Sunday, November 4, 2012

Blog #8


Out of the poems the one I liked the best was “Here a Pretty Baby Lies”, written by Robert Herrick the reason why I liked the poem was because it was simple. The diction in the poem is easy, and the rhyme scheme is basic. The reason why I liked the poem the best is because of how one line at the end of the poem can change everything. That one line at the end can make you think totally different. From the last line of the poem we find out that the baby that the author gave us a visual of is in a grave. The poem has deep meaning and I like it because its straight forward and gets right to the point.

The poem that I least cared for was “Schoolsville” written by Billy Collins. One of the reasons why is I thought it was boring nothing really was going on. It seemed like a boring town. There was no surprise ending compared to the poem “Here a Pretty Baby Lies”, it just did not keep my attention and therefore I did not care for it.

1 comment:

  1. good insight!I also really liked "Here a Pretty Baby Lies" I really like when authors write pieces that have a shocking ending the way this one did. It touches the reader in an emotional way. I did like "Schoolsville" also though because i found it a little humourous and the old man acted as if he were going crazy. I dont think he was telling the whole truth about reality.

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