The poem that I was drawn to the most was “Here a Pretty Baby Lies” by Robert Herrick. At first I thought it was a very cute and sweet little poem. I was picturing a newborn baby laying in their crib, their mother hovering over to sing quiet lullabies, while the rest of the house remain silent. Of course, I was shocked when I read the last line. Herrick wrote, “Th’easy earth that covers her” (4). Come to find out the baby is actually dead. I was attracted to this poem because it has deep meaning and feeling behind it. I just wish it had a happy ending of course. I liked how it was written, although it is too short. I like that it rhymes and it is very easy to understand. I felt like it was clear and straight to the point. I like that it did not take me an hour to figure it out.
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I also enjoyed “Schoolsville” by Billy Collins. I like how he uses materials in a classroom as metaphors for the environment outside. Collins writes, “chalk dust flurrying down in winter, nights dark as a blackboard” (5-6). He is saying the the chalk is like snow and the board is the color of the night sky. I like how he says that he forgets the student’s names but he remembers their actions. He writes, “The girl who signed her papers in lipstick” (17). Of course everyone remembers the girls who signs her name with lipstick but no one remembers what that girl’s name is. He also talks about how the students group together, and I completely agree with him. Collins writes, “The A’s stroll along with other A’s. The D’s honk whenever they pass another D” (22-23). Students that are grouped together tend to get the same grades in school or have the same interests, such as creative writing. I guess I like this poem because it is something that I can relate to so it is easier for me to understand it. I also like how it has some humor to it. It’s a playful poem.
I’m going to be honest and say that I don’t really like poems all together. So all of the other poems were not appealing at all. I do not understand what they are trying to say. The metaphors confuse me. I hate how they don’t rhyme. It’s like a puzzle that I can’t figure out. If I feel like I can’t relate to the poem, then I am not interested. I am more of a story kind of person. Just say what you mean and get to the point. Why all of these secret meanings? This last part of the class is not going to be easy :(
I also enjoyed “Schoolsville” by Billy Collins. I like how he uses materials in a classroom as metaphors for the environment outside. Collins writes, “chalk dust flurrying down in winter, nights dark as a blackboard” (5-6). He is saying the the chalk is like snow and the board is the color of the night sky. I like how he says that he forgets the student’s names but he remembers their actions. He writes, “The girl who signed her papers in lipstick” (17). Of course everyone remembers the girls who signs her name with lipstick but no one remembers what that girl’s name is. He also talks about how the students group together, and I completely agree with him. Collins writes, “The A’s stroll along with other A’s. The D’s honk whenever they pass another D” (22-23). Students that are grouped together tend to get the same grades in school or have the same interests, such as creative writing. I guess I like this poem because it is something that I can relate to so it is easier for me to understand it. I also like how it has some humor to it. It’s a playful poem. 
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