News Report

“News Report” has a rough rigid attitude, although using the headlines,and quotes from articles Theres a a lot of passion and anger within the writing.There’s more of a masculine tone in the words: I googled certain lines, such as “ what you saw were a bunch of trenches with arms sticking out of them”. this was a line repeated many times originally written by Patrick J Slogan, who gave the report on how many mass slaughter of a group of Iraqis went unreported,during the Gulf War. There are many quotes of the same nature and give us the same amount of hurt. Although the author doesn’t depict her own voice it shows social concerns throughout the tittles themselves. The use of Italics evokes emphases and importance of the quotes. Although the author adds no personal anger,the chosen quotes of many statements of Army officers,one who has received a gold medal for his contribution was the one that showed the most disgust towards the actions of the Army and it’s involvement, this basically shows the overall critical tone in relation to the events.When i first read the poem I didn't think too much about the events because I was focusing on the overall theme but once I had the picture painted to me I realized how dramatic it was. I believe the author uses the rough tittles to protray the anguish and emotions related to any type of war, regardless of what side your on. What was the overall emotions that everyone felt,if any?

Sharon Olds: I go back to May 1937

When reading the poem you are automatically moved from current time to that of 1930's you can see how time and words change in matter of seconds. She speaks about seeing this couple who is pitiful and beautiful at the same time,emphasizes on their untouched bodies and than describes them in comparisons to paper dolls.She speaks about the bad they will go on to do if they remain together and become her parents and even though she has no real knowledge if what she would have said would make an impact she herself decides I rather live: I enjoyed this aspect because I felt even if she had said how she felt there's no guarantee they would split up.There's a sense of power and struggle but ultimately she decides to survive as most of us would.The whole poem is about her and what she sees: she says ''I see them... or I see my father'' gives a 3rd person look to the situation. Overall the poem was short and in combination of struggles within a girl who feels she has the power to undo the past....

The fish by Elizabeth Bishop:WK2

While reading the poem,there was a lots of imagery the details about the fish itself reflects into the catchers

mood and Interest on game of  being in pursuit.I believe that by putting so much attention on the fish, the
fishermen is given more credit.such references as the multiple lines that the fish has escaped from gives us the background on how much it was hunted and wanted by many fishermen.Also it's tremendous size reference makes it seem much more bigger and that much more of  thrill  to the reader.This much imagery also makes
you think about the loneliness about the fishermen who pays such attention to small details of the fish
features,make me at least wonder of it's himself who has been hunted and grown old and tired-some from his
own faith and chase.The fish has grown so tired and run downed that after all his effort he lets the fish go! I
believe that by doing so he relinquishes his own feelings and breathes fresh air and hopes for relief.