WILD FIRE
The fire left a heart broken,
the hillsides baron, minds
traumatized, and homes
extinct. He left each area black,
black as the night sky, black as the
dark lit alleys. He wasn’t swift
He stayed and mocked those
Who tried to silence him.
He was a man on mission to
Burn everything. After it was all
Said and done, the sky
Covered in smoked, air the thing we cherished
The most, so hard to get because
It hurt to breathe.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Blood Dazzler
Q. look at the transitions between paragraphs or between sections. how does she make these transitions? what effect do they have on the forward momentum of the piece?
A. Patricia Smith does different types of transitions with the many different poems in the book. for some of the paragraphs she keeps the sentencens tight so you can read them straight through and for othere she uses alot of spacing in between the sentences to create pauses so you can feel the effect of each line you are reading. I think having the different transitions keeps the momentum going because some are straight forward and then some peoms are a bit slower so the reader will know that there has been a change in the emotion of the poem.
A. Patricia Smith does different types of transitions with the many different poems in the book. for some of the paragraphs she keeps the sentencens tight so you can read them straight through and for othere she uses alot of spacing in between the sentences to create pauses so you can feel the effect of each line you are reading. I think having the different transitions keeps the momentum going because some are straight forward and then some peoms are a bit slower so the reader will know that there has been a change in the emotion of the poem.
Friday, May 21, 2010
50 word "snapshot"
1.Growing up in Southern California you are experienced to a lot of different things whether in your neighborhood or environmentally. Where I lived there is a lot of desert area; so seeing cacti, Joshua trees, tumble weeds, and other desert items is something I’m more used to or in tuned with. Snow is practically unheard of where I live; but two years ago it snowed heavily my senior year. It snowed so much that school was canceled for three days and certain roads were closed. It was something new seeing a once desert area now completely white.
2.Seeing that I am a football player anything involving football I feel it’s my environment, whether football games, camps, sports bars, anything involving football I consider myself one with nature. My junior year in high school my team and I went to the championship game, that whole week prior to the game emotions ran wild, pep rallies were great, a teammate and I even did a radio interview; I felt like I was professional. When game time hit goose bumps ran down my whole body, the stands were rocking, standing in the middle of the field was something I dreamed of ever since I got into high school. The game didn’t go our way and we eventually lost; the feeling afterwards was complete heart break, but I still love the sport even the though it brings joy and sorrow.
3.My first trip out of the country was to Canada for a basketball tournament, and needless to say I was extremely excited. Not only was it my first trip out the country but my first time on an airplane, I remember sitting in my seat terrified before and during takeoff. It was kind of funny looking back at it now, because the stuartist noticed how scared I was and she walked me up to first class and allowed me to sit there the entire flight. My teammates laughed at me but they were the ones stuck in coach. Though Canada was fun the airplane trip is my main focus because I had to overcome a fear and I’m glad I did.
2.Seeing that I am a football player anything involving football I feel it’s my environment, whether football games, camps, sports bars, anything involving football I consider myself one with nature. My junior year in high school my team and I went to the championship game, that whole week prior to the game emotions ran wild, pep rallies were great, a teammate and I even did a radio interview; I felt like I was professional. When game time hit goose bumps ran down my whole body, the stands were rocking, standing in the middle of the field was something I dreamed of ever since I got into high school. The game didn’t go our way and we eventually lost; the feeling afterwards was complete heart break, but I still love the sport even the though it brings joy and sorrow.
3.My first trip out of the country was to Canada for a basketball tournament, and needless to say I was extremely excited. Not only was it my first trip out the country but my first time on an airplane, I remember sitting in my seat terrified before and during takeoff. It was kind of funny looking back at it now, because the stuartist noticed how scared I was and she walked me up to first class and allowed me to sit there the entire flight. My teammates laughed at me but they were the ones stuck in coach. Though Canada was fun the airplane trip is my main focus because I had to overcome a fear and I’m glad I did.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Summer Day
Q. What specific details stay in your mind? why? how do these small details lead to larger ideas?
A. Mary Oliver's poem is full of different details that tie into her poem. "Who made the world? who mad the grasshopper? and I dont know xactly what a prayer is" these specific details in the poem really stood out to me. The reason is because they are such impactful questions in the poem, that require attention. the small details she gives helps us to understand the more broad aspects of the poem. because the small details help the reader see the main meaning more clearly. Its key to pay attention and understand the small details because in the long run it'll help you comprehend the larger ideas
A. Mary Oliver's poem is full of different details that tie into her poem. "Who made the world? who mad the grasshopper? and I dont know xactly what a prayer is" these specific details in the poem really stood out to me. The reason is because they are such impactful questions in the poem, that require attention. the small details she gives helps us to understand the more broad aspects of the poem. because the small details help the reader see the main meaning more clearly. Its key to pay attention and understand the small details because in the long run it'll help you comprehend the larger ideas
Reading like a writer The Ninemile Wolves
Q. How does the writer structure the essay and to what effect? Is it a linear narrative? or is it fragmented?
A. I really like how the author structured the essay, it was simple and to the point. He knew his story and how he wanted to present it and he did a great job. He may have structured it in his own way or idea, but in my opinion he decided to provide background information first to inform the reader, then proceed into his essay with sympathetic stories that involve the wolves and how they were treated, then into more facts and stories about these wolves. I believe there are similarities in the beginning and the ending, he opens and closes with great information, and it begins and ends with excitement for this essay. I think this essay is linear; it focuses on its main topics and proceeds to keep and steady path throughout the essay, it isn’t jumping from topic to topic or past to future to present.
A. I really like how the author structured the essay, it was simple and to the point. He knew his story and how he wanted to present it and he did a great job. He may have structured it in his own way or idea, but in my opinion he decided to provide background information first to inform the reader, then proceed into his essay with sympathetic stories that involve the wolves and how they were treated, then into more facts and stories about these wolves. I believe there are similarities in the beginning and the ending, he opens and closes with great information, and it begins and ends with excitement for this essay. I think this essay is linear; it focuses on its main topics and proceeds to keep and steady path throughout the essay, it isn’t jumping from topic to topic or past to future to present.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Reading like a writer Refuge (image)
One particular image that ran through my mind in this essay was an image of the owls she spoke of. I think the author chooses it because we can identify with the different season in which the owls were placed in. the author even says " there are those birds you gauge your life by. The burrowing owls five miles from the entrance to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge are mine."
(p. 742) The author speaks about how in the spring she finds them nesting, in the summer they forage with their young, and by winter they leave to for a more comfortable place. the metaphorical significance is that it appliesto us humans, we rest in the spring time, we like to spend time with our families in the summer, and in the winter we find warm weather for comfort.
(p. 742) The author speaks about how in the spring she finds them nesting, in the summer they forage with their young, and by winter they leave to for a more comfortable place. the metaphorical significance is that it appliesto us humans, we rest in the spring time, we like to spend time with our families in the summer, and in the winter we find warm weather for comfort.
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