tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post8072974478060278474..comments2024-02-10T03:45:25.354-05:00Comments on Blogalicious: Voice Vs ToneDiane Lockwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-31846935150074827772008-09-02T19:02:00.000-04:002008-09-02T19:02:00.000-04:00Hello!I know that the post is over a year old, but...Hello!<BR/><BR/>I know that the post is over a year old, but I came across it while doing some poetry review before starting my homework. I haven't explored much, but I'll probably be back!<BR/><BR/>...tae<BR/><A HREF="http://taeleth.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">tic tech tae</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-14051826048844012772007-09-02T14:20:00.000-04:002007-09-02T14:20:00.000-04:00Good thoughts, David! Okay, you don't want to play...Good thoughts, David! Okay, you don't want to play guess the poet, but how about guess the gender? As for the words "notwithstanding" and "ostensibly," I think they initially jar the reader. They're not poetic words, not the vocabulary of poetry, but that's part of why I do like them. They provide surprise, the unexpected. Also, I think they help to characterize the speaker who does use those words. They make the speaker seem arrogant and condescending.<BR/><BR/>You're just going to have to wait another day or so for the poet's name. Be patient.Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-34121292133821311792007-09-02T12:36:00.000-04:002007-09-02T12:36:00.000-04:00David V said... I'm terrible at "guess the poet", ...David V said... <BR/>I'm terrible at "guess the poet", so I won't try there, but the things that strike me are how the poem goes from an innocuous and bland first line immediately into the insult at the end of the first stanza - those abrupt changes often make a poem for me. I like the enjambment ending the third anad fourth stanzas permitting dual interpretations. I actually don't like the words "notwithstanding" and "ostensibly" because they seem out of place with their context, but they heighten the frustration conveyed in the middle of the poem - I look for consistency of vocabulary as an element of voice (one that distinguishes "voice" from "tone" for me).<BR/><BR/>Now tell us who the poet is so I can tell myself to just shut up!David Vincentihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572861860566117361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-88787115882022062072007-09-02T12:35:00.000-04:002007-09-02T12:35:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Vincentihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572861860566117361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-28008337697884390942007-09-01T09:33:00.000-04:002007-09-01T09:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for not using pronouns! I like the idea of ...Thanks for not using pronouns! I like the idea of "biting"--good adjective, too, for the voice in the poem.Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829168697372726752.post-36288063054615727362007-08-31T22:51:00.000-04:002007-08-31T22:51:00.000-04:00Oh I think I know the poet so I can't play the gam...Oh I think I know the poet so I can't play the game. This poet has a certain style of biting I like and don't.Nin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.com