noticed that it goes from somewhat peaceful to extremely violent exceedingly fast. “God is good. Grendel is gone. Only yesterday, I thought my heart would never be mended.” (Page 42; 930). This quote represents hope and the theme of light at the end of a tunnel.… Read more Initial Thoughts on Beowulf
Hamlet, Ophelia and Mariana
I chose to talk about this because Hamlet by Shakespeare and the poem Mariana by Alfred Tennyson were my favorite texts that we have read. I feel as if I felt for the characters in each story. Both of these “stories” ended up in the same way, resulting in death. While I was reading both of these texts, I… Read more Hamlet, Ophelia and Mariana
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre was an interesting read. I enjoyed reading this but I also felt emotional when reading the story because she has been through so much. This novel reminded me of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as well. Others may think differently, but I believe that Jane Eyre went mad. Her madness escalated just as Hamlet did. They both were… Read more Jane Eyre
Death of the Moth
The death of the moth was a powerful story that had so much meaning behind the actual story. The death of the moth emphasized the power that nature has in the world. The entire that the moth was enclosed in the windowpane, he was trying to escape. There was an entire world waiting for the… Read more Death of the Moth