a poetic response to the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Hidden in the mind
Covered by the myths
A boy with a reputation
Yet a boy with potential
He is analytical
Systematic
Logical
Yet viewed from the world
He is troubled
Different
Atypical
He questions many things
Yet understands much more
Our world, our generation
So extremely judgmental
When something's not right
Unusual
Curious
It appears imperfect
Unworthy
Disgraceful
But hidden under the myths
We find the truth
And so we have this boy
With a vast facade
Because he dislikes yellow
And hates to be touched
But under the mask
Is a human with a mind
Feelings
Integrity
Nice poem. I like how you use some patterns in repetitioon, and sound. You also shed some light on an important aspect of the novel which is truth is often hidden under myth. Christopher's myth are more obvious, and easy to set aside as silly, but don't we often follow ideas that are just as silly, just as pretend, just as made-up? Meanwhile we pretend they are real! Argh!
ReplyDeleteWOW! This was fantastic. I really liked the way you layed out the poem; how you used single words to describe a deeper meaning. This was so great Taylor, your point was clear and you've managed to really make the reader thing about judging others. Great,great job! :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked the form of this poem. Nice job finding something to write about from this novel. Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool way to portray Christopher. I like the fist stanza; how you write about the aptitudes he has, but that the world looks down on him. Also, ending of this poem gives it a strong finish. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteTaylor, this is GREAT!!!!! I love how you talked about the myths and him not liking yellow. I especially liked when you would describe something with 3 or 4 words and those words took up the whole line because it made me think about those words and how people use it to describe him. Nice job!
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