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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Mad Girl’s Love Song
I found the villanelles very powerful. The repetition in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th stanzas and in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 6th stanzas seemed perfectly spaced so as to not forget about the line, but not have it dominate the … Continue reading
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Reaction to Villanelles – Sarah
In case you couldn’t guess, Plath’s “Mad Girl’s Love Song” was my favorite of the four villanelles that we read. I personally enjoy repetition in poetry; I think it often adds passion to a piece because, similar to what Zach … Continue reading
Villanelle Reactions
Personally, I fully enjoyed “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”, “If I Could Tell You”, and “Mad Girl’s Love Song”. Each of these Villanelles have a catchy rhythm that is easy to follow based on the rhyme scheme and repetition … Continue reading
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Reaction to Villanelles- Zach
The villanelle, purely due to its general form, automatically provides a tone of power and significance. It is much like how the I-V-vi-IV chord progression weaves through much of pop music, giving emotional weight to songs, regardless of their other … Continue reading
Reaction to Villanelles – Alana
What I liked about the villanelles is that they were straightforward in meaning and style. By that I mean it was easy to follow along because the structure was very concise, and the repetition allowed me to understand the meaning … Continue reading
Down Under
You weigh heavy on struggling bushy brows While my muscles bend in cascading waves. Through blurred lines I try to make sense of now As all fighting sensible reason fades. Your power trembles unawakening As all fear bends to … Continue reading
Soldier For God
Soldier For God David Enyedy He’s born, crying, to a fam’ly in Maine, Ensconced by the dark wood he would soon tame. Raised up rugged, living off the woodland, Raised with Lord God and a gun in his hand. … Continue reading
The Great Bear
Hannah Whitman was an only girl Who lived with Dad and three brothers. She never knew her mother Pearl. Beyond them there were no others. Hannah grew up like any man And was nobly slain like one too. Hunting in the forest they ran For a great stag they did pursue. All three brothers tested their luck But not one could land a true hit. Hannah aimed her bow at the buck, With one shot he fell in a fit. When her father went to inspect, Out the woods did come a great bear And with a charge on him it leapt The sons only watched in despair. Bow in hand, she took a deep breath Hannah aimed and hit the bear’s side It roared aloud and cursed her death Running at her like a flood tide. But Hannah shot one more arrow, Which embedded in the bear’s chest But then she fell under her foe. From the bear’s grasp she tried to wrest. The dying bear made one last try. With a strong swipe it broke her neck Murder achieved, it too did die. Atop its kill fell in a wreck. Hannah’s father ran to her side But by then it was all too late. Saving her father’s life she died Now Hannah is at Heaven’s gate.
Don’t Give Up
Don’t give up by Peter Gabriel Don’t Give Up Lyics in this proud land we grew up strong we were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail no fight … Continue reading
The Thunder Rolls- Garth Brooks
Three thirty in the morning Not a soul insight The city’s lookin’ like a ghost town On a moonless summer night Raindrops on the windshield There’s a storm moving in He’s headin’ back from somewhere That he never should have … Continue reading