- 1. Year 9, Term 2, 2014 Poetry Anthology Maddison Lewis
09ENGT
2. Birds, Freedom and all That Shakespearean Sonnet A Sonnet, is
a poetic form commonly used to convey love to another. Originating
from Italy, the invention of the sonnet is credited to Giacomo De
Lentini. Like Giacomos Petrarchan Sonnet, Shakespearean Sonnet
(English Sonnet) is also written in Iambic Form but differs from
the a-b-b-a pattern. Like some of Dantes Sonnets , the following
Poem is not written in Iambic Pentameter, but follows Shakespeares
Rhyme Scheme 3. Freedom, Birds and all That Bird, stand amid rancid
ravenous man For man traverses, the still wake of dawn A city lies
gloomy a constant span Every persons person, a players pawn ! In a
city, sounds of monotone life Loft not through walls, but the tough
skin of men A bird will y, free of the endless strife For a bird,
has freedom of endless yen ! The world of us men, was once the
world of bird Soaring, ying, free of rules and ruless rules A bird,
a free verse, no word unheard Free of Sonnet form, one of endless
jewels ! For until, such a time when men are birds We will be
forever, a written word ! 4. Upon Looking Out Villanelle Poem A
Villanelle, also known as a Villanesque is a French form of poetry,
consisting of ve Tercets followed by a Quatrain. The Form relies on
the repeated use of the last line of the 1st and 2nd Tercet. 5.
Upon Looking Out A man sits at a table, ready to meet acclaim Pen,
Quill, Paper and all Ready to spread, his once noble name ! He
starts to write, his brain a lustrous ame The Sun starts to dance
away Upon looking out, a once beautiful window frame ! With that
comes sleep, thoughts of daring life Boheme Now, awakened, by birds
singing their noble tune, he continues to write Ready to spread his
once noble name ! A draft in hand, unique, not the same His work,
one of a modernist, one of classic Upon looking out, a once
beautiful window frame ! He leaves his desk, ready to enter fame
Leaving Pen, Quill, Paper and all Ready to spread, his once noble
name ! Now famous, now rich, forever changed He thinks back to his
writing days Looking out a once beautiful window frame Ready to
spread his once noble name 6. Put it in the History Book. Free
Verse The Following Poem, was one I wrote quite awhile ago. For the
use of this in my Anthology, Ive edited and made changes to it. It
draws inspiration from Dr Suess and his use of comical rhyming. ! !
Please note: This is not a stab at this years speeches! It was
written ages ago, and focuses on why words are so important and how
they can change history. 7. Put it in the History Book. Perhaps I
should tell you about animal abuse Why the guy sucks on Primenews
Why you need to stop stealing all my Orange Juice Or how to write
poetry like Dr Suess ! But please, I think we nd that all a bit
boring Those topics that make you feel like snoring Because really
speeches need no adoring ! I would tell you why your dad needs to
cut down on the booze All the latest television news And OMG did
you see his ugly tattoos ! No one really cares about your small
town aairs Really all we want to do sit back on our chairs Play
some Flappy Bird Say a curse word and get out of this theatre of
absurd ! Speeches, we love them like Peaches NOT I would rather
write an essay about a Philadelphia Pepper Pot Learn how to tie the
gallant Windsor knot Please I rather learn how to take 750
basketball shots ! But look, here I am Standing before you like Im
taking some Midterm Exam When really I would rather be a Oriental
Yam 8. Put it in the History Book. Speeches why do we do them? Do I
have to prove Im some transparent gem Or that I can explain to you
the values of vitamin M ! Is it for a grade? A thing that will let
me learn about the Seventh Crusade So I dont fail and run that
South Iranian Military Blockade I dont want to end up working in
that arcade ! I dont want to be a grumpy old maid Speeches arent
for the grade Theyre simply a thing that have to be obeyed ! They
are no longer a performance Something that simply that has to meet
a level of conformance Every speech an underperformance ! Why dont
we make things interesting? Speak about why you love the GC Why
your favourite show is that musical glee Im quite a fan of Japanese
angelica trees ! Its time to get out of the norm Let us no longer
misinform Get out of the typical Sonata form ! Stop with the
starting allegro Go teach Mr Montenegro Teach him how to create an
ice storm And really treat this as an art form 9. Put it in the
History book. Because the speech is used to persuade Simple words
can stop the slave trade Create an air raid An inspire a generation
of foreign aid ! Words will inspire Set things are Make people
admire ! A man once said I had a dream Later he was shot downstream
But left a great regime ! A war against the so called Light Cream
Behind him left a violent stream A battle against the color scheme
! Words will inspire Make people admire ! Perhaps I should tell you
about animal abuse Why the guy sucks on Primenews Why you need to
stop stealing all my Orange Juice Or how to write Poetry like Dr
Suess ! But really can we give it a break? 10. Freedom, Birds and
all That Animated Poem https://www.youtube.com/ watch?
v=qrTSLYC_gjA&feature=you tu.be 11. Katherine Manseld- 14th
October 1888- 9th January 1933 Annotated Poem Fairy Tale- Kathrine
Manseld 12. Katherine Mansfield Katherine Manseld, was a prominent
New Zealand writer. Known for her unique modernist style, Katherine
today is a widely celebrated Poet. Her Modernist styles were
probably inspired from her time with D.H Lawrence when she lived in
the United Kingdom. Manseld died of Tuberculosis in 1923. The
following is one of her later, less popular works. 13. Commentary
#1 Euphony- Euphony is a sound technique. Commonly used in Fairy
Tales, Euphony is the art of using words that create sounds that
are pleasant to the ear. Euphony is used throughout the Poem, in
verses that are describing thematic elements that are pleasant.
Euphony allows for the writer to bring across their ideas in a way
that appeals more to senses, allowing for the text to come alive.
Euphony relies on the repetitive use of consonants so words build
upon each other. ! We can also see the use of Cacophony throughout
the last half of the Poem. Cacophony, is the complete opposite of
the Euphony whereas it focuses on creating dissonant sounds
creating unpleasant feelings when unpleasant feelings are
happening.! Both are extremely important devices for enforcing the
other devices in the Poem that already focus on portraying imagery.
14. Commentary #2 Use of Full Stops- Each Quatrain throughout the
Poem ends with a full stop allowing for clarity in the separation
of ideas throughout the Poem. Of course the use of Full Stops, is
used along with Enjambment, meaning each Quatrain is actually a
sentence. Its interesting how clearly you can see, the
Introduction, Problem, Solution, End form when this technique is
put into place. ! Perhaps more interesting than that, is how at the
end of the poem Manseld, does not end the Poem with a full- stop
when every other Quatrain does. I think this is not the end of the
story, and Manseld wants us to think of our own ending using the
material she has given us. I nd the Poem unique because of this,
considering most, if not all traditional Fairy Tales make a clear
ending that is traditionally happy. While this Poem does not have a
necessarily happy ending, it does leave the reader with a feeling
of sadness and mystery not in seen in other Poems. For a Poem that
is trying to portray such a traditional story form, she does seem
to put her own twist on it. 15. Commentary #3 Rhyme Pattern-
Throughout the Poem, one of the only things that is constant is its
rhyme scheme. The patterns follows a simple, ABCB form meaning only
the 2nd and 4th lines rhyme. While some of the Rhymes are only half
rhymes, it is the only constant technique throughout the poem. ! A
Rhyme pattern almost seems denite in a Fairy Tale. Not because, its
in poetic form, but because rhyme adds to the charm of Fairy Tales.
It allows for the Poem to ow. With Rhyme, the Poem does feel like
it does have a steady rhythm which is quite important. ! Another
interesting thing to note is, that Manseld does seem to have the
more important material in the lines that do not rhyme. I think she
does to rst, distinguish the subject matter of the Quatrain, and
she then uses the lines that do Rhyme to then further describe that
subject. 16. Personal Response Overall, I really like this Poem.
Its not my rst time approaching a Manseld Poem, and this seems very
different from her other works. I love the style and the unique
story she tells. Its very light, yet details with some hidden
thematic material which is very interesting. I love the ow of the
Poem, and how its rhyming structure does tie off each Quatrain very
nicely. My favourite thing about the Poem as a whole is its
wonderful ending and how it does leave a sense of mystery at its
conclusion.! I also found the Poem very reminiscent of Disneys
recent Academy Award winning lm Frozen. Many of the plot elements
seen in the Poem certainly t Frozens plot. I did further research,
and it turns out one of the writers of the lm did gather
inspiration from Poetry. ! My teacher did mention how it did seem
very similar to Robert Louis Stevensons works. I did further
research, and it did remind a lot specically in the way his Poems
rhyme. 17. The End Now that youve nished marking yet another Poetry
Anthology, please take a break and delight in this charming
literature pun. Why does Shakespeare not like pens?! He nds them
confusing. 2B or not 2B?! ! !
