1. Simic writes, “I realized how much I owe to my boredom” (par.3). what does he owe?
When Simic writes, “I realize how much I owe to my boredom” in paragraph three, he is referring to a times when technology did not over power every event brought on in this era. When hurricane Irene struck Simics city he had no choice but to face boredom. Realizing society does nothing but depend on technology, Simic found himself discovering his true self, even so, becoming his own “spectator”. Simic states “Drowning in it, I became face to face with myself as if in a mirror”. Simic has nothing to do but to read, sit and stare, and face reality. However, this allowed him to read and learn way more than what he would have done if technology had been available …show more content…
He uses a poetic sentence structure to intrigue the reader and express his emotions. For instance, in paragraph three Simic writes about a time he remembers being so bored he thought time stopped. “Walking through a museum, years later, I recalled that moment in my room as I passed the statues of Greek and Egyptian gods. They looked to me as bored as I had been.” I did like how Simic used poetic sentence structures because I was engaged while reading his essay. An essayistic writing has traits like an essay but focuses on a more personal level. I think the poetry makes the essay interesting, so I do not wish for the piece to be more essayistic.
4. Do you feel you have what Simic calls “a quiet place to sit and think” (par. 1)? If so, describe it, and what you use it for. If not, do you wish you had one-and what circumstances prevent you from having such a place?
I do have a quiet place to sit and think like Simic describes. My room is my quiet place. I resort to my room for silence, comfort, reading, and studying. However, the house can still be extremely loud and overwhelming for me to study since I have four chaotic
When Simic writes, “I realize how much I owe to my boredom” in paragraph three, he is referring to a times when technology did not over power every event brought on in this era. When hurricane Irene struck Simics city he had no choice but to face boredom. Realizing society does nothing but depend on technology, Simic found himself discovering his true self, even so, becoming his own “spectator”. Simic states “Drowning in it, I became face to face with myself as if in a mirror”. Simic has nothing to do but to read, sit and stare, and face reality. However, this allowed him to read and learn way more than what he would have done if technology had been available …show more content…
He uses a poetic sentence structure to intrigue the reader and express his emotions. For instance, in paragraph three Simic writes about a time he remembers being so bored he thought time stopped. “Walking through a museum, years later, I recalled that moment in my room as I passed the statues of Greek and Egyptian gods. They looked to me as bored as I had been.” I did like how Simic used poetic sentence structures because I was engaged while reading his essay. An essayistic writing has traits like an essay but focuses on a more personal level. I think the poetry makes the essay interesting, so I do not wish for the piece to be more essayistic.
4. Do you feel you have what Simic calls “a quiet place to sit and think” (par. 1)? If so, describe it, and what you use it for. If not, do you wish you had one-and what circumstances prevent you from having such a place?
I do have a quiet place to sit and think like Simic describes. My room is my quiet place. I resort to my room for silence, comfort, reading, and studying. However, the house can still be extremely loud and overwhelming for me to study since I have four chaotic