Part One:
1.Keeping Things Whole
2.Late Echo
3.A Dream Within a Dream
2.Late Echo
3.A Dream Within a Dream
4.The Star
5.The White City
Part Two:
Out of those five poems I seemed to fall hardest for The Star. I loved the flowing rhythm that came with it, and the slight whimsical tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Though there weren't many creative words, the message with what it brought forth and the innocence with in it, is what I seemed to love.
All the five poems were very well written, but The White City was not provoking to me. I found myself getting confused with the message I was to extract from within it. As I read it, I couldn't pick up on a flowing rhythm, leaving it to seem chopping and making it harder to understand. The poem was very dark and cynical, which wasn't very pleasing.
I would chose A Dream Within a Dream because I loved how simple, yet elegant it was. The tone was gracious and dark at the same time, which kept me thinking.
Part Three:
Physical Presence and Voice and Articulation will be the two easiest criterias for me because I never find myself fidgeting when I speak, nor do I do unnecessary hand motions. I always find eye contact with the audience when I am speaking because I know how important it is to find a connection with the audience. Voice and Articulation are easy for me because when I read aloud, I naturally speak at a slower and more understanding pace; not just for the audience, but for me as well to prevent from missing a word or messing up.
When it comes to speaking with feeling and showing dramatic gestures, that is defiantly something I am not good at. Being in a play at 5th grade I more of recited my lines then acted them out. Thats how I know this will be a one of my harder struggles. Another difficult criteria for me will be Level of Difficulty, because I am more drawn to simple poems with a rather childlike tone; rather than poems with complexing words and a deeper understanding.
Part Four:
While watching William Farley recite Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams, I could tell this was a strong performance because of the emotion he put into each individual word, while saying it in a way as if he were talking to every single person the crowd. He followed the criteria as if he knew it like the back of his hand. As I watched Shawntay A. Henry recite the poem Frederick Douglass, I saw all her emotions put into the poem. Her tone was soft and meaningful, and I could easily tell she fully understood what she was talking about. Saying each word slowly, added drama to the performance; however, she did not make it overdramatic. Overall both performers seemed to put all their emotions into what they were saying, and were able to spread the emotion throughout the audience.
Part Five:
After watching and learning from all the different performances, I think that a lot of people will realize that this isn't just memorizing a poem and reciting it in front of a crowd, but we are to show are understanding and feelings threw our performance through our physical presence, knowledge of the poem, and emotions we send out. I know for me this will be a challenge, but I also know it is nothing I cant overcome.
All the five poems were very well written, but The White City was not provoking to me. I found myself getting confused with the message I was to extract from within it. As I read it, I couldn't pick up on a flowing rhythm, leaving it to seem chopping and making it harder to understand. The poem was very dark and cynical, which wasn't very pleasing.
I would chose A Dream Within a Dream because I loved how simple, yet elegant it was. The tone was gracious and dark at the same time, which kept me thinking.
Part Three:
Physical Presence and Voice and Articulation will be the two easiest criterias for me because I never find myself fidgeting when I speak, nor do I do unnecessary hand motions. I always find eye contact with the audience when I am speaking because I know how important it is to find a connection with the audience. Voice and Articulation are easy for me because when I read aloud, I naturally speak at a slower and more understanding pace; not just for the audience, but for me as well to prevent from missing a word or messing up.
When it comes to speaking with feeling and showing dramatic gestures, that is defiantly something I am not good at. Being in a play at 5th grade I more of recited my lines then acted them out. Thats how I know this will be a one of my harder struggles. Another difficult criteria for me will be Level of Difficulty, because I am more drawn to simple poems with a rather childlike tone; rather than poems with complexing words and a deeper understanding.
Part Four:
While watching William Farley recite Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams, I could tell this was a strong performance because of the emotion he put into each individual word, while saying it in a way as if he were talking to every single person the crowd. He followed the criteria as if he knew it like the back of his hand. As I watched Shawntay A. Henry recite the poem Frederick Douglass, I saw all her emotions put into the poem. Her tone was soft and meaningful, and I could easily tell she fully understood what she was talking about. Saying each word slowly, added drama to the performance; however, she did not make it overdramatic. Overall both performers seemed to put all their emotions into what they were saying, and were able to spread the emotion throughout the audience.
Part Five:
After watching and learning from all the different performances, I think that a lot of people will realize that this isn't just memorizing a poem and reciting it in front of a crowd, but we are to show are understanding and feelings threw our performance through our physical presence, knowledge of the poem, and emotions we send out. I know for me this will be a challenge, but I also know it is nothing I cant overcome.
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