When i first read the poem i had so many questions about what was going on the poem. After reading the poem a second time i started to see more of the different scenes that were going on. After re-reading the poem a few more time I saw that I was not getting anywhere with the approach that I was taking. So The next approach was to go to outside sources, which was an old assignment from high school. This assignment helped explain what was going on with urn as the author went the different parts of the story. Finally once I understood the story through my research, the professor's insight helped me learn more about the poem and this made it easier to organize and complete the assignment. As far as my view of poetry, this did not change because i have always liked poetry. Having an assignment that I felt was easy made me like poetry just a little bit more.
Reading the poem more than once helps greatly in seeing things you didn't see the first time. I'm glad that the class and the professor helped. They also helped me in helping me write my paper. Poems are difficult but when approached the right way, it eases the pain of trying to read them. What else would you advice when approaching essays having to due about poems?
ReplyDeleteI totally empathize with you on going off material one is familiar with already. Analyzing a poem you already know of surely helped you in your drafting journey.
ReplyDeleteBut what did the poem mean? The answer to this question is "anything you want it to mean". Poetry is tired.
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