This week, we learned how to look deeper into poetry. This is an important skill to learn because then you can apply this knowledge to novels and other pieces of writing. We utilized this skill when we read the poem "The Eagle". What I find fascinated is we were all taught the same way to explicate a poem, but absolutely everyone in my group interpreted the poem differently. Another important skill to have whilst learning to explicate poems is that it's perfectly fine for others to have different interpretations. You have to remain confident that the way you see it isn't wrong or dumb just because it is different.
All that being said, I definitely need to start being confident that my interpretations are valid. It's easy for me, or anyone, to feel unsure about their thoughts, especially when they tend to be so different than others. We could lose out on some great thoughts if people continue to feel self conscious about their beliefs.
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Andy Schoenborn
10/11/2015 04:40:48 pm
Hi Mattie,
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