I thought I was understanding poetry and how the literary terms were used in the poems and now I've realized I really don't. Writing this essay was extremely painful for me. Everytime I wrote something, I was automatically stopped by confusion partly by me and partly by the poems.
I have discovered that I am the type of person that has to talk things through with other people -- discussion. Whether I'm just listening or including my ideas, this is the only way I comprehend anything.
I can tell you what I think "I never saw a Moor" means and I can tell you what I think "'Faith' is a fine invention" means, but can I explain them? This essay has proven me completely wrong. I know I need to ask questions, but I don't know what questions to ask. When I sit in class, everything makes sense. When I sit at home staring at my blank word document, I feel overwhelmed.
talk to people on facebook chat, or call one of us and discuss it. Talk about it with your brother, or talk to yourself, call up grandma and have a good discussion. Challenge a stranger in McDonalds to read it and tell you what they think, (actually don't do that, remember "stranger danger!"). Discussion can help with assignments, certainly, but on the AP test it is just you and that poem. Challenge yourself by practicing reading one of the poems from the book and analyzing it the way you think it should be, then put it down, come back to it an hour or a day later and see if you still think the same thing.
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