7th Blog

My view of poetry in general changed a lot through out my researches for my paper. Poetry expresses a person's opinion or it can set a mood. You can become suddenly depressed because of what was written or you the exact opposite could happen. I'm really beginning to appreciate poetry because it can literally change the focus on your "lens" on life, you can learn new words, new cultures, and sometimes it even offers a different interpretation of a situation that was seen otherwise. Poetry has such deep meaning in every line that if not understood correctly one can miss the entire meaning of something so powerful written.

6th Blog

The poem that i found the hardest to comprehend was "The Flea." Reading it the first time I didn't see what a fly has to do with one's sex life or being in love or even wanting to have sex. I thought this poem was confusing because the flea could symbolize multiple things depending on how the reader analyzes the poem. After reading the poem I believed it symbolized the faith that brings people together. "And this flea our two bloods mingled be," stood out to me when thinking this way. Although after reading the footnotes, I know the poem is about love and sex. But overall, i found this poem a little confusing. The poem that I found the easiest to understand was "Richard Cory." It's easy to follow and you get the point of the poem right away about a guy who everyone admires and looks up to but little do they know he's tired of his own life and kills himself.