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| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:09pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
The small ironies that most of us encounter in our everyday lives can provide a poet with some of the best material for poetry. But we have to un-peel our eyes, de-sensitize ourselves to our environment. How many of us could write a poem, an exact verbal description of our journey to work? How often you passed that crumbling warehouse and not noticed the graffiti? 'Vendors'? Or realized that they've changed the supermarket on the road from Oshodi to Festac? Describe your world to yourself as you move around it. What best describes your living room? Your street? Your town? Who lives here? Write lists of words and phrases and try to be as precise as possible in your observations. As poets, we should get used to knowing and understanding the meaning of words, we must buy new edition of dictionary and read it. The broader your vocabulary, the more ideas you will be able to express. 2 Likes |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:11pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
Buqqui: Same here. We just have to be here. Sorry ehn...  |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:14pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
POEM TO STUDY: Now, to Harlos Poem. Just like Yuzjet's poem, that was written about household objects (The light Bulb), Harlos used a door as his household object. His poem read thus: The Door: Its scary look is frightening as we move closer in evening our neighbour's crooked door made from a woody stem joined with patches to keep it firm makes their house look dull the color is blurry because there was no paint to furnish the door makes excessive sound as he bangs with full force we laugh and joke at it in the morning as we go to school we dare not do such on our way back at noon our mother warned against our act as our neighbour is a nice man. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:16pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
POEM ANALYSIS: Now to the main analysis. Here, we relate the door to a border in this context. A nations border to be precise. For every nation, there's always a door/border connecting it to the next nation. A secure border is paramount to any nation, and a worthy boast. Many powerful nations use the best of the best and latest technologies to secure their respective borders. Can u try to imagine how the USA, Russia and China's border security would look? We can, as well, relate this poem to a building of treasures that has a weak door. Now, relate these treasures to the citizens of a nation/building that has a weak door. In short, we can all decipher what would happen to a treasure building that doesn't have a secured door. To cut the story short, here's the message Harlos's Poem is sending: |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:19pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
'Its scary look is frightening'. The border's gate and the customs were outdated. The design of the border is just too old. They look disgusting. 'As we move closer in the evening'. When the poet is at the border, he takes a closer look to be sure if it's a worthy border or not. 'Our neighbour's crooked door'. The border's gate and the customs were outdated, in a style used over 50 decades ago. Imagine how unworthy the door look. 'Made from a woody stem, joined with patches to keep it firm'. Imagine a border made of old wooden materials of over 50 decades old? The guards uniforms and the gate of the border looked dirty. Imagine if border patrol men wear ragged uniforms. What kind of image does it present? |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:24pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
Our neighbour's crooked door'.[/i] The border's gate and the customs were outdated, in a style used over 50 decades ago. Imagine how unworthy the door look. 'Made from a woody stem, joined with patches to keep it firm'. Imagine a border made of old wooden materials of over 50 decades old? The guards uniforms and the gate of the border looked dirty. Imagine if border patrol men wear ragged uniforms. What kind of image does it present? |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:32pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
'Makes their house look dull, The colour is blurry'. For anybody that visits the border, most especially a foreigner, there is no doubt that the country will be as a boring and poor as those securing it. Irrespective of the facts that, beautiful people are living there. 'Because there was no paint to Furnish'. What can a poor nation do with no financing power? There's just no finance to booster the border materials. They really want to use the latest technology too, but there's no means for that. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:39pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
[b]'We laugh and joke at it in the morning as we go to school'. When the passers roll around the territory, they laugh at the patrols of the border and the country as a whole, because there is very little restrictions in getting in/out of the country. It's just too easy for the citizens and its surrounding nation to take advantage of their nation's poor territory. Thereby, giving room for illegal importing and exporting of deals. It's laughable though, as it is not just secured enough. 'We dare not do such on our way. Back at noon'. Still yet, no law is too small. The poor nation still maintains its rule with the little way it can. They will not repeat what they did when they were going out through the border, while coming back, especially by noon. Sounds like the security is more strict compared to other time frames. [i]'Our mother warned against our act as our neighbor is a nice man'. Their parents (it could be their leaders or even pastors or sheikhs) warn them not to laugh at other nations, because we are all under one sky, one moon and one sun. Despite all the deficiencies of that nation, one dares not scrutinise others. Specifically, Harlos Poem can be related to many things. Take for instance, there's always a channel to get anything, something is always behind the door, either closed or opened. Somebody relate the poem to the just concluded Presidential Election in Nigeria after reading, and was wowing with the interpretations. This is how he interpreted it.[/b] 1 Like |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:42pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
[b] The door= Election The scary looks is frightening: The way Nigerians perceived the election before its commencement was really scary. Wasn't it? Fear of war, unsure of the outcome. To cut the story short, we can recall back to different prophecies prophesied by different pastors. 'As we move closer in the evening: As the election was getting closer, it was obvious that lots and lots of migration occurred. The northerners living in the south migrated to their region, while the southerners in the north also followed in the opposite. However, some believed that no matter what will happen, they just must be at their respective founts. Our neighbour's crooked door: Many ruled INEC out and believe they are just bunches of an independent bodies and organisations of lies. They believed they can't guarantee a fair and free process of the Election. They were ruled out that they won't deliver the will and wishes of the people. Until recently, INEC was able to proved them wrong. Made from a woody stem Joined with patches to keep it firm: It was believed that most of INEC officials are corrupt, just little of them aren't corrupted, but majorities are. Many believed the chairman of the body was just a figure head that will follow the instructions of who assigned him the position not according to the thumb ballots of the electorates. The result was opposite of peoples believe and clarify how strong the organisation is now. Makes their house look dull. The colour is blurry Because there was no paint to furnish: INEC lose some peoples trust. Taking many challenges they encountered for instance, the hope that the card readers will fail, or is it the delay in the distributions of the PVC's make many believed that the election will not hold. Their focus was hampered with many accusations and allegations from many. But still yet, they ignored them and still came victorious against all odds.[/b] |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:47pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
none came to the class....? |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:02pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
[b]The door makes excessive sound as he bangs with full force: There were different prophecies from all over. There were propagandas from the participating parties. Gist and opinion from someone became news where every corners was full of rumours of lot, many predictions here and there. All thanks to the media, from the citizens in the diaspora, the social networks to the next available local radio stations. The noise was all over, even a deaf could decipher what's about to happen. We laugh and joke at it in the morning as we go to school. All and sundry don't believe INEC even when they went to exercise their casting Right. Many believed their ballots won't be count. Still, they laughed, joked about but still casted their votes anyway. We dare not do such on our way back at noon Our mother warned against our act as our neighbour is a nice man:: Against all odds, seems INEC has been able to deliver the electorate wishes and desires. None ever believe the outcome of the results, the action of the incumbent administration is a good sign to all Nigerians, a genius Democratic leader. With that, we all respect INEC and see them as nice and trustworthy commission. And with this, we dare not challenge their actions & authorities comes 2019 as they really changed the mindset of the electorates and set the reecord very straight[/b] |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:06pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
Goodnight ghost students |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 10:08pm On Apr 02, 2015 |
Well, glory be to God for today's class. Even though, nobody attended. See u all next week! Am outta here....  |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Qaisar1: 9:13pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
In! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by noble4d(m): 7:17pm On Apr 06, 2015 |
Halooo guys, happy Easter. You guys r doing wonderfully well, thumbs up. noblecares. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Nobody: 8:53pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
no class? |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by JigsawKillah(m): 9:07pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Good Evening Class |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:11pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
JigsawKillah: Evening sir. *waving beside gloriaz* |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by EverestdeBliu(m): 9:14pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Goodevening sir, Hi class! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by JigsawKillah(m): 9:15pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Our last class ended with I and my partner promising to break down a poem illustrating the components of a Free Verse Poem So Today, we'll be continuing with the topic I titled FREE VERSE (THE MOTHER OF POETRY FORMS) |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:15pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
JigsawKillah: Ride on sir! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:17pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Hurriedly, get into the class, sit on the available seat...hands, folded, rested on the desk. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by JigsawKillah(m): 9:20pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
And this is the poem we promised to talk about Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing for long years. And for this reason, some old things are lovely warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them. Things Men Have Made, by DH Lawrence (1929) welcome Sir Yuzjet and Everest |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:21pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
JigsawKillah: At ur service sir. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by EverestdeBliu(m): 9:23pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
JigsawKillah:What kinda 'thing' are we talking about here,sir |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by JigsawKillah(m): 9:23pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
From the poem posted above, one will notice that The lines are of different lengths. They don't rhyme with each other. Nor are they arranged in a fixed pattern of stressed (emphasised) and unstressed syllables. Nevertheless, this is a highly organised piece of writing. Network making jest of me |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Nobody: 9:28pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
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| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:30pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
The most obvious device here is the repetition, which the young man, Qaisar1 has already said, with variation: 'men have made', 'men who made'. These phrases occur at the beginning and end of the poem, with a single syllable before the first occurrence and after the second. They balance each other, emphasising a balance between the first two lines and the last two, between the first sentence or proposition of Lawrence's statement and the second, which echoes it and develops it further. The whole poem pivots around the very short line in the middle, 'for long years'. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Buqqui: 9:34pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
#Runs in breathing heavily# Traffic was mad. Oga no vex abeg, rep just called to inform me class was holding. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:35pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:35pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
There are other repetitions: 'life', in the first and fifth lines, 'wakened' and 'awake' in the first and second lines. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:37pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Although there is no set number of stresses in the lines, there is a clear pattern of stresses at the beginnings of the lines. The first line and the last both begin with two stressed syllables: 'Things men', 'warm still'. The second and the fourth line both begin with two unstressed syllables, followed by one that is stressed: 'are awake', 'And for this'. Again, this emphasises a balance between the first two lines and the last two. |
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