I understand what is to do if you’re reading poetry. I give mine a seven out of ten because I was getting better at reading the poems. But it hard to stop mid-sentence. I was trying to read until I get to period and comma. After I practice, I was getting better at reading slowly at poetry. Reading Odiepus the King was really interesting because it gave life lessons. In real life there are lots of karma laws that were put in cause and effect such as diligent and bad luck impacts of our actions. What goes around comes around. One of my favorite poems was “The Lesson” by Toni Bambara because the poem shows how life in society is in different places in living. I was still looking and researching at other poems in The Poetry Foundation and some in the American Academy for Poets. Yet for my next Essay, I’m not sure that I’d pick the right one with twelve lines.
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It’s great to see how much effort you’re putting into reading poetry. Its awesome that you’ve connected the themes of Oedipus the King to real life concepts like karma and cause and effect, those lessons are definitely present in both the play and many poems. The lesson by Toni Bambara is a wonderful choice, and I love how it shows different perspectives of life. Keep up the great work.