This poetry unit has really been an eye opener for me. I dreaded taking this class at first because I knew it was going to be a lot of work and I would actually have to set some of my valuable free time at home aside for some of these assignments. I was afraid I would suffer from writer's block, and people would laugh at my ridiculous poems. However, after the first few classes I began to slip into a comfortable mode that allowed me to let my creative juices flow. The positive feedback from both teacher and peers encouraged me to expose the most sensitive part of me...my soul. The poems that I am most pleased with are "The Years Go By" (a contrast poem), "Rumors" (a form poem), and "Our Lady" (an extended metaphor poem). The contrast poem was easy for me to write because I am one of those people who could be mistaken as bi-polar because my mood swings dramatically from one end of the spectrum to the other in a matter of minutes. So contrast poems are basically the language of my life. This poem is especially dear to me because it sums up my high school career...the years of wanting to break free and fly as far away as possible, and then the feeling of loneliness and rejection as a Senior. I also liked the form poem I wrote. I had a hard time thinking of my subject, until I thought of school and how the popular thing to do is to talk about people. Then I realized how big of a part rumors play in my life...and everyone else's. Even famous people rise or fall on rumors. Rumors define us, make us who we are and what we accomplish. This poem is unique in the fact that no one else has written about this poem. Finally, my all time favorite poem is the extended metaphor poem. I love New York City...it enchants me. I wanted to write a poem about New York very badly...but I couldn't give the poem a focus. I began to think about other topics to write about instead, concentrating mainly on historical events. Then it hit me. The Statue of Liberty. Who else to better sum up what this country was founded on? I can't really say anything more about this poem. I just love it, almost as much as I love The Big Apple. Along with my great achievements came minor disappointments. I try never to look down on the work I do, but I can't help but dislike my other two form poem and the conversation poem. The form poems were very difficult to come up with....especially the alliteration poem. I don't like poetry that has so many rules to follow...I felt trapped by my own creativity. I wanted to make the poems as unique as possible...but it just didn't come naturally to me. I'm glad I did the form poems though, because it taught me to follow directions and to open new doors to my creativity while challenging myself. Although I am not completely satisfied with my form poems, I am proud of the effort I put into them. With a little practice, I know these poems will eventually be much easier for me. The conversation poem goes without saying. It is very difficult to work with material that you don't come up with yourself. It's like being handed someone else's diary and having to make it your own. It was almost impossible to come up with a rhythm and rhyme that made sense. The only good thing about the conversation poem was that I was the only one in the class who did it. Because of this poetry unit I have reinstated confidence in myself and my ability to write. I was introduced to many new types of poetry that I came to love. I learned that deep down I still have that flair for writing. Maybe I was born with it; maybe I just had excellent English teachers. Either way, I have rekindled my love for writing and I hope that even after this class has ended and I have moved on, I will still remember to pick up a pen and paper and to let myself go into a world where the only person that matters is me.

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