4 Matching Annotations
  1. Oct 2025
    1. The speaker slows the paceby first using a two-word command and then aone-word command so that the reader stops in midpoem and takes thewhole first section into consideration

      I appreciate when an author utilizes line breaks to "slow the readers pace" and add interest. I read a lot and so I have gotten used to speed reading. I think it is important to slow down when reading poetry but It has been a learning curve trying to stop my brain from grouping together words as to comprehend them quicker. It is especially helpful when the author forces you to slow down by breaking up words.

    1. imple cloths,” as if themaking of snow by nature is a simple process, one that is able to cover theworld like cloth covers the table

      I think the starting image is particularly interesting because of its variety. The author gives us a visceral, layered, and somewhat disturbing image of moths being burned. This is then matched through metaphor with snow, something that is later described as a "simple." It's interesting to see how the author plays with description pulling you one way and then redirecting you another way.

  2. Sep 2025
    1. a red wheel barrow

      The red wheelbarrow seems like an unimportant item, but it is a foundational piece that this farm relies on. It may not seem like much to us, but to a farmer and his farm, it is essential.