Thursday, November 21, 2013

Assignment #18


Assignment # 18
A Memory I had
Arriving at the parking lot where we first pick out our pig for Fair,
Smelling the poop and mud reminded me of the Spring County Fair.
Looking in the trailer the piglet’s eyes looking at me
Confused like lost kids in a crowd.
Spotting out the cute perfect piglet in the group of pigs had,
A white body with a black head.
Seeing the piglet in the cage it looked wild.
I climbed the truck and let the cute little piglet smell my hand.
Its eyes looked at mine and it liked my sent.
I looked and said his name is Hummer and you are mine.
He was a boy and was plumpy, and big boned.
At home the piglet became my pet,
We played and Hummer ate all day,
Hummer got bigger and bigger and soon he
Was a big nice looking hog.
Fair was getting closer,
Time to practice showing Hummer for the Fair.
In the morning and at night we worked together
And had a great time.
We have a great bond.
At the Fair Hummer made the weight,
We got a blue,
Cleaned up pretty well,
At the end had to say good- bye but looking in his eyes he had a wonderful time.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Does Poetry Matter?


Does Poetry Matter?

I believe that poetry does matter in our society. Why? Because its unique and it experiences many different kinds of sonnets, and different poems that will express different feelings about certain situations. People may not know many poems but once you do it can be neat to read. Some poems may be hard to read and to understand but you can reread it over and over again and you can think it through to be able to understand each part it represents. If we didn’t have poems the world would express it in a different way. How can we explain how our feelings are? Poems can be scary dark, happy or sad and loving. That’s why I think that poems do matter in a way to express the way you feel. You can get ideas of what to do and to discover ways to understand the society. Movies use poems in a way that can be romantic. Poems can make you feel better from the inside.  I agree that poetry does matter. If we didn’t understand the meaning of it then you would be lost and you wouldn’t be able to express the love or hatred towards something. Poetry is everywhere even if you don’t think its poetry, it actually really is.
When growing up in elementary we went over poetry and it was hard but fun. We could imagine different things and be creative. You can color and change the world by writing on what you imagine or see. With poetry you can create a fun atmosphere with plays and music and dance. With it you can come up with stories and be funny and make it into a comedy.  The world needs laugher and excitement and poetry can make it happen with having different stories and ideas that you can think of and to be open minded. It makes you think and to over look and to be thoughtful. The world would be blank if there were no poetry. Why? It is because you wouldn’t be able to explain and to bring your thoughts out to anything. That’s why I think Poetry matters in our world.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Assignment # 15 Conversation.


Assignment # 15
Conversation
Stressed = /
unstressed=U

Me: Hey how are you doing? (Hey-/, how- U, are-U, do-U, ing-/)
Greg: Not bad shelb (Not-U, bad-U, Shelb-U)
Me: Nice that’s good! Nice-/, that’s- /, good -U.)
Me: how was work? (How-U, was-U, work- U)
Greg: work was pretty easy today (work- U, was- pretty-/, easy -//, today-U/.)
Greg: Rodney asked for cookies and I said no I’m sorry we don’t have any. (Rodney-U/, asked-/U, for –U, cookies-U/, and-/, I -/, said-U, no-U, I’m-/, sorry U/, we-/, don’t –U, have-U, any-/.)
Me: oh, poor Rodney. He sure loves cookies. (Oh, - U, poor-U, Rodney, U/, he-/, sure –U, loves –U, cookies -U/.)
Greg: Yes he does like his cookies. (Yes-/ he-/ does-U, like-/, his-/, cookies U/.)
Me: I love you. (I -/, love-U, you-U.)
Greg: I know you do. (I - /, know-U you –U, do /.)
Greg; I get a three day weekend to play x- box all day. (I - /, get-/, a-/ three-/ day -/weekend-/U, to-U, play/ x- box- /U, all –U, day-U.)
Me: really that’s cool. (really-U/, that’s –U, cool-U.)
Greg: ill be drinking Mountain due and be sitting on the couch. (Ill -/U, be -/, drinking-//, Mountain-U/, due-U, and-U, be -/sitting-//, on –U, the-U, couch-U.)
Greg: are you busy on the 22nd? (Are-U, you-U, busy-U/, on –U, the- U- 22nd.-U)
Me: I’m not really sure why? (I’m-U, not –U, really –U/, sure-U, why -U/?)
Greg: because you can come over and hangout. (because-U/, you –U, can-U, come- U, over-U and-U hangout-/ U.)
Me: um I am not sure what I’m doing but sounds good. (Um-U, I-U am –U, not –U ,sure –U, what-U, I –am-U- doing-U/, but-U sounds-U good-U.)

While talking to Greg, his rhythm was more like Trochee (U/). There was a combination though of UU/- anapest or //U. There were also words that had both unstressed and stressed such as going, really, doing, and weekend. I believe that we all use unstressed and stressed symbol words while we speak.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Assignment # 14


Hawaii

The nightlife of people dancing in the sunset.
Bees swarming around the broken hive.