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Poetry is similar to a puzzle, it takes time to put all the pieces together but as you get to the final picture everything becomes so clear. This year was my first time analyzing poetry for the first time, and I was amazed with the different tools I was able to learn to analyze poetry in a more efficient way. Chunking being one of them helped me tremendously in understanding the true meaning of the poem even though it did take some time. It felt satisfying to interpret what the author and speaker were trying to convey. In our Poetry Panel Project, our Author was Ocean Vuong, he used contrasting imagery, symbolism, and layered meanings to convey the brutality of war. When first reading the poem, I wasn't able to grasp the full meaning of the text, but as I continuously read and analyze the poem through many different lenses, such as imagery, voice and symbolism, I was able to get a deeper understanding of the text. 


Another thing that I really have liked about the poetry unit is that there can be so many different interpretations and meanings of the same poem, which makes it very versatile and open to so many different perspectives and lenses. Even as I further continue to look over the poem, I find different ways the text could be intended, making it very interesting to analyze what the author wanted to convey throughout the poem and their own meaning versus what the public views it as. 


Poetry also is timeless, it is able to be applied to so many daily aspects of life as well as current events going on at the time. Through deep meaning it can teach humans about themselves.


Throughout this poetry unit, I have found myself becoming quicker and and more perceptible to finding meaning and intention throughout poetry 


Mini Hibernation #6: Took a really good nap today. I slept for a full 5 hours and woke up meeting darkness.

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