The Poetry

This was a fairly good collection of poems for us to read and I usually liked what we read, but some were somewhat difficult. I felt that the "Flea" was difficult to understand due to the language it is written in.  None of the poems were really that hard to understand as long as I could decipher the language, which is sometimes difficult.  Shakespeare always makes it difficult for me to understand what he is trying to convey.
 I do feel, though, that they are kind of failing as a writer if they cannot convey their point because their language is too strange.  I do get that it is that time period, but it still just does not make sense to me.  "The Last Duchess" was somewhat difficult in the fact that it did not grab my attention. I got bored after a few lines and it became difficult to press on.

Now, even though there are some hard poetry out there, there was some easily understood and enjoyable poetry that we read.  I found that the "Unknown Citizen" was really entertaining and grabbed my attention immediately.  It was easily understood and the satire was incredibly interesting. I found what the poet had to say important for society to hear, which, to me, is what makes a good poem.