October 26, 2016
This past week we have been looking at plays and the different types of plays that are in there literary world. This week we are looking at the play, Soap Opera, by David Ives. This poem is about a repairman who has a girlfriend, Mabel, who is never perfect and will never be. This repairman, Manny, believed that he needed perfection in his life and that if he could find the perfect woman and the perfect relationship he would live happily ever after. So Manny grew up to be a repair man for the company of Maypole. This company produced the perfect washing machine imaginable, it never broke down nor had any repairs needed. This was Manny's dream come true when he found the washing machine. As Manny and Mabel were bickering one day, the washing machine came to life and soon Manny was hooked on all of her perfectionism. Soon Mabel and Manny's relationship came to an end and the washing machine soon became Manny's significant other. Mabel came back into Manny's life a few years later, and Manny realized maybe life isn't all that great being with a perfectionist. Manny and Mabel found their love for each other again, but the presence of the Washing Machine were still there in their daily lives. Although it never really states what the ending is, as of this point the Washing Machine is still part of Mabel and Manny's relationship. The end voice makes you feel like there will be a part two of the play when it says, "Stay tuned" (Ives 680).
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
Click
October 21, 2016
The play "Click" by Brighde Mullins is a strange play that only has two characters. It is hard to decide wether the Man or the Woman is the protagonist, but if I had to choose it would be the woman as the protagonist. I would say this because you have the woman telling the story with the man two thousand miles away from her. The rising action would be when the Man was asking the Woman what the clicking sound he was hearing while on the phone with her. The Man knew that the Woman wasn't going to tell him the truth when she was listing all the different things that the clicking noise could be. The falling action would be when the Man figured out that the Woman was drinking a beer while on the phone with him.
I believe that the Man was being sent to rehab for alcohol related purposes that also could have led to bigger problems such as domestic violence. The Woman could have been the Man's safe haven, so when he heard her cracking open a beer while he is in rehab for drinking he was let down. The Woman let down the Man when he needed her the most. What I took from this play is that if you know that someone is relying on you to better themselves, then you must make yourself be the best person you can be. Also, that you may never know who is looking up to you as a role model, so putting you best foot forward is always most important. Not only for yourself, but also those around you.
The play "Click" by Brighde Mullins is a strange play that only has two characters. It is hard to decide wether the Man or the Woman is the protagonist, but if I had to choose it would be the woman as the protagonist. I would say this because you have the woman telling the story with the man two thousand miles away from her. The rising action would be when the Man was asking the Woman what the clicking sound he was hearing while on the phone with her. The Man knew that the Woman wasn't going to tell him the truth when she was listing all the different things that the clicking noise could be. The falling action would be when the Man figured out that the Woman was drinking a beer while on the phone with him.
I believe that the Man was being sent to rehab for alcohol related purposes that also could have led to bigger problems such as domestic violence. The Woman could have been the Man's safe haven, so when he heard her cracking open a beer while he is in rehab for drinking he was let down. The Woman let down the Man when he needed her the most. What I took from this play is that if you know that someone is relying on you to better themselves, then you must make yourself be the best person you can be. Also, that you may never know who is looking up to you as a role model, so putting you best foot forward is always most important. Not only for yourself, but also those around you.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Trifles
October 14, 2016
Why didn't Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale tell the Sheriff and County Attorney about the dead canary?
I believe that the women didn't speak of the dead canary because they pieced together what was actually happening in the household. The women were looking for small hints that would make Mrs. Wright guilty, while the men were looking for the typical evidence such as a break in or left behind rope. The women were able to relate to Mrs. Wright, they knew something was wrong when they saw that Mrs. Wright's stitches on her quilt were askew. Also, Mrs. Hale knew that John Wright was not always a kind man and may have enemies, including his own wife. The women's point of view was more realistic because they were looking at all the different possibilities, when the men just believed that Mrs. Wright killed her husband because no one would be able to sleep through someone next to them being strangled. I don't think the women told the authorities about the bird because the men didn't find it to begin with. Also because the men were very disrespectful to Mrs. Wright and very sexist towards women because they believed that no house should look as dirty as the Wright household. The women knew that Mrs. Wright was a good woman and that she would never hurt anyone, unless someone did something disrespectful towards her, also she hit her breaking point with Mr. Wright when he killed her canary. The men would have never found the bird anyways, so Mrs. Wright would have never been convicted of murdering her husband.
Why didn't Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale tell the Sheriff and County Attorney about the dead canary?
I believe that the women didn't speak of the dead canary because they pieced together what was actually happening in the household. The women were looking for small hints that would make Mrs. Wright guilty, while the men were looking for the typical evidence such as a break in or left behind rope. The women were able to relate to Mrs. Wright, they knew something was wrong when they saw that Mrs. Wright's stitches on her quilt were askew. Also, Mrs. Hale knew that John Wright was not always a kind man and may have enemies, including his own wife. The women's point of view was more realistic because they were looking at all the different possibilities, when the men just believed that Mrs. Wright killed her husband because no one would be able to sleep through someone next to them being strangled. I don't think the women told the authorities about the bird because the men didn't find it to begin with. Also because the men were very disrespectful to Mrs. Wright and very sexist towards women because they believed that no house should look as dirty as the Wright household. The women knew that Mrs. Wright was a good woman and that she would never hurt anyone, unless someone did something disrespectful towards her, also she hit her breaking point with Mr. Wright when he killed her canary. The men would have never found the bird anyways, so Mrs. Wright would have never been convicted of murdering her husband.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
The Minefield
October 8, 2016
I absolutely love the poem "The Minefield" by Diane Thiel. It is a three stanza poem; the first stanza is made up nine lines, the second stanza is made up one sentence in two lines, and the third stanza is made up of twelve lines. Diane wrote "The Minefield" in 1967, in which I believe the poem symbolizes her father telling them stories of when he was a little boy during a significant war, such as World War I, that occurred during his childhood.
The first stanza talks about the father telling the story of him and his best friend running from town to town and they were in need of getting somewhere quick, which was why they were going to take the short cut his friend suggested. The father was slower than the friend, so as they entered the field the friend was way ahead of the father. When the friend looked back to see if his friend was following a land mine went off and scatted his limbs all across the field.
The second stanza is extremely short, but also very important because it speaks of a time in the father's life where he had lost his best friend due to uncontrollable outside forces. In this sentence you can sense the sorrow the father feels towards the loss of his best friend. Also, this tells you the conversation is casual memory.
The third stanza hints toward a 'He' who brought this upon the land. I believe the 'He' is more than likely a country that has invaded the father's country. The poem discusses how powerful the country is and how it is able to destroy anything in their path, including innocent people's lives. In the last sentence when it talks about how he would have never have guessed that he would have to run back alone with the memory of ice best friend scattered across the field in front of him.
I absolutely love the poem "The Minefield" by Diane Thiel. It is a three stanza poem; the first stanza is made up nine lines, the second stanza is made up one sentence in two lines, and the third stanza is made up of twelve lines. Diane wrote "The Minefield" in 1967, in which I believe the poem symbolizes her father telling them stories of when he was a little boy during a significant war, such as World War I, that occurred during his childhood.
The first stanza talks about the father telling the story of him and his best friend running from town to town and they were in need of getting somewhere quick, which was why they were going to take the short cut his friend suggested. The father was slower than the friend, so as they entered the field the friend was way ahead of the father. When the friend looked back to see if his friend was following a land mine went off and scatted his limbs all across the field.
The second stanza is extremely short, but also very important because it speaks of a time in the father's life where he had lost his best friend due to uncontrollable outside forces. In this sentence you can sense the sorrow the father feels towards the loss of his best friend. Also, this tells you the conversation is casual memory.
The third stanza hints toward a 'He' who brought this upon the land. I believe the 'He' is more than likely a country that has invaded the father's country. The poem discusses how powerful the country is and how it is able to destroy anything in their path, including innocent people's lives. In the last sentence when it talks about how he would have never have guessed that he would have to run back alone with the memory of ice best friend scattered across the field in front of him.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Importance of Looking Deeper Into Poetry
October 1, 2016
This week in the classroom we learned about the types of poetry along with the different structures you are able to create within the poems. When analyzing poetry the first step is to determine what type of writing it is between the four choices of; lyric, narrative, didactic or dramatic monologue. After you determine this you are able to start picking apart the text from the diction to the rhymes. The diction inside of a text can range from a conversational text, to writing a formal essay, all the way to Formal English writing. Also, diction can either tell the emotions occurring, concrete diction, or they will show the emotion a character is feeling, abstract diction.
The sounds from a poem are also extremely important because it conveys feelings from the writer to the reader without having to be blunt about it. There are two categories of sounds that determine how a reader reacts to certain words. If the word is read as harsh or discordant it is a cacophony word, if the word is pleasing to read, it is a euphony word. Euphony and cacophony are determined by sonorants and obstruents which are two different groups of letter sounds. The sonorants are the much softer and don't obstruct our airflow allowing us to hold the sound. Obstruents are very harsh and short sounds, such as the sound of /t/. Words that reflect sounds such as, yakety-yak or ding-dong, are called onomatopeia.
Along with the sound of each word, you have the sounds of combined phrases that may have special names. Alliterations consist of a phrase that has repeating consonants at the beginning of each word. Consonance is repeating consonants within the words, while assonance is repeating vowel sounds within words.
Lastly you have the four types of rhymes; end rhyme, internal rhyme, full rhyme, or rhyme royal. In the poem, "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun" by William Shakespeare, contains end rhyme because if you notice every other line ends with a rhyming word. Also, rhyming can be separated into masculine and feminine by examining which syllable is stressed or unstressed. Masculine rhyme consists of stressed syllables, where feminine has two or more unstressed syllables.
This week in the classroom we learned about the types of poetry along with the different structures you are able to create within the poems. When analyzing poetry the first step is to determine what type of writing it is between the four choices of; lyric, narrative, didactic or dramatic monologue. After you determine this you are able to start picking apart the text from the diction to the rhymes. The diction inside of a text can range from a conversational text, to writing a formal essay, all the way to Formal English writing. Also, diction can either tell the emotions occurring, concrete diction, or they will show the emotion a character is feeling, abstract diction.
The sounds from a poem are also extremely important because it conveys feelings from the writer to the reader without having to be blunt about it. There are two categories of sounds that determine how a reader reacts to certain words. If the word is read as harsh or discordant it is a cacophony word, if the word is pleasing to read, it is a euphony word. Euphony and cacophony are determined by sonorants and obstruents which are two different groups of letter sounds. The sonorants are the much softer and don't obstruct our airflow allowing us to hold the sound. Obstruents are very harsh and short sounds, such as the sound of /t/. Words that reflect sounds such as, yakety-yak or ding-dong, are called onomatopeia.
Along with the sound of each word, you have the sounds of combined phrases that may have special names. Alliterations consist of a phrase that has repeating consonants at the beginning of each word. Consonance is repeating consonants within the words, while assonance is repeating vowel sounds within words.
Lastly you have the four types of rhymes; end rhyme, internal rhyme, full rhyme, or rhyme royal. In the poem, "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun" by William Shakespeare, contains end rhyme because if you notice every other line ends with a rhyming word. Also, rhyming can be separated into masculine and feminine by examining which syllable is stressed or unstressed. Masculine rhyme consists of stressed syllables, where feminine has two or more unstressed syllables.
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