Oliver once again proves to me that she
has a lot of knowledge about this whole poetry thing. Although it
seems to me as though she writes this book almost like a poem and in
a slightly cryptic manner, it is obvious that she knows what she is
talking about. I wish that she would make it slightly more clear and
maybe provide more direction as to how to actually write a free verse
poem. But, she obviously knows what she is talking about and does
have a lot of information to provide on free verse, even with just a
couple pages.
In the chapter “Verse that is Free,”
she gets rid of a lot of misconceptions about free verse poetry. She
states that it is “fluid” and that is not actually “free” and
has a “design.” When I first heard this, I was kind of shocked,
but, upon examining Oliver's examples, it was very obvious. A poet
cannot simply write some words down and call it a poem. There has to
be thought and meaning behind it. Just like she stated in her other
chapter on sound, it has to sound good and be enjoyable for a reader.
William Carlos' poem has meaning, it has a good sound, and is truly
an enjoyable poem. Carlos put a lot of thought in writing and had a
certain “design” in mind even though it is free verse.
I think Oliver does a great job getting
the idea across that free verse isn't just some words shaped into
stanzas and that it truly has thought and meaning behind it. It still
requires planning and effort. This chapter really helped me better
understand this crucial element of free verse and understand other
key elements of free verse and add to my ever-growing knowledge base
of poetry.
has a lot of knowledge about this whole poetry thing. Although it
seems to me as though she writes this book almost like a poem and in
a slightly cryptic manner, it is obvious that she knows what she is
talking about. I wish that she would make it slightly more clear and
maybe provide more direction as to how to actually write a free verse
poem. But, she obviously knows what she is talking about and does
have a lot of information to provide on free verse, even with just a
couple pages.
In the chapter “Verse that is Free,”
she gets rid of a lot of misconceptions about free verse poetry. She
states that it is “fluid” and that is not actually “free” and
has a “design.” When I first heard this, I was kind of shocked,
but, upon examining Oliver's examples, it was very obvious. A poet
cannot simply write some words down and call it a poem. There has to
be thought and meaning behind it. Just like she stated in her other
chapter on sound, it has to sound good and be enjoyable for a reader.
William Carlos' poem has meaning, it has a good sound, and is truly
an enjoyable poem. Carlos put a lot of thought in writing and had a
certain “design” in mind even though it is free verse.
I think Oliver does a great job getting
the idea across that free verse isn't just some words shaped into
stanzas and that it truly has thought and meaning behind it. It still
requires planning and effort. This chapter really helped me better
understand this crucial element of free verse and understand other
key elements of free verse and add to my ever-growing knowledge base
of poetry.
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