Haiku
Matterless cosmos
Unexpected collision
Science has risen
Limerick
A believers constitution
Puts forth a good solution
Raised up as a child
His symptoms were mild
Now free from a delusion
For the poems that I wrote, I used the traditional English haiku and limerick forms. Haiku's usually have a nature element that portray an image to the poem. My haiku speaks of a universe with no matter, then an unknown unexpected collision of atoms occur to create the big bang, which brought life(science) to the universe. Limericks are meant to have a specific rhyme scheme, and are usually not too serious in content. The limerick I chose to write depicts how children often believe things so easily at a young age, but when they get older and realize some things they thought were true are not, they can now become free thinkers.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Friday, 11 January 2013
Analysis of Music
The song i chose to analyze is "Inca Roads" by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, off of his album "one size fits all" in 1978.
Link to the lyrics:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Inca-Roads-lyrics-Frank-Zappa/685EE5DCE6C085D448256972000AC1BC
Here is the song:
I chose this song because I really enjoy Frank Zappa's style of writing. His comedic wit and silly lyrics contain deep messages that really makes you think. The music is beautifully composed and very progressive which are other components that makes me love Frank Zappa's music.
In many of Frank Zappa's songs, he talks about conspiracies and skepticism's that are in our everyday lives. Frank Zappa was also one of the main proponents of pushing for more individuality in music, and to hinder large music companies corruption towards the styles of so many artists, where as they tried to shape artists to be "radio friendly" or more likable by a larger population of fans.
In the song "Inca Roads" Frank Zappa is basically poking fun at the way people conspire over things so easily. In this song I believe Frank is talking about ancient roads and writings found in the mountains of the Andes, which people believe to be ancient alien artifacts or sitings for extraterrestrials. Hence the lyrics at the very beginning of the song:
"Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?"
And then proceeding lyrics are almost making a mockery of that statement:
"Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?"
This is a great song to listen to for the comedy of his lyrics and the sheer amazing talent Frank has composing songs. I hope you all enjoyed listening to it, and reading the lyrics. Although i feel this style of music may be a little to "weird" for many people to truly appreciate it the way it deserves.
Link to the lyrics:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Inca-Roads-lyrics-Frank-Zappa/685EE5DCE6C085D448256972000AC1BC
Here is the song:
In many of Frank Zappa's songs, he talks about conspiracies and skepticism's that are in our everyday lives. Frank Zappa was also one of the main proponents of pushing for more individuality in music, and to hinder large music companies corruption towards the styles of so many artists, where as they tried to shape artists to be "radio friendly" or more likable by a larger population of fans.
In the song "Inca Roads" Frank Zappa is basically poking fun at the way people conspire over things so easily. In this song I believe Frank is talking about ancient roads and writings found in the mountains of the Andes, which people believe to be ancient alien artifacts or sitings for extraterrestrials. Hence the lyrics at the very beginning of the song:
"Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?"
And then proceeding lyrics are almost making a mockery of that statement:
"Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?"
This is a great song to listen to for the comedy of his lyrics and the sheer amazing talent Frank has composing songs. I hope you all enjoyed listening to it, and reading the lyrics. Although i feel this style of music may be a little to "weird" for many people to truly appreciate it the way it deserves.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Critical Approches for Interpreting Literature
1.
Out of all the critical approaches for interpreting literature put forth by Elizabeth McMahan in the "Literature and Reading Process" textbook, I found the psychological point of view and the readers response approaches to be the most relevant to my style of interpreting literature. I like the psychological approach because it helps put into perspective multiple different views of the human condition. The readers response approach also interests me because it gives me the opportunity to let my imagination develop personal meanings to portions of the work from my own self-experiences.
2.
The poem I have chosen to analyze is "anyone lived in a pretty town" by E.E. Cummings. I chose to do so with the readers response approach because the writing style of E.E. Cummings is very unique and organized in a way that you have to interpret your own meanings, but a very powerful and concise point is still being made throughout his work. In "anyone lived in a pretty town" there is a man that lives in a town in which it's inhabitants are uncaring and unneighborly. The town seems like a very dull and unhappy place to live in for this man, until he meets a woman and they fall deeply in love with one another. The man appears to be unfazed by the ugliness of the town due to his newly found love. The man eventually passes and not long after as do his love. The towns people bury them next to one another, and in doing so they are left with a memory of love in their disconsolate town.
Out of all the critical approaches for interpreting literature put forth by Elizabeth McMahan in the "Literature and Reading Process" textbook, I found the psychological point of view and the readers response approaches to be the most relevant to my style of interpreting literature. I like the psychological approach because it helps put into perspective multiple different views of the human condition. The readers response approach also interests me because it gives me the opportunity to let my imagination develop personal meanings to portions of the work from my own self-experiences.
2.
The poem I have chosen to analyze is "anyone lived in a pretty town" by E.E. Cummings. I chose to do so with the readers response approach because the writing style of E.E. Cummings is very unique and organized in a way that you have to interpret your own meanings, but a very powerful and concise point is still being made throughout his work. In "anyone lived in a pretty town" there is a man that lives in a town in which it's inhabitants are uncaring and unneighborly. The town seems like a very dull and unhappy place to live in for this man, until he meets a woman and they fall deeply in love with one another. The man appears to be unfazed by the ugliness of the town due to his newly found love. The man eventually passes and not long after as do his love. The towns people bury them next to one another, and in doing so they are left with a memory of love in their disconsolate town.
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