1. Compare two poems that were not present as pairs on our syllabus but were assigned on different days. How do these poems speak to one another?
Two poems that were not present as pairs in our syllabus that have some things in common would be, Fond Memory and Marks. In Marks, it talks about a mom being graded by her family on things she does. In the poem, she writes, “My husband gives me an A, for last night's supper, an incomplete for my ironing, a B-plus in bed.” This is a common theme of feeling pressured to be a certain way from society. In the mother’s case, she felt that her family was pressuring her to be this “perfect mom.” Another poem that shows the theme of trying to fit in and be perfect would be the poem would be Found …show more content…
One story we read, “Birthmark” a guy named Aylmer tries to change his wife’s appearance to make her “look” more beautiful. In the story when Aylmer asked Georgina if she ever thought about removing her birthmark, she replied saying “To tell you the truth it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so.” When Georgina says this, it shows how she did not mind her birthmark being there, never thinking it as a bad thing. Aylmer proposes a plan to Georgina about removing her birthmark. He then convinces her to say yes. This relates to the story Recipe because it goes under the same theme of society pressuring people to look beautiful by changing the way they are. This reading connects to the poem Recipe because in the poem the author is trying to show the readers how this girl is altering her beauty just to try to fit in with society. In the poem, the author is giving directions on how a white Asian can look more American. In this poem, she gives instructions on how to create the perfectly round eyes. These two poems speak to each other because it shows how we are pressured to change the way we look for other people. In the “Birthmark” story readers can see how Georgina did not mind the birthmark until her …show more content…
Growing up a perfectionist I wanted to get the best grades in my classes and always make my parents proud. With being in college I have found my anxiety to grow even larger. Although I wish I did not panic about my grades every day, I know that success will eventually follow in the future. When I was listening to the poem “Pass/ Fail” I began to relate to the meaning of the poem based on my anxiety with school. In this poem, it is talking about the doubt that she faces when it comes her dreams and succeeding. I connect with the words in this poem because I feel that I always have school on my mind and it is always with me somehow with me. When I am trying to sleep I always have the thought that I could be studying more or doing more homework. In this poem, the author writes, “no matter how, you succeed awake, asleep there is a test, waiting to be failed.” This is meaningful to me because it connects me with the poem. When the author writes how when she is asleep there is a test that connects with my life because at night, I usually dream about myself taking a test and worrying about not succeeding. Her lines, “The dream beckons, with two dull pencils, but you haven’t even, taken the course,” This is a common struggle that I also face in my life with education. She talks about how we shut down our dream of succeeding before we even try to accomplish it. This is related to my life because
Two poems that were not present as pairs in our syllabus that have some things in common would be, Fond Memory and Marks. In Marks, it talks about a mom being graded by her family on things she does. In the poem, she writes, “My husband gives me an A, for last night's supper, an incomplete for my ironing, a B-plus in bed.” This is a common theme of feeling pressured to be a certain way from society. In the mother’s case, she felt that her family was pressuring her to be this “perfect mom.” Another poem that shows the theme of trying to fit in and be perfect would be the poem would be Found …show more content…
One story we read, “Birthmark” a guy named Aylmer tries to change his wife’s appearance to make her “look” more beautiful. In the story when Aylmer asked Georgina if she ever thought about removing her birthmark, she replied saying “To tell you the truth it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so.” When Georgina says this, it shows how she did not mind her birthmark being there, never thinking it as a bad thing. Aylmer proposes a plan to Georgina about removing her birthmark. He then convinces her to say yes. This relates to the story Recipe because it goes under the same theme of society pressuring people to look beautiful by changing the way they are. This reading connects to the poem Recipe because in the poem the author is trying to show the readers how this girl is altering her beauty just to try to fit in with society. In the poem, the author is giving directions on how a white Asian can look more American. In this poem, she gives instructions on how to create the perfectly round eyes. These two poems speak to each other because it shows how we are pressured to change the way we look for other people. In the “Birthmark” story readers can see how Georgina did not mind the birthmark until her …show more content…
Growing up a perfectionist I wanted to get the best grades in my classes and always make my parents proud. With being in college I have found my anxiety to grow even larger. Although I wish I did not panic about my grades every day, I know that success will eventually follow in the future. When I was listening to the poem “Pass/ Fail” I began to relate to the meaning of the poem based on my anxiety with school. In this poem, it is talking about the doubt that she faces when it comes her dreams and succeeding. I connect with the words in this poem because I feel that I always have school on my mind and it is always with me somehow with me. When I am trying to sleep I always have the thought that I could be studying more or doing more homework. In this poem, the author writes, “no matter how, you succeed awake, asleep there is a test, waiting to be failed.” This is meaningful to me because it connects me with the poem. When the author writes how when she is asleep there is a test that connects with my life because at night, I usually dream about myself taking a test and worrying about not succeeding. Her lines, “The dream beckons, with two dull pencils, but you haven’t even, taken the course,” This is a common struggle that I also face in my life with education. She talks about how we shut down our dream of succeeding before we even try to accomplish it. This is related to my life because