Procrastination

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah. Its 11:04 and I'm not done with my two essays. I just felt like writing on this thing for the heck of it, I really don't know why. So yeah, procrastination. Its terrible but great. I can't describe it but I'm trying to write about it. It really doesn't make any sense. Maybe I should actually write on this blog...? or make a new one...? Ehhh. Whatever... it doesn't really matter now, now time to do them essays.
herderp. its not like anyones going to read this.... or are they.... *cue the creepy music*
Yeah. I should probably be doing my essays. its 11:07. yep 3 minutes... wasted? Or is this productive? Hahaha. Yep. Typing to myself. Im so cool.
Goodbye Unknown Reader, I am watching you... in your sleep. (lul probably not, thats too creeperish)

Yea... 11:08. What the freakin' freaks am I doing...? And yes, I am trying to not cuss. It probably doesn't even matter anyways. Oh yeah.. 11:09.

So... Goodbye unknown reader. Maybe Ill do another one of these.
5 Minutes wasted... maybe.
Ok I'll stop.
Yey.
Bye
...
Im still here.
Being bored.
Okay. Im out.

-T.he I.nternet M.an. (that creeps on you)

Meter

Definition:
Meter is the amount of emphasis put on a word.

Example:

Significance:
Different emphasis on different words can alter the meaning of the poem. Meter is used so the meaning is consistent.

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Rhyme

Definition:
A word which has a similar sound to another word.

Example:
"Cat" and "mat"

Significance:
Rhymes are used to help a poem flow more smoothly.

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Rhythm

Definition:
A pattern of sounds created with similar words.

Example:
Searching for an answer
Trying to find the way
Straining my brain til it hurts
almost every day.
I cannot wait
Til summer’s begun
Trying to think
Is not very fun.

Signifcance:
It makes a poem sound smoother and helps it flow better.
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Onomatopoeia

Definition:
A word that imitates a sound or noise.

Example:
BOOM!

Significance:
The use of onomatopoeia greatly helps us imagine the sound of an object.

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Personification

Definition:
The giving of human characteristics to inanimate objects to describe something.

Example:
The storm raved along the coast.

Significance:
By giving inanimate objects human characteristics, it helps imagining and understanding what is happening more easily.

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Imagery

Definition:
The use of words to help us imagine something from our 5 senses.

Example:
The light from the sun illuminated the entire world.

Significance:
By using imagery, we can create mental images in our mind from the author's words.

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Simile

Definition:
A figure of speech in which something is compared to another using "like" or "as".

Example:
As red as a tomato.

Significance:
It allows someone to easily understand a concept through comparing an object.

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Repetition

Definition:
To constantly repeat to get the message across or to make the poem stronger.

Example:
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
He constantly repeats "if" to make the poem stronger.

Signifigance:
Poems that constantly repeat phrases are used so the idea will stay in their heads.

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Tone

Definition:
The feeling of the voice of the poem.
Example:

Anger is bubbling away at me,
Burning a whole in my heart,
Making me burn with rage,
I have good reason to be angry.
I only wish,
I could make them pay,
Put them through,
What they did to me.
Anger is destroying me,
For I’m hell bent on revenge,
I would love to dish out,
My own justice,
But I cant.
Anger Bubbles away.
Like a swishing sound,
Of [...]

The tone of this poem is anger and rage.

Significance:
It is important to know the tone of the speaker so  we can better understand his or her feelings.

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Interpretation

Definition:
The way something is seen through someones point of view.

Example:
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
Someone may interpret this poem differently than another. For example, I may view this as an inspirational poem whereas someone else might see this as a list of things to do and things to avoid.


Significance:
It is important to know that the way someone sees something may be different from someone else so people can see how unique each person is.

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This picture can be interpreted in many different ways

Metaphor

Metaphor

Definition:
A type of figuratuve language in which we compare one thing to another.

Example:
"Under the weather" means sick

Significance:
We use metaphors everyday and they are an important aspect of our lives. We constantly use them to compare objects to other things. We even use them without knowing so.

Extended Metaphor

Definition:
A comparison of different things that lasts throughout the whole story or poem.

Example:
"Oh Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman

Significance:
By comparing an entire story to another event, it can be used to present a theme in a story or poem.

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Speaker

Definition:
The point of view of the person that is narrorating or saying the poem. The speaker does not have to be the writer, it can be a fictional character.

Example:
Love is not a thing to understand.
Love is not a thing to feel.
Love is not a thing to give and receive.
Love is a thing only to become
And eternally be.
          -Sri Chinmoy

The speaker is not Sri nor the person reciting the poem, but an imaginary person who believes that love are the things described in the poem.

Significance:
It is important to know who the speaker is so we can have a better understanding of the poem by looking at the person's point of view. It is also important to know that the speaker is usually not the writer.


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Symbol

Definition:
An object that stands for somethings else.

Example:
 ♀

Significance:
Symbols are used to easily represent an object, idea, or its history. Symbols may also have an underlying meaning within it.


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Couplet

Definition:
A pair of lines in a poem that usually rhymes.

Example:
Sir Lancelot was the first knight of the round table,
Saying he was a coward is a complete fable.

Significance:
Couplets are used to make the poem easier to read as well as sound better.

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Stanza

Definition:
A set of lines that expresses similar ideas.

Example:
Alone i lay on a wooden raft
Alone i stay in the dark
Alone i pray to survive
Alone i may not survive

Alone i look out the sea
Alone i wake up on the sea
Alone i seek out for help
Alone i may not survive

Significance:
Stanzas are like paragraphs and are used separate ideas within a poem.

Poetry

Definition:
Poetry is a form of literature that allows the author to convey his or her feelings through imagery.

Example:
Love is not a thing to understand.
Love is not a thing to feel.
Love is not a thing to give and receive.
Love is a thing only to become
And eternally be.

Significance:
Poetry allows us to express our feelings through figurative language as well as strengthen our usage of imagery.

The Call of the Wild Comic Strip

http://www.pixton.com/comic/875o2tn4
The Call of the Wild
      In life, everything with a beginning will come to an inevitable end. Every wound will heal, and every fire will be extinguished. The Call of the Wild tells of the journey of Buck and his adventures in the Yukon. How he braved the dangers of the icy terrain, how he gained his fearsome title, and finally, how the beast inside him awakened. Everything great must come with a price. The beast within him emerged at the expense of a life that was dear to him. In life, things will hinder us from our true goal. Sometimes what we want to do isn’t the best thing for us. However, obstacles used to guide us to our true ending, can make us stray away from it, as it almost did with Buck. But maybe, what Buck truly wanted was not to be wild, but possibly something else.
      Every obstacle in life is meant to strengthen us, for the next trial until the final ending has been met. To fail an obstacle will lead to imminent death. Buck endured all the challenges that were thrown at him. From the being stolen, to being beaten and from ruthless rivals to more beatings . Each and every obstacle prepared him for what was to come. Each obstacle, Buck proved his worth and proved to the world that he was a creature of the wild. However, he was unable to separate himself to Thornton and to his last link to humankind. His love for him controlled him and blocked out the call until it was just a faint whisper. But in nature, everything is unpredictable and this leads Buck to awaken and rage. For Buck the awaken, John Thornton must die. The death of Thornton was too much for Buck so he let out his rage on those who murdered his friend. In the comic, the sun, which is hidden by the fighting appears to be setting or rising. Is entry into the wild truly what Buck wanted and was the beginning of a better life or did Buck truly want to be with his deceased friend whom he avoided the call for and would live his entire life in hidden sadness because of his lost. Is it truly a new dawning for Buck, or will he forever live his life in torment.
      For everything that happens, a price must be paid. For Buck to reawaken his primitive state, he must sever ties with Thornton, his greatest companion. His love for Thornton consumes the urge to be free so he stays. However, if Buck won’t trade love for freedom, his inescapable destiny will force him to no matter what. The comic shows of how his destiny forced him into reawakening into a beast. The comic tells of how Buck, descended from being the happiest dog to one filled with rage then subsequently ascending from rage and hate to being with his primitive brothers yet again after generations of separation. This topic brings us back to the previous question of whether the current ending of Buck returning to the wild, truly the greater ending or perhaps an even greater ending lies beneath the text.
       Everything that begins will eventually come to an end. Whether it be a life, earthly material, or even a memory, is will all pass away with time. The book revolves around the theory that everything will one day end. Every chapter in the book tells of the cycle in which everything will end. From life with the judge, to a quick journey with the man in the red sweater, then a trek with Francois and Perrault. From there, we go on the Scottish half-breed then to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, then finally Thornton and his friends, his last human companions. There comes a time, in which you will fall in defeat but will not rise up again, in which the cycle ends, and death reigns. However, in Buck’s case, when the cycle ends, his story does not cease to exist, for he opens a new chapter in his life, his life with the pack. In the comic, I try to show that although Buck’s chapter in life with human companionship has ended, it is not the end, for he discovers the pack, and a new chapter in his life begin. Whether bad or good, his story has not ended yet. Perhaps, each and everyone one of our stories are just chapters for a story, images for a bigger picture, or even pieces for a puzzle.
      Whether our flames will be extinguished one day or memories of us will fade, we must live life to the fullest. Make what we can with what life throws at us, like how Buck did. We can’t control what any unpredictable thing happens to us but we can make the best out of it. We should take Buck as an example. No matter how hard things got for him, he made the best out of everything. Mourning over the past, will only make things worse and limit ourselves. Crying over everything will get you nowhere. We, like Buck, are limitless and can do anything. The themes of obstacles and a price being paid are meant to show a bigger picture. That even though things happen we must press on no matter what. My interpretation is that, although the themes, obstacles in life, everything will always come to an end, and the theme that for everything, a price must be paid, are true, it hides the true lesson of the story. To live life to the fullest, to believe we can do anything, and to press on no matter what are the lessons in this story that can be applied to life.