Poetry Reflection

Gabriel Anderson

3/5/14

Poetry Response 

Poetry plays a role in my life in multiple way’s. My mom and dad are both into poetry my mom is a little more into it then my dad. She has kept books from high school and collage that are filled with poems and names of authors. My dad doesn't have books filled with poetry like my mom but he still now’s how to right it he sometimes gives me ideas on what to right. Poetry sometimes brings my family together when we they help me. One day when my sister goes into the 7th grade she is going to have to ask me for help just like how I asked for help from my parents. Over all poetry has brought my family together. 

I  do think poetry does belong to every person. Poetry dose not just belong to the rich but also belong to the poor. I even think that poor people need poetry more than the rich because poetry can give inspiration and hope to the hopeless, poetry gives them a way to speak there mind without being judged. I went to a poetry slam in Chicago once, some people there did not have a lot of money. But that didn't matter to them the only thing that mattered to them was to get there message through to the people. I think poetry belongs to everyone even if they are poor or have a lot of money. 

I think life experiences affect the author’s poem in many different ways. First of all I think that if an author has a not so bright life then they would be influenced to right a dark poem. Something that proves this is when I went to a poetry slam and most of the poems where about struggles and hardships that they had to endure when they were young. I also think that some of the characters in the poem could be based off of a person that played a significant role in the authors life.  Like if the person encouraged the author to purse a dream in real life then maybe the author could have written a poem about how the person encouraged them

Divergent March 6

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Prompt: Characters

So far we have met only two main characters. The first one is Tris Prior she has a brother named Caleb we will talk about him later.  She is sixteen and is about to take a test that will help her decide what faction she wants to be apart of for the rest of her life. She is part of the Abnegation faction currently but then you take a test where it will help you figure out what faction she wants to go in for the rest of your life. You can stay in your faction or leave and go to another faction but once you choose there is no going back.

Tris was terrified to take the test because she still has no idea what faction she want's to go in.  She is also worried about being faction less. Faction less is when a person does the virtual test and the test resultes say that they don't belong in any faction. This is kinda like hobos but they get food and things like that from the government. After she takes the test the resultes say that she is divergent. Divergent is rare it is when a person shows the same aptitude for several factions. In Tris's case she is equally aptitude for Abnegation,Dauntless, and Erudite.

The next main character is Caleb his sister is Tris. Unlike his sister he is not nervous for the test because he nows what he wants to be.  Caleb is vary courteous and mature just the qualities that are qualified in Abnegation. He also has a lot of confidence and knows what he wants to do. Unlike his sister he always follows the rules he never questions he never argues he just does what needs to be done. Him and his sister both always look out for each other but they are both have completely different personalities.