ENGCW 272 Lecture 2: Class_2_Notes_ENGCW272
19 Jun 2018
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DISCUSSION REGARDING SINEAD MORRISSEY
Regarding the assignment:
reflection of poetry, include:
What you thought about it
which poems stand out
what techniques she uses
(include info on who the poet is and who she is inspired by)
Sinead Morrissey: prominent Irish and UK poet
won cavanaugh award as teenager
graduate of trinity college dublin
won ts eliot prize
through this square window (poem):
haunting
gives dream like quality
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Matter (poem) notes:
about idea of spontaneous generation
doesn’t believe in it, but kind of does, as well
themes: uses jarring imagery to conjure deadly and ghoulish images: maggots, death
biblical references: the ark
teaches a lot about writing poetry
varies reading
is actually about rebirth, birth, children -> related it to bigger themes
longest poem i’ve ever heard read aloud
segues perfectly into one another as themes stay the same
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talks of becky sharp
turns into character who he never was
this is vanity fair (poem) notes:
love letter
takes from other literatures
kind of cliche? more like a fan tribute, but written beautifully
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