AP English Poetry Journal

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AP English Poetry Journal Michelle Rosenberg 8/9/10 Initial Response The thought of reading poetry makes me uncomfortable. I am not familiar with this type of literature and I feel like ther... e is always some deeper meaning to search for. Since I do not read a lot of poetry, this deeper meaning will probably be that much harder for me to unveil. My most significant experiences with poetry consist of reading Shel Silverstein books as an elementary school child, reading Shakespearian poetry in my freshman year of high school, and hearing some poetry in Perspectives class sophomore year. I used to flip through the pages of Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic. I do not remember much of reading them because I favored looking at the pictures rather than reading the actual text. The one poem I do remember was Sick because it was my favorite piece. I just remember I thought it was really funny because I always wanted to fake sick to skip going to school. I enjoyed it because I could relate to it; the subject was age appropriate and simple. When it got to my freshman year, we read some not-so- simple poetry by Shakespeare before reading Romeo and Juliet. I do not remember what we read, but it was nearly impossible to understand. I could not understand the wording to begin with, being completely unfamiliar with Shakespearian language, which overwhelmed me. Once my teacher dissected the poem and explained each line in modern day English, I was able to start unveiling what the message of the poem was. I usually really enjoy analyzing literature, but I remember not being too fond of trying to make sense out of poetry after reading this poem. I think I did not give poetry enough credit for its beauty because I was scared off. My next experience with poetry was listening to it every day at the start of Perspectives. I remember my teacher gave a small speech at the beginning of the year explaining all we had to do was listen ...........................................................................................continued................................................................................................................. [Show More]

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