The poem that I chose, Invictus by William Ernest Henley, is a poem about perseverance, shining through, and piloting your own life. In relevance to my own life I think that this poem portrays me in baseball. For the past few years I have been on teams that can't seem to win no matter how well I do (and not to brag, but I do pretty well). But I always kept my head up and was always optimistic about the future. And also, in terms of piloting my own life, I always went out and did my best and worked on my personal game as a player even if my team was not willing to.
When I present this masterpiece to the class I intend to do it in a manner in which each line sounds significant, which they are, and emphasize "stand out" words with hand gestures. Also so I don't get so nervous and because Henley is English, I shall speak in a British accent, no matter how terrible it may be.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Poetry Out Loud Blog
Part 1
1. Nineteen-Fourteen: The Soldier
2. Invictus
3. Cartoon Physics, part 1
4. The War in the Air
5. Hero
Part 2
The poem that I thought to be the best of the five was Invictus. I liked it because it is an inspirational poem. It makes you want to do something, it motivates you. The second to last line says, 'I am the master of my fate,' and even though I have heard people say this before, it never really stuck with me like it did in this particular poem. I also liked Cartoon Physics, part 1 because it revealed human imperfections in, to me, a humor manner.
I liked all of the poems listed above, but one that still annoys me is the work of Howard Nemerov and The War in the Air. I think it is well written, I just have a hard time thinking of a meaning. And for that soul reason, it is my least favorite.
I would have to choose Invictus.
I personally connected with the poem because whenever I am making a decision with something or someone I try to think to myself, 'Does this help me to better myself in any way?' just like in the poem when he states that we are all captains of our own souls. The entirety of the poem is more about perseverance, but that is a line that struck me as being personal to me.
Part 3
I think that voice and articulation will be simple for me because, when I want to I project my voice and tone very well. I also think that accuracy will be easy because I have a good memory.
The two that might be hard for me are physical presence, because I feel that I will probably just stand still, and also dramatic appropriateness because I think that as I am trying to remember my lines my speech will become bland.
Part 4
I watched the first two videos, not because I am lazy, but because they looked interesting. The first, Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem, is well performed because of his voice and his subtle, yet engaging gestures. The second, Forgetfulness, is successful because it is probably a higher level of difficulty and he used his voice well to portray the meaning of the poem.
Part 5
Even though I hope that this doesn't happen I think I will wake up on the day of the competition, realize I didn't remember my poem, try to think of a clever way of weaseling out of class, then when that doesn't work out (because it never does), I will sit in class waiting for my name to be called to embarrass myself and think of how my sly ploy could have been easily avoided if I had just planned better and studied instead of working my thumbs. But of course this is all theoretical... And on a last note I did enjoy the POL website.
1. Nineteen-Fourteen: The Soldier
2. Invictus
3. Cartoon Physics, part 1
4. The War in the Air
5. Hero
Part 2
The poem that I thought to be the best of the five was Invictus. I liked it because it is an inspirational poem. It makes you want to do something, it motivates you. The second to last line says, 'I am the master of my fate,' and even though I have heard people say this before, it never really stuck with me like it did in this particular poem. I also liked Cartoon Physics, part 1 because it revealed human imperfections in, to me, a humor manner.
I liked all of the poems listed above, but one that still annoys me is the work of Howard Nemerov and The War in the Air. I think it is well written, I just have a hard time thinking of a meaning. And for that soul reason, it is my least favorite.
I would have to choose Invictus.
I personally connected with the poem because whenever I am making a decision with something or someone I try to think to myself, 'Does this help me to better myself in any way?' just like in the poem when he states that we are all captains of our own souls. The entirety of the poem is more about perseverance, but that is a line that struck me as being personal to me.
Part 3
I think that voice and articulation will be simple for me because, when I want to I project my voice and tone very well. I also think that accuracy will be easy because I have a good memory.
The two that might be hard for me are physical presence, because I feel that I will probably just stand still, and also dramatic appropriateness because I think that as I am trying to remember my lines my speech will become bland.
Part 4
I watched the first two videos, not because I am lazy, but because they looked interesting. The first, Writ on the Steps of Puerto Rican Harlem, is well performed because of his voice and his subtle, yet engaging gestures. The second, Forgetfulness, is successful because it is probably a higher level of difficulty and he used his voice well to portray the meaning of the poem.
Part 5
Even though I hope that this doesn't happen I think I will wake up on the day of the competition, realize I didn't remember my poem, try to think of a clever way of weaseling out of class, then when that doesn't work out (because it never does), I will sit in class waiting for my name to be called to embarrass myself and think of how my sly ploy could have been easily avoided if I had just planned better and studied instead of working my thumbs. But of course this is all theoretical... And on a last note I did enjoy the POL website.
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