For the second half of the semester, I have five responses, resulting in a total of ten. The length of these responses varies from 495 words to 368, so my average is about 430 words, an increase from my average of 380 in the first half of the semester.
Assessments
Through my posts on William Carlos Williams’ “The Young Housewife” (Mar. 13) and E. E. Cummings’ “in Just-” (Mar. 25), I’ve used this assignment to analyze specific passages and poetry styles. Though my response to “The Young Housewife” leads into questions about what differentiates poetry and prose, my first paragraph discusses the effect of certain phrases and words on my understanding of the poem. Although I clearly had difficulty with Williams’ poetry, this analysis did prompt …show more content…
Though I touched on this topic in the first half of the semester in my response to Ida B. Wells (Addition Post 2), I’ve expanded on this issue in my responses to Mary Loeffelholz’s overview of American Literature (Mar. 13), Gloria Anzaldúa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” (Apr. 8), and Adrienne Rich’s “Diving into the Wreck” (Apr. 15). Specifically, Loeffelholz’s retelling of history, alongside Rich and Wells’ rejection of accepted history, resulted in a considerable focus on perspectives that are often erased during the construction of The Story of the United States, as well as the harm this erasure (or demonization) has on the development of identity. This seems especially connected to our course goal of contemplating how literature conveys culture, or as I express in my March 13th post, how “literature is inextricably tied to history, both because literature is a part of history and because literature is often the vehicle used to tell it” (#). Though my response to “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” does not address these topics directly, it does discuss Anzaldúa’s examination and legitimization of her identity through the content and design of her
Assessments
Through my posts on William Carlos Williams’ “The Young Housewife” (Mar. 13) and E. E. Cummings’ “in Just-” (Mar. 25), I’ve used this assignment to analyze specific passages and poetry styles. Though my response to “The Young Housewife” leads into questions about what differentiates poetry and prose, my first paragraph discusses the effect of certain phrases and words on my understanding of the poem. Although I clearly had difficulty with Williams’ poetry, this analysis did prompt …show more content…
Though I touched on this topic in the first half of the semester in my response to Ida B. Wells (Addition Post 2), I’ve expanded on this issue in my responses to Mary Loeffelholz’s overview of American Literature (Mar. 13), Gloria Anzaldúa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” (Apr. 8), and Adrienne Rich’s “Diving into the Wreck” (Apr. 15). Specifically, Loeffelholz’s retelling of history, alongside Rich and Wells’ rejection of accepted history, resulted in a considerable focus on perspectives that are often erased during the construction of The Story of the United States, as well as the harm this erasure (or demonization) has on the development of identity. This seems especially connected to our course goal of contemplating how literature conveys culture, or as I express in my March 13th post, how “literature is inextricably tied to history, both because literature is a part of history and because literature is often the vehicle used to tell it” (#). Though my response to “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” does not address these topics directly, it does discuss Anzaldúa’s examination and legitimization of her identity through the content and design of her