She Unnames Them
I am not sure I fully understand the meaning of this story. I liked how each animal's stereotypical personality was brought through when describing their reactions to letting go of their names. Cats are often thought of as thoughtful and mysterious animals, as birds are thought of as smart and talkative. Yaks had a very stubborn and loud personality in this story and fish just were very silent and indifferent. I didn't really get the part about the man and the woman though.
Journey of the Magi
I am not religious so I am not sure I fully grasped everything this poem had to offer. I liked the way it was written and thought it was filled with great detail and imagery. I think it is about Christ being born and the questions that arose because of this birth. I think it's interesting how death and birth are compared in this poem almost interchangeably. I believe the Magi are the Three Wise Men who came bearing gifts at the birth of Jesus, so this is telling of the struggles and encounters during their journey and what it was all worth, or if it was all worth it.
A Cold Coming
This is a very interesting poem. I found its format interesting and its rhyme scheme despite the topic of the poem. I would not have expected a topic like this to be in a poem structured quite this way. There was a lot of satire to this poem too. It was sad though, despite the sarcasm and attempt at comedy, because it is true. We are getting the perspective of the War in Iraq from a charred and bloody Iraqi soldier. He speaks of the importance of being able to carry on a name and a child and a legacy, a chance he will never get. He talks about his hatred and jealousy of the American soldiers but that the poet should transform this jealousy and make it seem like he was happy for them men who survived, unlike him. It was a weird poem but had a lot of truth and sadness behind it.
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I didn't catch the part in the story,"She unnames them," where the animals' personalities were brought out when describing their reactions to letting their names go.
Just because you say you aren't religious does not mean that you did not make some excellent connections. I didn't catch at all the possibility that the magi are the three wise men, but it would definately make sense when applied with the story. Very nice.
I didnt get the animals personalities either! I didnt see it as them letting go their names but their names being taken from them.
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