Crisp Poetry.

Part 1.

1: "Dirge Without Music" by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

2: "Revenge" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.

3: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas.

4: "Silence" by Thomas Hood.
      "The Days Gone By" by James Whitcomb Riley.

Part 2.

1. I liked the poem "The Days Gone By" by James Whitcomb Riley because it is cheery, and when I read it, it makes me feel happy.

2. I didn't like "The Clouded Morning" by Jones Very because it is gloomy, and when I read it, it reminds me of all the bad mornings I've had.

3. I would choose "The Days Gone By" by James Whitcomb Riley.

4. When I read "The Days Gone By" by Whitcomb Riley, not only does it make me happy, it reminds me of my younger self, when I believed in a lot of things, and I was more involved with everything.

Part 3.

1. The Criteria that will be easiest for me will be Physical Presence because if I am confident enough I should do well. Another Part of the criteria that will be easier for me is Voice and Articulation because naturally I can project my voice well.

2. Despite my physical presence, voice and articulation I will have difficulty using Dramatic Appropriateness. I will have trouble putting the right amount of thrill into my words if it is a somber story.  Another subject I may have trouble on is: Level of Difficulty. It'll be hard to choose between a poem I like, and a poem that will get me an 'A'.

3. During the presentation I should:

A) Present yourself well and be attentive. Use good posture. Look confident.

B) Project to the audience. You want to capture the attention of everyone, including the people in the back

row. However, do not mistake yelling for good volume or projection.

C) Do not act out the poem. Too much dramatization can distract your audience from the language of the poem.

Your goal should be to help audience members understand the poem more deeply than they had before

hearing your recitation. Movement or accents must not detract from the poem’s voice.

D) For competitions beyond the classroom level, select poems of various styles, time periods, themes, and tones.

E) In order for the audience to understand the poem fully, you must understand the poem fully. Be attentive to

the messages, meanings, allusions, irony, tones of voice, and other nuances in your poem.

Part 4.

Jackson Hille who performed "Forgetfullness" was succesful by using dramatic articulation to his advantage to be one with the poem, and he knew and felt what forgetfullness is like. Probably a lot of practice was involved to help him further in his attempt.

Kereem Sayegh was succesful by expression his understanding of his poem through voice articulation. It seems he had a clear understanding to the message of his poem, as he drew me into his world.

Part 5.

I think poetry-out-loud is a great way to expess our selves through our peoms and meanings behind them. I think this competition won't be as competitive, it is just us reading our fun little poems. The interesting part will be when some one will emphesize what it actually means. When it comes to be my turn, I think I will do a great job. After all, I like expressing myself, and is, and will always be, charasmatic. I have mixed feeling on the peoms I'm going to choose. I prefer the happy poems rather than the dark, more somber ones. I feel the website gave me lots of tips, and hopefully they will work out for me!