Another Reaction on a Poem

In the poem “To the Muses” by William Blake he uses the literary poetical device of perfect rhymes. From what was gathered here, he speaks of poetry in relation to music or sound. He also uses intense imagery to illuminate and stress his emphasis on the random places where poetry or sound may be found, “Whether on crystal rocks ye rove, Beneath the bosom of the sea, Wand’ring in many a coral grove, Fair Nine, forsaking Poetry.” Being William Blake his literary English was of the classical ages. To me this poem was really expressive using descriptive imagery and rhymes which were “catchy” and easy to follow along with.

I have chosen to post reactions on poems because i believe we communicate to express ourselves and one of my greatest wasy to express myself is through poems and songs.

Final Presentations!!!

The final presentations for our communication skills class was separated into two, with one group doing an event and the other group coming up with their own product. I must say that I enjoyed both presentations, the funeral service presented by my group and the Hoodini presented by the other group. In terms of my
group, all the emotions portrayed made the funeral service feel real and I do hope that the class was pleased and touched andgot the message from the presentation. The main objective of this presentation was to help everyone realise that death can indeed be unexpected and therefore we all need to be ready because we know not the time nor the hour. I also enjoyed the way the other group chose to portray their product. It was very entertaining and the product chosen was indeed a good one. It smelt good and felt good too. I therefore think that the group members should consider marketing their good work. Overall, i was well pleased with the presentations and i do hope Mrs. Mangah felt the same.

NewsPaper Article

In the article “Bill Gates: Poverty not excuse for no education,” dated the 2^nd of August in the Daily Express; followed the format of a non-fictional prose. The article contained facts from a previous event in which Bill Gates was a forum speaker at the National Urban League. Mr. Gates being the founder of Microsoft; gave insight into the method by which individuals should adopt to relieve poverty via a proper education. “We know you can have a good school in a poor neighbourhood. So let’s end the myth that we have to solve poverty before we improve education. I say it’s more the other way around: Improving education is the best way to solve poverty.” This literature article is basically straight- forward in its presentation and relaying of information that had occurred. It contains very little literary devices and is very simple to understand. I too share the same belief as Bill Gates; the only way to eradicate poverty is through education.

Personal Reaction on Poem

In the poem “To Spring” by William Blake, he speaks of the coming of spring within four verses. From the poem I could gather a sense of anticipation of the forth coming spring, “the hills tell each other, and the list’ning, Valley hear; all our longing eyes are turned” and scatter thy pearls, Upon our love-sick land that mourns for thee.” He also gives personal traits to spring as it were a person, “turn, Thine angel eyes upon our western isle.”  The language used in this poem was classical English and some of the literary devices used were metaphors, for example, “O thou with dewy locks.” This poem gives an appreciation for spring as it signifies the passing of winter and the ability for those at that time to bask in the radiance it brings. It also gives a great sense of imagery by utilizing descriptive references to the environment and to that of a person.

Step Up Fight Against Dengue

In a letter “Step up fight against dengue,” written by P King dated 26^th of September and published in the Daily Express, basically reflects the concern of a citizen to the on-going pandemic the dengue fever. The author uses a deep sense of imagery that emphasizes on unkept surroundings in which mosquitoes may breed. His sense of concern even spreads to an address to the Minister of Health and his faculty using previous evidence of ministers of cabinet’s relatives contracting the deadly disease and hoping that they would undertake some sort of counter measure. His vocabulary is quite precise, and connects well in a synergistic manner. I as well do agree with the writer that the government should take a greater interest in helping to eradicate or at least minimize the number of cases of dengue victims nationwide by imploying anti-dengue intiatives; such as nationwide clean-ups and so forth. At least this in some way or the other this will make a difference and will inveigle others to do the same.

Undefeated Love

Earlier in class, we learnt that communication is used to develop relationships and to exchange information.  From this poem, written by my friends and me, a love relationship is expressed and information in terms of emotions is sent out.

UNDEFEATED LOVE

Tears freeze on my cheeks

My Heart sinks to my feet

This pain hasn’t left my soul for weeks

I’m scared cause I’m about to face 'defeat'

I’ll take the blow to make revenge sweet

I’ll make the change, because I can’t be beat

Just a thought of another defeat, pulls blood to my skin

It forces me to try a lil harder, to say to myself, “I’ve got to win!”

Everything seems to slow down and my mind strays

The world disappears into nothing but a haze.

Things get more complicated and I’m lost in a maze.

My senses converge and I feel the ignition of an inner blaze

The only excuse I could give is “I’m going through a phase”

I don’t know what’s happening to me these last few days

But you give me the answer in so many ways

I have come to you, to ask for your help.

“Help me win this battle against myself”

Help me! Before this flame makes the rest of me melt

Cause my tears are defrosting and only you can relate to what I felt.

All the inward pain which I haven’t dealt

Resurfaces above my belt

They stifle me as they rise

Telling you I love you should be your Winning Prize…

The State of Emergency

I believe that the Prime Minister had a good idea when she proclaimed the state of emergency and perhaps this can help curb the crime level. Though many people may not see the importance of her actions, I can see some good in it. Besides, even if this idea turns out to not be successful, it was simply an idea with the hope that it would work. She can only know if it is successful if she tries it out. However, as a dorm student, I must say that this state of emergency can be very disturbing and inconvenient. I understand that going off campus could be very risky at this time. However, not only are we deprived from going out at nights, our curfew to be indoors is also affecting our access to the computer labs for example. There is also a problem with the internet on dorm which most times put us in a situation where we need to be in the labs to get assignments done especially when the due date is in a few hours sometimes.  It is at that point when this state of emergency can get very frustrating.