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This week we read "Bright Start" by Keats. The first day we read the poem and analyzed it, but not too much into depth. The next day we were asked the question, what if the star were not talked about as an apostrophe? Would the poem still be the same? Why and why not? And I answered no, it would not be the same. The speaker couldn't possibly show the same feelings for the star if it were not talked about as an apostrophe. Not only did I learn that there was another meaning for apostrophe, but I learned how the use of apostrophe effects the literature it is being applied to, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The basic definition of apostrophe is talking of someone or something in first person instead of third, whether or not the person or thing is present, or not present. This website, http://www.literarydevices.com/apostrophe/ goes on to tell in depth on what an apostrophe is, how it is used, and examples on how to use it. I found the article to be very informative, and that it went more in depth than what we did go over in class. The last question we were asked about the poem on, was what we identified with the most; the speaker, the speaker's love or the star. I answered that I identified the most with the speaker's love, due to the fact that I have someone like that in my life, although my feelings may not be as strong as the speakers. We were then told that the speaker's love was equivalent to receiving love, the speaker to giving love and the star to observing love. It was strange to me because I had never though of it like that before. This poem of the week has definitely helped me learn a lot!
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Josephine
10/13/2016 06:22:54 am
Hi Ellie,
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