6-E: The word grandmother is a word that has a lot of meaning for me. I only have known one grandmother (my mom's mom) because my dad's mom was deceased before I was born. My grandmother has always meant a lot to me because she has always been there at family events and is always entertaining and fun. She also makes everyone feel loved by giving compliments often.
6-D: In "Black Elvis" (66-74), the main character's name, Black Elvis, has an obvious connection to the character. He is an African American Elvis impersonator. His name is an exact definition of what he does. In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," (102-115) the character June Star's name seems to relate to her physical appearance. O'Connor describes her as having a yellow head. This description of her blonde hair makes her sound summery, much like the month of June.
Response to "The Passionate Shephard to His Love"
This poem is a profession of love. The very first line "Come live with me and be my love" automatically lets the reader know that this will be a romantic poem. The speaker in the poem shares with his lover all that they will do together and the things that he will provide for her. Many of the elements mentioned in the poem are found in nature (fields, hills, posies, wool, ivy, etc.) which makes the poem feel genuine and sincere to the reader. The speaker in this poem obviously wishes to live in a carefree almost utopian type world where there will be nothing between him and his lover.
Response to "The Nymph's Reply to the Shephard"
This poem is a response to "The Passionate Shephard to His Love." This poem takes on a very different tone. It is much more serious and sensible as opposed to being as carefree as the shephard. The nymph recognizes that everything cannot be perfect, that flowers fade, and that sadness occurs in every relationship. She also replies that if things could be the way the shephard wished, she would live with him and be his love; however, things are not. This poem is much more negative than the first and includes words such as whither, rotten, sorrow, forgotten, etc.
Response to "A Man Said to the Universe"
This poem was brief but had a lot of meaning. The "man" is desperate for someone to take notice of him. He speaks to the "universe," but this could be interpreted as him wanting to be noticed by a couple of people in particular or that he really feels that the universe or world does not realize his existence. The exclamation point in "Sir, I exist!" really gives the line a feel of hopelessness and a need to be recognized. The reply of the "universe" is almost comical and lets the man in the poem know that even though he desires to be noticed, no one is concerned with his problem. The reply, "The fact has not created in me/a sense of obligation" clearly tells the man that the "universe" does not feel the need to notice him. This poem seems to be a reflection of the way the author may have been feeling at a particular time in his life. Everyone probably feels unnoticed at some point or another.
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I thought your response to "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" was interesting because you believed he was sincere. I believed his promises and his love was sincere too, though I think he was going about pursuing his love the wrong way by trying to seduce her with materialistic things. I felt most people thought he didn't really care about her though, so I liked reading your comment on it.
I like your interpretation of the Man in the Universe, I found the last part about how it could be a certain time in his life that he is feeling this way interesting too. I didnt think about that, I just thought he is and was always lonely and looking for somebody to notice him.
I agree with your interpretation of "A Man in the Universe". I feel the same way about it with a man trying to get the attention of the universe. I never thought about him trying to get the attention of maybe a couple of people around him. Maybe hes trying to get the attention of a lover who he feels like is his whole universe. I also never thought about maybe the author is lonely.Which is kind of obvious but i just didnt think of that.
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