I find that this class has a good deal to offer a student. Coming into the course I felt I already knew most things there are to know about poetry. This thought has quickly been reversing since the first day of class. Reading “Making Your Own Days” has offered a lot of help in incorporating new methods into my writing. Also, what is reenforced in class. I find that I have started to write differently. I thoughts are becoming more obscure, but beautiful in the same way. I particularly enjoy emphasizing objects talking and feeling. This is a new technique that at times would show up in my writing, but now I can concentrate on making it work to my benefit. Before starting this course, I would use a moderate amount of rhyme. It was how I kept my writing going and it sounds nice when you read it. Though, now I have strayed away from this and I am trying to use less rhyme to pull me through a thought. It sounds much more professional and can make a poem that is serious sound serious. When there is rhyming involved I feel it gives it a bit of a upbeat presentation. Overall, I am enjoying my run in with the “Muse” and this course. I feel I must read more work from other poets to gain even more knowledge in the poetry-language.
Clayton
I totally get what you just said. I thought poetry was really simple before I took this class and I started off using a lot of rhyme too, I was always really comfortable with it. I like "Muse" way better than the iambic pentameter. This is one of those classes though that you just get better as you go on, which is good.
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