Poetry
Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the Night Before Christmas' is a story poem that describes as the title states the night before Christmas and how Santa arrives and gives out the presents at one house. The poem is quite lyrical with the rhyming of the end words and very fun to read no matter how many times you have read this particular story. The pictures are vivid, well-detailed and just plain beautiful to look at no matter the season. It's hard to pick a favorite picture in this Clement Moore poem. If I had to pick a favorite or two it would be the opening illustration of the living room with the tree and the stocking hanging and then when the father throws open the sash and notices the new fallen snow. This is a must read.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Anne Frank
I have read the novel of 'Anne Frank' many times from the standpoint of a high school student to a graduate student. The novel is a very poignant one that shows the reader how a young girl must grow up in a time of extreme hatred and living in very small areas. It is a very emotional read for anybody to try and fully understand what the characters had to live through in a difficult time in history.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Good Sunday morning!
Good Sunday morning! This is the start of a new day and week. What are your thoughts for the coming week. Sunday morning is a time to reflect on the past week while thinking what is and can happen in the coming week. We all need a chance just to be and not worry about what has happened and will happen for things will work out one way or another. Just be.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Feelings. Content Warning.
We all have various feelings about ourselves, but this critique is to describe some very basic ones as in the feelings of joy, charity, happiness, and faith. As the crayon leaves its marks we all leave our own. In joy we can feel what...
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
What is Black Friday?. Content Warning.
So, what is Black Friday? This is a day set aside for the first day of the Christmas Shopping days. The day after Thanksgiving we all seem to rush out to the many sales that the stores are putting on in order for us to try and save on all the big-ticket items that may or may not be Christmas presents for whomever. Always in a way will be a Day of Infamy.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
A Review of Okot P' Bitek’s ‘Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol’
Song of Lawino is an epic poem written by Ugandan poet Okot p' Bitek. First published in 1966 in Luo then translated into other languages, including English. Song of Lawino has become one of the most widely read literary works originating from sub-Saharan Africa that addresses the issues facing a liberated Africa. The poem poses a question: what kind of liberation should Africa take on? Should it honor its traditions, or should it adopt the European values that were already set in place during colonialism? Okot p'Bitek addresses this question by telling the story of Lawino, a woman whose husband, Ocol, throws her out of their home and brings home a more Europeanized woman as a wife. The story is told as a dialogue between Lawino and Ocol. The poem itself is separated into different sections or Chapters, each one detailing the social problems facing Lawino and Ocol in their marriage, their differences, and their value systems.
By Catherine Nyomenda2 years ago in Critique
The Power of Poetry
Philip Sidney’s “An Apology for Poetry” reveals the power of poetry to inspire virtue. He sees learning as a way to improve both mind and character. Poetry, for Sidney, connects feelings and will to this improvement, healing music for the soul.
By Humyra Anjum Maliha2 years ago in Critique
