The poems we've discussed about are mostly the authors feelings towards relationships. There are a lot of different kinds of relationships. Mostly everyone has some kinds of relationships in their lives. Either with your parents, friends, pets and etc. When your a teenager you build relationships with bunch of new people whether it's good or bad.
In the poem "How is your heart" by Charles Bukawski, he had a tough life but it didn't stop him from keep going. He laughed at his life and kept living where in most cases if teens had a similar life to his, they would've been driven crazy, and maybe even killed themselves. But in the end what mattered was how he dealt with his problems. He struggled through life alone and the way he dealt with his problems is what made him strong.
In the poem "To a stranger" by Walt Whitman , he wanted to love and be loved by someone special who he hasn't even met yet. He creates an imaginary world where everything for him is going the way he wants it to be. His message was not to judge people about who they are. He couldn't live as the way he wanted to be, and he wouldn't want that to happen to anyone else. He wanted his life to be perfect when it wasn't. Most teens including me wants a perfect life but in reality most teens don't have a perfect life and use drugs and alcohol as an excuse to forget their troubles.
In the poem "Unentitled" by Jennifer L'Hirondelle she was attached to the people and place she loved and she thought she didn't deserve that. Many teens go through those thoughts. They feel like they are undeserving of some things and feel like some people are more inferior than them.
But in the end you should love the things you already have and love yourself because each and every person that are born in this world have a special role in the world and should feel proud of themselves and the people who helped you go through tough times and when you do feel good about yourself, you should never give up that feeling. You should seize that feeling and keep it forever.
Great job on your essay, maybe you should talk about the poems comparing to the myers brigs test or teenagers:)
ReplyDeleteI like your idea and how you explained each poem, maybe use quotes to explain some of your ideas.
ReplyDeleteBest formatting job of the class so far. Maybe you can help others with structuring their opinions? That said... the comments are useful as the content of your structure can be flushed out more using quotes and specific examples, as well as personal or famous examples. :) Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteto me charles didnt really seem like he enjoyed his life, he did live through it but it was out of contentment he wasnt really happy he just accepted it
ReplyDeletebut this is a good response :)