English Poetry: Synopsis of Various Poems
Linage 1. The image I get of the speakers grandmothers were that they were strong women and were very hard working. 2. In line 10 I think the speaker means that her grandmothers don’t cuss or talk down on others. 3. The end makes me think that the speaker of the poem lacks confidence. It made the poem become somewhat sad.
Reflection: the poem was interesting, I couldn’t relate to it. It was short and I liked that. The speaker seems like she has issues with self-esteem.
The Courage That My Mother Had 1. The image I get from I got was that her mother was a very strong and courageous person and the speaker wants to be the same way 2. Do Not Have To Do. 3. The mixed blessing that the daughter received from her mother is that she left her a golden brooch, the daughter wishes her mother would have left her with more. Not an object but the courage like a rock. 4. The speakers in “Linage” and “The Courage That My Mother Had” have in common that they don’t feel like they’re as great as their ancestors. The similarities in both poems about the grandmothers and the mother are that they are both looked up to by a granddaughter and a daughter. 5. If the poems were written about grandfathers and fathers instead, I don’t think it would change too much. Just that as men, it would be expected for them to be courageous and strong. 6. I look up to my ancestors just the same way the speakers in the poems do. 7. I think I am just as courageous as my ancestors. We grew up in different eras and go through different things but we handle certain things the same way, with courage.
Reflection: Just like the other poem, I think the speaker has self-esteem issues. Maybe the speakers in both poems need more confidence.
My Papa’s Waltz 1. I don’t really know what’s going on in the poem, it was hard to comprehend. I think maybe the child I dancing with her drunk father. 2. The fathers’ behavior made me think he was drunk. 3. I think the
Reflection: the poem was interesting, I couldn’t relate to it. It was short and I liked that. The speaker seems like she has issues with self-esteem.
The Courage That My Mother Had 1. The image I get from I got was that her mother was a very strong and courageous person and the speaker wants to be the same way 2. Do Not Have To Do. 3. The mixed blessing that the daughter received from her mother is that she left her a golden brooch, the daughter wishes her mother would have left her with more. Not an object but the courage like a rock. 4. The speakers in “Linage” and “The Courage That My Mother Had” have in common that they don’t feel like they’re as great as their ancestors. The similarities in both poems about the grandmothers and the mother are that they are both looked up to by a granddaughter and a daughter. 5. If the poems were written about grandfathers and fathers instead, I don’t think it would change too much. Just that as men, it would be expected for them to be courageous and strong. 6. I look up to my ancestors just the same way the speakers in the poems do. 7. I think I am just as courageous as my ancestors. We grew up in different eras and go through different things but we handle certain things the same way, with courage.
Reflection: Just like the other poem, I think the speaker has self-esteem issues. Maybe the speakers in both poems need more confidence.
My Papa’s Waltz 1. I don’t really know what’s going on in the poem, it was hard to comprehend. I think maybe the child I dancing with her drunk father. 2. The fathers’ behavior made me think he was drunk. 3. I think the