Wednesday, December 16, 2009

animal farm poem

Animals taking over the farm
to avoid the farmers plan to slaughter.
No one wants to come to harm
when the farmer wants to slaughter

The pigs devise a scheme
to avoid the farmers plan to slaughter.
With one specific theme
when the farmer wants to slaughter.

The animals begin to rebel
with hope for a better life
And the Jone's reighn fell
with promises for a better life

The animals start to rebuild
with hope for a better life
While the pigs get their bellies filled
with promises for a better life?

The pigs break the rules
leadership can cause corruption.
And act like selfish foold,
power can lead to corruption

The animals hopes were shattered,
leadership can cause corruption.
Had it ever really mattered,
power can lead to corrupion

Friday, December 4, 2009

Jashua Kelly

Jashua recited the poem Dulce et Decorum Est, he used body language, tone, attitude and appearence/facial expression to show the meaning and his understanding of the poem. He speaks faster/slower or louder/softer in different parts of the poem to express the feel of whats happening in it. He uses an upset/terrified voice in a part of it where the poem tells about an attack and a stumbling man.
I felt that the poem was about an army unit marching on through a war, and about a man within the unit and the things that he experienced and saw in the war. I felt that the tone of Mr. Kelly used throughout the poem made the poem stand out. He uses a softer afraid tone when he is talking about the man that he saw die, and a rougher louder voice when he describes the ambush or attack. These emphasized things makes the poem, and helps show how much Jashua understood what was happening in the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est".