At first, I didn’t understand my poem very clearly. I had to read and reread it in order to grasp the main statements it was portraying. I had to get outside help, as well as internet sources to help me understand the rest of the poem through the process of writing the essay. As I kept learning about the poem I chose, which was "Musee des Beaux Arts", I realized that the previous theories I made about it were wrong. At first I thought that the poem was stating how the painting mention in the second stanza was what made up the whole poem. I thought that the poem was explaining Icarus’ whole stupid mistake. Obviously, it was only half of what the poem stated. I learned that, yes mythological allusions were used, but also biblical ones were mentioned when it stated the “miraculous death” as well as “martyrdoms”. As I wrote my essay about how the theme of separate events could lead to humanities apathy, I realized that many of W.H. Auden’s perceptions could easily be seen in life. When a friend is going through a dramatic even in their life that we ourselves haven’t fully experienced due to the fact that we weren’t there with them to fully witness it, then unfortunately, there is no understanding. This unknowledgeable reaction could lead to apathy. This whole epiphany made me realize that humanity is a bit jerky if we get be more open minded and a bit truthful of how the world really acts, sometimes.
I also realized that I need many outside resources in order to fully grasp what the author wants you to learn from his/her poem. I can’t stand by my own, predicted theories; I must ask questions without any fear of embarrassment as well as always accept help.
I also had a lot of wrong views about my poem that I sorted out when I spoke to the teacher. Poems are very hard to understand because of the figurative language and how everything can have multiple meanings. Did you like your poem once you understood it?
ReplyDeleteWhat I found helpful in understanding my poem was that I read it to my parents and asked them what they thought it meant. That way I wouldn't just have my thoughts but someone else to. It helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteI did like my poem once I understood it.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool that you learned something more than just the content of the poem. I had the meaning of my poem completely wrong too. I think these poems are making a statement about life that we can learn from today. They have really good academic articles on Proquest. If you didn't try it you should check it out.
ReplyDeleteI understood my poem a lot better when i discussed it with the teacher and looked at some analysis online. It definitely gave me a better understanding of what i was reading.
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