"Edward O"

This poem really annoyed me, probably because I got the notes from a friend before I actually read the poem, but still. I was confused at reading the notes first because two things were classified as lie and one as truth. The killing of two animals were the lies and the killing of the father was the truth. It was only after I read the poem that I began to understand the meaning behind the poem and everything that occurred. The mother convinces her son to kill his father and the son gives the mother a curse because of the evil she made him commit. Also, when the son told his mother that he killed those animals, she knew he was lying the whole time. I wonder what type of sick person would convince her son to kill her husband and still try to keep his favor. It is a weird poem according to me.

"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

First, I kind of thought it was funny that in the title it said "good night" and that is usually what you say before you go to sleep; however, it was meant differently in this sense. Back on track though, I think I can relate to this poem more than the rest because all or most of the poems are about death in some shape or form. In this poem, though, the speaker is saying how much he wants his father to stay with him, to "not go gentle." I just didn't comprehend how some of the other poems didn't care or didn't have a respect for life. Anyway, I also thought it was interesting how the tears could be a blessing and a curse at the same time. It really brought death into perspective for me. The tears are a blessing because the father tires to stay and it shows the love of the son. On the other hand, the tears are a curse because it shows the pain of the father and the son. The pain is of the father's struggling and of the son's loss.

#10- "That Time of Year"

I think that there is a lot of imagery in this poem to show the theme of death and things coming to their end. In the first quatrain of the poem, there is the image of autumn. I usually think of autumn as beautiful, but here it signifies an end because it starts to get cold and only a few leaves hang, signifying life. In the second quatrain, there is a image of twilight, which is after sunset where the sun ends and the sky is dark. Finally,in the third quatrain, the author organizes another image to show an end of things which is one of a fire dying. As the fire dies, the room starts to get colder, the light fades, and soon only the ashes are left. These images show that the speaker is nearing the end of his life and soon he will become fire, autumn, or twilight. Finally, all these images show the constant progression of time and that everything will always end.

#17- Delight in Disorder

The pattern of this poem achieves the sense of disorder. This poem is all about disorder and the lack of perfection. The speaker seems to enjoy disorder and even like it and they show the lack of care throughout the poem. Such words like "careless shoestring" and "flow confusedly" show the lack of order and the chaos that seems to be present. Most eye-catching for me, though, was the pattern. The rhyme scheme was broken and had no particular reason except to show disorder in the poem. It stuck out to me most because I read poems out loud and there is usually a certain rhythm or flow to the poem. For me, this poem did not have one and I often found myself getting caught on a word. Therefore, the disorder was evident to me and the pattern was the reason for the broken rhyme scheme.