Thursday, September 12, 2013
The Poem An Anthology edited by Greenfield, Weatherhead, and Garratt
The Poem an Anthology edited by Stanley B. Greenfield, A Kingsley Weatherhead, and Robert F. Garratt is a book composed of poetry by famous poets such as William Shakespeare, John Donne, William Wordsworth, and Robert Browning. The poems range from sonnets, songs, and portions of plays, as well as medieval poetry up to the 1950s. The poems range in length, from 3 or 4 stanzas to 3 or 4 pages. There is a type of poem in this book for everyone who enjoys such things.
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I enjoy reading this book because it gives so many different styles and types of poetry. There are some that are written better than others, however every one is written in a unique style that I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteis it your favorite? if so why is it your favorite
ReplyDeleteIt is not my favorite book, however it definitely contains some of my favorite poems. They are my Favorite poems because of not only the wording, but also the rhyme, meaning, and wording.
ReplyDeleteI have read several poems from this book, and all of them are different. I have found poems that have different rhyme than I am used to, so not only am I learning a new style but i am getting a new and fun experience.
ReplyDeleteHi, Matilda-- Oooh! Oooh! Poetry! :D Which poems do you like best so far?
ReplyDeleteMy absolute Favorite so far is The Indian Serenade by Percy Shelly. I also really enjoy Rose Aylmer by Walter Landor, A red Red Rose by Robert Burns, and Go and Catch a Falling Star by John Donne. I have written a few poems based on some of the Poetry int he book, one based on Shakespeare and One based on Shelly. I have learned a lot from this book.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're enjoying those poets--- are the poems in the book all by British poets? Donne is one of my favorites; "Song" (another name for the poem) is an interesting one, don't you think? Do you agree with him at the end?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if they are all British. Although it seems that the majority might be. I did not know the poem had another name to it,
ReplyDeleteI didn't either, until I looked it up ;). So do you agree with him?
ReplyDeleteI am not exactly sure, I didn't know there was anything to "agree" with, it is hard for me to analyze these things. However, I do love the rhyme and the flow and word choice. I also love how it talks about the mandrake root and the devil's foot.
ReplyDeleteI like the words best, too. I want to nudge you to think about the meaning.... check out the second stanza:
ReplyDelete"If thou be'st born to strange sights,
Things invisible to see,
Ride ten thousand days and nights,
Till age snow white hairs on thee,
Thou, when thou return'st, wilt tell me,
All strange wonders that befell thee,
And swear,
No where
Lives a woman true, and fair." What is he saying about women here? Read it like a sentence. You can also take out all the nonessential clauses, which makes it easier to see his main point.