Rotation 4, blog 3

“Triolet” Robert Bridges
-has a good rhythm
-the name of the poem itself means: a poem that has eight lines and there is repetition of certain lines throughout the poem
-the name of this poem doesn’t have anything to do with what the poem is about
 I find this really weird that someone would name a poem like this
 Maybe she wanted to show that she was exaggerating certain parts of the poem
-slant rhymes: “guess, mater” “friendliness, guess”
-comparing love to master  controlling
-personification: “That Love would prove so hard a master”
-love is also capitalized as if it were a person’s name
-gives love the characteristics of a person in control
-made up of 2 stanzas
-some punctuation usage
-the line “we did not guess” is repeated three times and the line “Love would prove so hard a master.”
-makes you feel like love is very controlling
-makes you feel like it can also happen unexpectedly: “of more than common friendliness”
-“Irretrievable disaster”  makes love sound horrible
-the opposite of what most people say about love
-most people think of love and think it’s a great thing but this poem shows the opposite
-tone: not very upbeat
-“irretrievable disaster”
-no metaphors
-makes you turned off towards love in a way  makes it seems so horrible that you wouldn’t want to venture out into that area


“Ancient stairway” Denis Levertov
-One stanza
-made up of two sentences
-needs the next line to make sense: “footsteps like water hallow”
 That example is also a metaphor
-no real rhyme scheme
-reads like a poem more than a story
-short lines
-tone: ancient, adventurous
-“the broad curves of stone”  makes me think of England and back in the day when dungeons and castles were very common
-“century by century”  shows that even after all this time, this stone is still here
-the last four lines of the stanza make me feel that this stairs will never be dissembled
-talks about the last person on these stairs may either being going up or down
-weird to think though that the last person using them would be going up
-would need another way down  “century by century”  by this time elevators could be invented so the person wouldn’t need the stairs to get down
-over time maybe the stairs may not be used anymore but they are still there
-because each line is broken up  allows for more emphasis on each line
“The broad curves of a stone” – makes you think of stones and how they must curve along the wall
-emphasis on each line also helps with imagery
-allows you as the reader to take the poem line by line and paint a picture in your mind


“I Shall Paint My Nails Red” Carole Satyamurti
-Each line starts with the word “because”
-all one stanza but a space between each line and each line is its own sentence
-each line is a reason why she wants to pain her nails red
“Because it is quicker than dyeing my hair.”  this is very true
-women want to make changes about themselves but want them to be quick
-most people are impatient and want fast results
-“Because it will remind me I am a woman”  red can be considered a feminine color
-usually if you wear a red dress it is thought of as “sexy” and this may be why red nail polish will remind her that she is a woman
-but another line: “because I will look like a survivor”  red is known for being a strong and bright color  shows that red has two sides to it
-word that I looked up: Moratorium – to freeze/ stop
-the last line in the poem really stood out to me: “Because it is reversible.”
-this line seemed the strongest because it is shorter than all the other ones
-but also because of the last word in the line
-if there is something we don’t like about ourselves we wish we could change it
-this is a minor part of our body that we can quickly change if it turns out badly
-tone: light hearted, not very serious
-each line just basically stands for a reason why she wants to paint her nails red
-Very straight forward poem – doesn’t use any complicated words or metaphors
-she isn’t trying to explain a hard idea  she can use more simple diction
-still a good poem even though it’s still simple