Monday, October 10, 2016

Where There's Smoke...

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Oh no, no no no
We can’t live like this!


How are we going to make it through school?
Our grades will start to rise,
Parents will have higher standards
Whatever shall we do?


This is the only way to procrastinate,
Better than gaming, better than reading.
But now no more Chicago Fire, no more Rescue Me
We are going to lose this survival of the weakest


“WAIT! LOOK!”
“What is that?”
“...I think it’s just One Tree on a Hill”
“Oh… I thought that was near Sesame Street though”


“No, hold on, it’s a cell tower,
With people on it,
We’re saved! They are fixing the Internet!!”
“Yay!! We should celebrate!”


“Let’s make memes!
A new one for everyday!
Swamp the Internet with cat videos!
Never let it betray us again.”

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

"The Meadow"

“The Meadow” by Kate Knapp Johnson uses symbolism and a wondering tone to warn the reader about the dangers of deep introspection. The speaker lost half a day staring through windows or eyes which are considered the windows to the soul. However, because they “left thinking for thought”, they delved too deep. Thinking is an active word which is symbolic of progress but thought is a long process that does not always have a productive outcome. The symbolism here is showing the reader that if one thinks too deeply, they run the risk of stagnating and turning progress into an extremely long and slow process. The snow that falls onto the meadow is a muffling object that is covering a beautiful place. Similarly, deep introspection muffles the brain and leads to lost time as Kate Johnson writes, “How long was I out looking for you?” The speaker has lost that time and does not know how much time was wasted. However, the speaker was not looking for a person, they were looking for their “witness”. A witness is a dependable and honest person which is symbolic of the speaker’s trustworthy sense of purpose that they are looking for. Kate Knapp Johnson employs symbolism in a warning to her readers about the dangers of deep introspection.

"Hand Shadows"


“Hand Shadows” by Mary Cornish has a reminiscent tone and uses diction to remind readers to use imagination to enhance their daily lives. The alligator could only be seen through silhouette. This shows readers that they must change their perspectives to see everything. Sometimes things are revealed when they are viewed from alternative angles. A swan, made by the father’s arms and hands, had a “fingered beak”. The choice of these words was deliberate because they remind the reader that the swan is not real. The reader needs to use their imagination and once that is applied, the fingers become a beak. At the very end, the speaker touches upon Orion’s sword. Constellations are one of the most imaginative concepts in the world. Stars in a certain formation can be seen as figures and shapes only if one has the imagination to fill in the surrounding space. Mary Cornish’s diction in “Hand Shadows” clearly tells the reader to use imagination to enhance their daily lives.