Journal #2-Oedipus

Poem written by Creon


I complete tasks my master asks
but he wishes me banished
I wonder why he seems so ignorant when blamed
As he shakes his head in disapproval.
I do not look at him with an evil glare
But he doesn't cease to stare with hateful eyes.
All he asked was what I had to offer
and even family can't knit together our broken seams.
I try not to push on him others thoughts about him
but the words cut him deep.
Blood starts to seep through the gashes of guilt.
Could the accusation be faulty?
I sometimes wonder and I wish it not true.
Who could think dreadful thoughts about ones own brother?
Not me.
But your brother is not always as he seems.

Journal #1: Oedipus

Letter written by Oedipus to The Priest.

Dear Priest,

I have become aware of your concern regarding the sickness that is killing so many in your town of Thebes. I have been grieving in abundance lately. I would like to express my gratitude towards the dependence you have on me as your King. I am very happy with the obedience you have and how much you rely on me because I am king. I would like to note that I have sent  Creon to find a cure or remedy to this horrible disease. I have asked Creon to go, not because I do not feel the urgeto go myself, but because I would like to care for these sickly people and assure them and we will find help. Please let them know that I am not asking Creon as a duty to cover for me but as a favor so I can put my attention on them. Creon has joyfully accepted this task and I ask you please stay calm in this time until further notice as i am waiting as well for the results. Thank you, Priest. You as well as the townspeople are in my prayers.

                                                                                                                                                 Oedipus The King

Poetry: Journal 3

Steps:
1.) Read the poem three times.
2.) Write things you notice right off the bat.
        -The tone is very depressing
        -The speaker seems very sad, lonesome, hopeless
        - The speaker writes about how our life and our beings are meaningless, every minute we inch closer
        to death and one day death knocks on our door, and we become nothing.
3.) Read the poem one more time.
4.) Notice any repetitions and/or similes.
        -Time (year, month, day..) is repeated. Fading and death are also repeated.
        -No similes
5.) Define words you do not know.
        -Transitory: not lasting, enduring, permanent or eternal.
        -Implacable: not to be appeased
        -Artillery: firing guns, missile launchers
6.) Make connections between different stanzas.
        -Each stanza speaks about death, time passing and how we are meaningless.
      

Poetry: Journal 2

I see your face in my mind as I drive away
'Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way
People are people and sometimes we change our minds
But it's killing me to see you go after all this time

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm

Music starts playin' like the end of a sad movie
It's the kinda ending you don't really wanna see
'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down
Now I don't know what to be without you around

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand

And I can't breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to

Never wanted this, never want to see you hurt
Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve
People are people and sometimes it doesn't work out
Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand

And I can't breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to

It's two a.m., feelin' like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
It's two a.m., feelin' like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for me

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me, oh

I can't breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry



By comparing "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" and "Breathe" we can see that they are alike in many ways. They are both about two lovers pondering their past relationship. They are obviously very upset about their broken relationships and we can identify that when we read the lyrics to "Breathe" and the poem. Taylor Swift and the speaker in the poem are also alike in many ways. They are both very emotionally hurt but they realize that the relationship they were in is not going to be the same so they move on with their lives. We can see this demonstrated when Swift says, "I can't breathe without you, but i have to" and when the speaker in "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" writes, "What does it matter that my love could not keep her. The night is starry and I am not with her." They both indicate that even though they are hurt, they are able to try to move on. I believe these were both written with the same idea in mind. Relationships can be very tough emotionally but when it ends and you are able to move on, it is a good thing. You are able to learn from that relationship and take something out of it. The world does not end when you lose a person because it was already all there before you were with them. 

Poetry: Journal 1

XIII begins with two lovers having a romantic, sensual experience. The poem is about a man who really loves a woman yet she is emotionally distant. They are involved with each other sexually and she is just an innocent "doll" with regrets. The man tries to cheer his lover by telling her stories and make her happy and soothe her but by the end she ends up leaving. The man tries to express his love for her but she doesn't come back and he ends up being a closed off individual like a "nocturnal flower."

We realize the man is the speaker because he talks of himself as a "madman." A woman is the speakers lover as we notice when he calls her his "doll."

This poem was written by the poet to show the heartbreak that can follow relationships when two lovers are involved sexually and not emotionally. It was also written to show how one can have the love for an individual but not be able to express it.

I believe it was written in a story-like way with events happening in chronologic order.