Poets may arrange their material to encourage the reader to move rapidly through the lines or in a

way that encourages reflection. In the work of at least two poets you have studied, consider how

the pace of poems is created and its relation to the way meaning is delivered.

In poetry there are many ways to empathize a certain sentence or stanza. A way to do this is by using punctuations usually with a comma. However, Emily Dickinson took it to a new level instead of using the generic way like a period or a comma she did something different. She chose to use dashes which was a bold move at the time causing many people to hate it. But, when reflecting back on her poetry today you can realize that it is a very important part of her writing she uses it to change the pace of how the reader reads the poem.  By reading the poem with the dashes you pick up more on rhymes and patterns within the text that you could have missed. Pace is important to poetry because it makes you really thinking about what you read, and also makes the writing timeless. Always having to come up with more patterns and try to figure out the meaning behind the dashes.

When reading the poem “Hope” is the thing with feathers - it makes a lot of more sense when you read it the way Emily Dickinson wanted it to be read by stopping at the dashes. By doing this the poem rhymes more this is because of the pace of the poem and how it causes you to slow down to all of the pauses you need to do. Another way you can read this poem is by reading the last two words before the dashes, by doing this the reader almost is reading a poem inside a poem. Like in the second stanza “is heard - , the storm - , little Bird, many warm - “ these are the last two words before the dashes and when reading them it makes sense, this is one thing that the pace of the poem has to do with how it was written. The reason why the pace of the poem has to do with you being able to reflect on it is because with the punctuation it gives to time to think about that you just read. And it would be harder to do if there wasn't any.

Emily Dickinson took a chance by thinking outside of the box and instead of using the traditional way of writing poems she took a chance. An becuase of that chance she revived a lot of criticism of that time. But, reflecting on the work she has done today it still leaves people scratching their head in wonder what the dashe truly mean. Is it to change the pace of the poem to a slower speed to help you reflect on what you read. This is how the author wanted the poem to be delivered when the reader is reading, to think about that the words mean. These are things that are still talked about today creating a timeless feel to her writing.

     Poetry has many meanings to them making it sometimes difficult to figure all of them out. However, some common ones that are a major push for the author to create that certain poem you read is hope.  Hope, is something that you can be really passionate about and something that many people can relate to. That's a reason why it's used in many poets writing. Someone who embodies this as an author is Naomi Shihab Nye, to be more specific the poem My Father and The Fig Tree. Where a father is on a quest to find the sweetest and ripest fig. It's the hope that he has moving from home to home in his life in search for this fig that's been eluding him.

In the poem My Father and The Fig Tree there are a lot of connections and patterns throughout the poem. Specifically when the author describes hope in the form of a fig. Which symbolizes the hope the father has in finding the perfect fig. Within this poem there is repetition as well and is important to the theme of hope the author was trying to portray. An example of this is when the author says " about picking the largest, fattest, sweetest fig" it's used in the beginning of the poem to show the hope he had. And its busted at the end to show his dreams came to fruition.

The reasoning to why authors chose hope to write about is because everyone has dreams and goals for themselves. And because of that it makes it easy for people to connect with poems. This is something that Naomi Shihab Nye does a great job with in her writings. This is why poetry is known for connecting with people because the themes they have are so much more than what we think. And it's the meanings they have to every person is why people ignore the fact that poetry is confusing.

Here is a quote from Naomi Shihab Nye:

• Importance of literature and how it calms us and helps us relax from the world and takes a break on life
• We need it for comfort
• It's apart of us
• And how it connects to imagery and the ability for you to interpret your own point of view

Arabic Coffee

• Family that uses coffee like it's part of life
• How they prepare it like with the stove
• Coffee is a symbol of family because I know whenever I have family over my parents are always like want a cup of coffee
• A time where you can talk, and socialize

My Grandmother in the Stars

• It doesn't matter where you live because you never live in one place
• Flashback? To when his grandmother was alive
• They are telling the story from one that already happened
• Like how they look at the moon and how it flashes us
• Actually happened

My Father and the Fig Tree

• Father cares alot about the Figs
• It's a part of his childhood
• More talks about the figs
• When she goes to other places the figs aren't as good as they are used too
• There was never a fig where they moved
• Why don't they plant a fig tree

Blood

• Skin is peeling
• Very descriptive
• Catching flies with hands: all something that Arabs must know how to do
• Like a shooting star
• Confused on this poem

The Words Under the Words

• Allah
• Very important
• Religion very intertwined with the poem because of the presents of Allah
• Grandmother and main character

Two Countries

• Skin and how it resembles silk
• How it greys over time
• Like two countries

My vision for the play my love my love would be to modernize it since I think that as it is right now to transfer it to a stage would be way to confusing for the audience. I  would turn the play into a school and separate the two classes the poor side of the island and the rich part of the Island as different grades. Since in high school a senior has more power then a freshman because they are the oldest people at that school. And the Sundance can connect to that easier then having an elabeight idea I think. It would be set up like a school day would be like normally, and the Gods would be the teachers of the school because they have power over the people of the Island, just like how it is again making it easier for people to connect to it since it's a very complex play. However, doing this takes away the magical/ fantasy relation there is like in the novel. Again there will also be multiple encounters with the students and the teacher, but the main thing would be having a upperclassmen like a senior like a freshman which is weird since there is quite a big age difference however we are going to think it's normal for it. This will connect back to the novel, and make it better to comprehend. As for the devil of this school would be the principal because at the end of the day the teachers and expresses their option but it's the principles final say, kinda like how Papa Gé was in the novel. For the characters in this play I will have the main ones from the novel because I feel that they played an important role in the telling of the story and I feel it would be necessary to still have them in the play to further more tell the story. As for the lighting for the play I want to do something interesting because I feel like lights can be very helpful in switching scenes and showing different emotions. I was thinking it would be cool to have a black spot light on whenever Papa Gé to really symbolize and draw out the fact that he's like one with the shadows like in the novel. Another thing I will want to include in my play would be sound, because it is a great way to enhance the play. One thing I would be interested in doing would be when ever the Gods talk have a certain sound associated with them to almost give the audience a clue that there has to be more going on with these teachers. But, I haven't figured out what that should be because I want to make it low key. And maybe do the same thing with the students to show these ones are different then that one other than just going off of grade. This is what I would do if having to stage the play My love My love.

When reading the duality between Desiree and the community of villagers on page 60, I found that Desiree was so fixed on the idea of love. This blinded her and caused her to be oblivious to the situation at hand.  Monsieur Bienconnu tells Desiree that he doesn't love you and how fate won't allow you too to be together. Fate, seems to always follow Desiree like a shadow one that you can't shake. Her name means destiny and in the one she has, there is no love for that man in it. But, I don't believe in that I think you can be able to change your destiny. To free yourself from the imaginary strings pulling you in whatever direction they want you in.  However, after the duality between the two it left Desiree confused and wondering about her fate and what it entail for her. As she walks back she passed the villagers and felt as if she couldn't move. Getting slower and slower with each step. This is from the relationship that she has with the village and how they don't care about what she wants. Her opinion doesn't matter to them. This is what I think happened when re-reading the duality between the two.