http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FW8Xo8ENo
I Got Mine- The Black Keys
I chose this song because it talks about something turning a new leaf. He is forgetting about his identity from his past and creating a new identity for the future.
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Poems response
Poems: Richard Cory
As I grew older
Alone
I am from swingsets and jungle gyms
Where I'm from - by George Ella Lyon
Which of the poems had the most meaning for you personally?
The poem that had the most meaning for me was "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" by Debby Gordon. This poem had the most meaning to me because many parts of the poem reminded me of my childhood. "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms rusted metal mounted in dirt used by many kids, well broken in", when I was little, I adored playing in the playgrounds provided by elementary schools. I played on the mokeybars so much that even to this day, there are minor calluses on my hands from the monkey bars. Moreover, "I am from tattle-tales, keep-it-froms, and "shut-up and listen to me." reminds me again of how I was when I was little. Like any other kid, I did my fair share of tattle-taling, keeping secrets and telling others to shut up. These are things that anyone has done and experience and because of these things, we are who we are. The topics in this poem are the foundations of our identity and even help us survive in the world.
What thoughts and/or feelings did the texts evoke in you? Why?
In "Alone" by Maya Angelou and "Richard Cory" I felt loneliness and solitary because the person in "Alone" is just what the title suggests, alone, a feeling which is emphasised throughout the poem. In "Richard Cory" the main character, Richard Cory, is an outsider and all by himself when he wanted to join a group of people, but he was still unable to join the group despite his efforts. In the end, he was still alone. In "As I grew older" by Langston Hughes I thought of an obstacle and the need to overcome it. The person in the poem is trapped in darkness and he wants to reach the light, which represents his goal. There is a wall that just keeps on growing around the person making it more and more difficult to get through. In the end, the person breaks through the wall and reaches his goal. In "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" by Debby Gordon and "Where I'm from" by George Ella Lyon, I thought my old memories as a child and the foundation of identity. "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" talks about things people would do as children like eat peanutbutter and jelly and play on playgrounds. These things help us grow up and make who we are now. In "Where I'm from" the author talks about nature, going to church and farming. If you grew up on a farm then you would have similar experience as the author and because of those memories, you now know how to take care of a farm and grow corps. If someone grew up on a farm, there is a high likelihood that he would also become a farmer when he grows up. Therefore, because of one's childhood, that person's future would be influenced according to his childhood.
As I grew older
Alone
I am from swingsets and jungle gyms
Where I'm from - by George Ella Lyon
Which of the poems had the most meaning for you personally?
The poem that had the most meaning for me was "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" by Debby Gordon. This poem had the most meaning to me because many parts of the poem reminded me of my childhood. "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms rusted metal mounted in dirt used by many kids, well broken in", when I was little, I adored playing in the playgrounds provided by elementary schools. I played on the mokeybars so much that even to this day, there are minor calluses on my hands from the monkey bars. Moreover, "I am from tattle-tales, keep-it-froms, and "shut-up and listen to me." reminds me again of how I was when I was little. Like any other kid, I did my fair share of tattle-taling, keeping secrets and telling others to shut up. These are things that anyone has done and experience and because of these things, we are who we are. The topics in this poem are the foundations of our identity and even help us survive in the world.
What thoughts and/or feelings did the texts evoke in you? Why?
In "Alone" by Maya Angelou and "Richard Cory" I felt loneliness and solitary because the person in "Alone" is just what the title suggests, alone, a feeling which is emphasised throughout the poem. In "Richard Cory" the main character, Richard Cory, is an outsider and all by himself when he wanted to join a group of people, but he was still unable to join the group despite his efforts. In the end, he was still alone. In "As I grew older" by Langston Hughes I thought of an obstacle and the need to overcome it. The person in the poem is trapped in darkness and he wants to reach the light, which represents his goal. There is a wall that just keeps on growing around the person making it more and more difficult to get through. In the end, the person breaks through the wall and reaches his goal. In "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" by Debby Gordon and "Where I'm from" by George Ella Lyon, I thought my old memories as a child and the foundation of identity. "I am from swingsets and jungle gyms" talks about things people would do as children like eat peanutbutter and jelly and play on playgrounds. These things help us grow up and make who we are now. In "Where I'm from" the author talks about nature, going to church and farming. If you grew up on a farm then you would have similar experience as the author and because of those memories, you now know how to take care of a farm and grow corps. If someone grew up on a farm, there is a high likelihood that he would also become a farmer when he grows up. Therefore, because of one's childhood, that person's future would be influenced according to his childhood.
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