I would rate my ability to read poetry after the past two weeks as a 6.5/10. I understand the main ideas and can recognize poetic devices, but sometimes I still need to reread or translate certain words into French to fully understand the meaning.
My experience with poetry can help me read Oedipus the King by making me more comfortable with older language and figurative expressions. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare relates to the play because both use strong imagery and formal language. In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare writes:
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”
This line describes how time and nature can change beauty, similar to how Oedipus the King shows how fate changes a person’s life. By reading poetry, I have learned to pay attention to language and rhythm, which will help me understand Oedipus the King better.
Overall, I think my understanding of poetry is improving!
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I like your comments and especially your quote from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. I am looking for speific quotes to support students’ comments in the discussions, so this is very helpful to illustrate the thought that has to go into reading each line and phrase.
I really like how you connected your understanding of poetry to reading Oedipus the King. It’s great that you’re noticing how poetry’s language and imagery can help with understanding older texts. I agree that both Sonnet 18 and Oedipus the King show how time and fate can change things in life. Your example from Shakespeare fits so well with Oedipus’s journey, where his fate is controlled by forces outside his understanding. Keep up the good work with poetry, seems like you’re making great progress.
I like how you connected Sonnet 18 and Oedipus the King, as both explore themes of time and change in different ways. After two weeks of reading poetry, I as well can grasp the main ideas and identify poetic devices, but I still have to reread or translate some lines to fully understand them.
Poetry is helping me get more comfortable with Archaic language and figurative expressions, which has helped with Oedipus the King. Both works use rich language and imagery, making me more aware of how language shapes meaning and mood. I’ve always avoided poetry, but I must admit that I find romantic or historical romance enticing. It’s interesting how poems take real-life events and give them a poetic spin, making them more captivating. Certain poetry now soothes me and allows me to experience emotions and history in a deeper, more creative way.