Final Project: Poem Remix

Everything is going to be alright. Sorry for the delay, there were a lot of difficulties. Enjoy!

Poem Remix: http://youtu.be/KpdcO2b3Sdk

Literature Analysis #1 [Carrie by Stephen King]

1. What drew you to this book?  What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
- The movie version drew me to the book. I expected to get more of a background to the story and just more details about it in general.

2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
- What kept me reading past the first ten pages was curiosity. I wanted to find out how they were going to do certain things they did in the movie, in the book. I was also curious of the books plot all together.

3. Describe your reading habits.
- I like to read and usually when I'm reading something I'm into, and something I enjoy, I read a lot of it in a short amount of time. It doesn't take me a long time to read. It's just difficult most times because I don't always have the time to read.


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1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
- The plot of the novel is a teenage basket case who is abused by her overly religious mother who comes to find out she has telekinesis. The point of view is omniscient. We are able to see what's going on in other minor characters lives instead of the main characters life (Carrie.) I think the author wanted to make it interesting by intertwining the different storylines.

2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
- The theme of the novel is that karma is a bitch. All throughout her life, Carrie was bullied and finally she got revenge towards her bullies and all the people who wronged her.

3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
- The author's tone throughout the novel is 

5 Paragraph Essay

              In my opinion, poems, for the most part, are sad. Now I know not all poems are created alike but, the poem my group picked, Everything is Going to be Alright, stands out from the rest by far. 

              There are many differences between poems, like length, diction, tone and subject. In the poem my group and I picked, the tone is very optimistic and the diction is pretty easy to read and understand. The length of this poem is relatively short, and the subject is about being happy and grateful for things in life. 

              The poem "Summons," by Robert Francis is about, well, what I'm getting from it, a person who is depressed and needs someone to help them in their time of need. This poem is completely different from the poem I picked by not only the way it was written but what it's specifically about. "Summons," seems sad because it talks about how tired someone is and because they don't use any "happy" words. 

              "Everything is Going to be Alright," talks about being appreciative of the world and says that yeah, people die and we can't avoid death but we shouldn't worry about that. We should be happy because isn't it so awesome that the sun rises and sets EVERYDAY? The world is so cool and we should love that.

              Being content with your life and life in general is one of the best feelings ever. You're lucky if you've ever felt it in your life before. This poem is about that and is about positivity rather than focus on things that make us sad or are dreadful. I think it's so important to be happy in general; and to incorporate that feeling into a poem, which is a big change because the majority of poetry is melancholy, it's a big deal and really cool.

Intro to Poetry

1.) What is the significance of the title?
- The title gives the reader an idea of what the poem is going to be about. And in this case "Everything is Going to be Alright," just goes out and says what it's going to be about.

 2.) What is the tone of the poem?
- The tone of this poem is very optimistic and you can tell that the author is very observant. They acknowledge the fact that death is inevitable but we shouldn't worry about that and we should be happy.

3.) What is your mood as you read it?
- My mood as I read this poem is being content with everything around me. They talk about the sun and the clouds and thinking about that makes me happy and grateful for the world in general.

4.) Is there a shift? Where? From what to what?
- There is a slight shift near the beginning about death but then quickly bounces back to being happy and appreciative. It touches bases with dealing with death but then says we shouldnt worry about it.

5.) What is the theme of the poem?
- The theme of the poem, or the central message, is to be grateful and appreciative because the sun rises and sets everyday. It also means that if you do that then you will be content and happy with your life and that's a really awesome feeling. Don't worry about death or sad things, just live in the moment and enjoy life.

WATCH

This sort of has to do with Fahrenheit 451, and how dependent everyone is on technology. And I know it was a while ago but I thought I'd share. It's important to understand the meaning behind what he's saying because a lot of people my age deal with this. It's also really funny because they're both smart comedians.
Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones: http://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c