This poem makes me feel sad. The first image that pops in my mind is pain and stress from the speaker. I imagine myself as the speaker and feel as if I have been placed in their shoes.

This experience left me very sad towards the beginning of the poem. Silently, I felt very emotional for this speaker because I know some experiences leave you very uncertain of the world. Uncertain to what will be next in your life and how will you respond to what comes your way. However, when I continue to read towards the middle of the poem, I begin to feel very happy for this speaker because I envision myself as prideful through all the experiences I have been through. The middle stanza symbolizes this sense if rejoice emotionally because the speaker has found some optimism through all the darkness that clouded their life. The ending brought happiness to my soul because I know each person isn't perfect. Even though you have scars in your life, it's what makes you beautiful but shouldn't necessarily define who you are. This stanza in the middle is my ultimate favorite part of the poem because of how enduring an experience is so powerful. This daffodil is a metaphor for the speaker standing strong throughout whatever came her way towards the beginning of the poem. The daffodil came at the right time in the poem because it emotionally transitions so smoothly (in regards to craft).

When I think about color in this stanza, I think of the color pink. Pink is so prevalent here because through all those scars in her life, it is what makes her beautiful and whole as a woman. That there shouldn't be anything to be ashamed of.

Whenever I think of color in this stanza, I think of brown. Brown symbolizes the bark on a tree because it makes nature smell beautiful. The smell of a tree makes our senses go wild and we automatically go to that scent.

Whenever I think of color in this stanza, I think of purple. Purple is such a strong image towards the end of the stanza. It is symbolic because of the beautiful glow the sky gives off at the time of day.

The color that I think of in this stanza is red. The red coloring is rich with symbolism here because not only is the roof red but when you hear a beautiful singing voice, the color red comes to mind. Red is so divine and full of emotion.

The color I think of in this stanza is orange. Orange is so significant in a daffodil because bees and insects go towards it for its nectar. That is something to be proud of.

The color I think about in this stanza is white. Whenever I think of a small drop of water forming into something larger, I think of a white icicle forming right in front of the speaker's eyes.

When I think about color in this stanza, I think about the color green. Green is so prevalent in this stanza because beauty is found in nature. What color do we see in trees inside the forest? Green. It brings promise to beauty.

Whenever I think about color in this stanza, I think about the color black. Black is very symbolic here because even though the speaker's eyes are open, the black symbolizes that she is still confused and blinded from her true emotions.

This stanza makes me think of the color gray. The gray symbolizes the pavement near the shelter and all of the trash left around as well. Garbage gives off a muted and disgusting color.

This stanza reminds me of the color yellow. The color yellow is very symbolic and whenever I think of a path leading to a place, I vividly think of the yellow brick road leading to Oz.

This stanza makes me think of the color blue. The blue symbolizes sadness because of the tears that stream across the speaker's face.

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This line reminds of the depiction of King Richard II in the plays written by William Shakespeare. There is no one quite despicable like King Richard II. "King Richard II"s narcissism"

This reminds of Sir Trevor Nunn's and Peter Brooks' adaptations of William Shakespeare's Play King Lear . In particular, this line links back to the scene where Gloucester gets his plucked out of his head. "Pluck his eyes out"

Wouldn't the "dark belly" symbolize the son's appetite for their body and soul? Throughout the entire poem, the parents have no control over their bodies. It would make sense if the belly belonged to the Aztec son.

This goes back to the line referring to "Huitzilopochtli." Is it a coincidence that the son is wearing jade feathers? The god is a hummingbird-like creature so I found this a tad confusinf to why he would wear the feathers if he already has them.

What sort of power does he have over these slave girls?

Does this mean his parents' hearts function differently? How is this scientifically possible? It is almost as if they are immortal followers to the Aztec God.

Does this make them act like Zombies? I have to wonder if they are stuck in some sort of trance during this entire ritual.

Both Langston Hughes and Claude McKay discuss the ups and downs of the African American community of this time. However, based on these lines in the poem, Langston Hughes mentioned in his essay "“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” that the upper middle class of the African American community wouldn't be in poverty and are considered to be white. In fact Hughes coins them to be "Nordic."

Both Sterling Brown and Claude McKay discuss heaven and hell in their poems. However, McKay alludes to the fact that there are no flakes left in heaven and that they won't accept anymore people in heaven. Therefore hell becomes increasingly larger.

This line reminds of Sterling Brown's "Ma Rainey." However, Claude McKay's "I Shall Return," McKay distances the music from the audience. The main focus with this poem is that the music is furthering it's connection from the audience.

This reminds me of Madame Sosostris from Eliot's first part of the poem "The burial of the dead." Eliot alludes to the detail of Tiresias with female features. Could Eliot be onto something with Tiresias and Madame Sosostris? He seems to mention other parts of the poem again constantly.

This line reminded me Edmund Spenser's poem "Prothalamion".

In relation to Eliot's concept of "antique" here, this woman is pretty much telling Albert that he is portraying himself from a former period of history. Question: why would she be ashamed?

These two lines remind of Dante's Inferno. I can tell Eliot drew some inspiration from Dante because that crowd symbolizes the dead coming to life and encapsulating the entire London Bridge. Not only does this reference provide a morbid glimpse within the scene, but lives up to the section "The Burial of The Dead" in Eliot's "The Waste Land." How fitting.

This section of the poem reminds me of the prophecy from ancient Greece that Tiresias warned Oedipus about in Sophocles' drama Oedipus The King. Tiresias was the blind prophet who showed hesitation in aiding Oedipus on the hunt of his father King Laius's murderer. However, Tiresias eventually told him that it was himself, Oedipus, who was the murderer. In addition to that, ancient Greek legend has it that Tiresias morphed into a woman for 7 years. Could Eliot be hinting at the true identity of Madame Sosostris?

While I read over this line a couple of times, I researched the symbolism in regards to "the man with three staves." For example, the man represents a legend from the "Fisher King" tale. The man was a water symbol and if he was injured by his own weapon, that would exemplify water being emptied and the land would become barren.

This line reminds me of Fred yelling to his wife Ethel from I love Lucy.

Whenever I read this line, it reminds me of Leslie Nielsen's character Dr. Rumack from "Airplane."

This line reminds me of the ancient Greek mythological tale about Jason and The Argonauts. Jason from Colchis was in search for the Golden fleece. Could Gertrude Stein be hinting at a reference to the ancient Greek drama Medea?

Whenever I think of Jersey, Jaws comes to mind.

For some reason the heat described by William Carlos Williams reminds me of the smog in Los Angeles. It destroys the environment.

Whenever I read this line, I think of the way Inspector Javert mistreated Jean Valjean towards the beginning of Les Miserables.

When I read this section, it reminds me of the "The Lovers Whirlwind" painting by William Blake.

This line reminds me of Henry Adam's "The Dynamo and the Virgin" based on Adam's take on American artists using sex for power. With Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem "Love Is Not All', the speaker is pretty much saying there is pressure on the man based on how people used it for power in the past. Could Millay and Adams be hinting at the possibility that America should break the chain of power in regards to love and sex?

This poem is very similar to Henry Adam's "The Dynamo and the Virgin" in a way. For example, in "His stalk the delphinium", the poem makes reference to the thorned plants and how non -thorned plants must defend themselves throughout those rough plants. With Henry Adam's "The Dynamo and the Virgin", the author is basically giving out a warning of how powerful sex is and how other artists used it for power. With Edna St. Vincent Millay and Henry Adams, both of them provide some sort of warning intertwined in between the thorns and in between the dynamo.

This line reminds me of the speaker from Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" because in this line the man is defined as brave but stooping to a new low. In "Mending Wall", the speaker is finding reasoning to why there should be a wall but still looks to mending the wall. Is this man from "Here lies, and none mourn him" a rural idiot? Or could this man be suffering from two-ness?

This line reminds me of the scene from Walt Disney's animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" because I picture Snow White washing the steps at the castle with the pale. Could Frost be hinting at Disney's film a year before it was shown at the Carthay Circle Theatre? There seems to be symbolism of the message Walt Disney brought to the film during the harsh times of the Great Depression.

I like how Robert Frost brings back the witch from "Design" into "Provide, Provide." Both poems almost are designed to become a story that could possibly be intertwined with each other eventually. Many elements are seen in both poems.

This line reminds me of winter solstice because usually the earth tilt and how close it is to the sun makes the day shorter. Could the speaker possibly be traveling on the first day of winter?

These two lines are fascinating due to the imagery of the bells and the horse providing body language. Could the horse be having regrets for traveling on this road? Is the horse frightened? These two lines bring a sense of doubt in the poem.

This line is interesting because I keep reading this line and hear President Trump ( The speaker) recite this line. I can imagine President Trump trying to persuade the American people on why the wall ("fence") makes a different in this country.

This poem reminds me of the Democratic Party trying to fight against President Donald Trump on building the wall. The speaker (Democrats) bring up valid points on why it isn't necessary to build a wall.

This line poses many questions in my mind: Was this armor full of bad memories that it provided melancholy? Or is the armor just a glimpse of hope that was once there a long time ago? Valiant and damaged memories do not mesh well together in regards to a piece of armor. It almost sounds like this armor is suffering from battle wounds.

I found those three lines to be very fascinating because those are common themes found in poetry in general. How many times have we read a poem about courage? How many times have we discovered the heroic comeback towards the end of the poem? All of these themes (in a way) provide a before and after effect as you read the poem.

I found this part of the poem to be very interesting because of the textual style Edgar Lee Masters has chosen for "Lucinda Matlock." In a weird sort of way, each line made me more disoriented as I read line in this passage. Was that the poet's intent?

This line confuses me because part of her says she does not cry at all, but she is in tears a good portion of the time as well. Does she cry instantaneously? Or does she try to have a brave front that prevents her from crying?

This line intrigues me because it reminds the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." Could author Charlotte Perkins Gilman hinting at the narrator realizing how clearly he can see things outside? Being inside that room with the wallpaper, it is almost if he is envious towards the people outside.

To piggyback off Maureen's previous annotation, John is indeed a antagonist in this story. The lack of empathy, compassion, and especially not being supportive of the narrator, all of those traits make him devious. I can imagine John laughing menacingly about this wallpaper.

Du Bois hints at this new form of learning that only a few people have that opportunity in life and how it's system was born from ignorance. In relation to Henry Adams "The Dynamo and the virgin", Adams gives the readers a glimpse of the new system, which is implemented into today's education. Both W.E.B. Du Bois and Henry Adams skeptically criticize society's idea on education and how this new concept will only cause more harm than good for people. Education has made more ignorant of society than being informed about society's problems. That is what both Du Bois and Adams mention in their work.

This line reminds me Henry Adam's "The Dynamo the virgin" when Du Bois mentions the source found in the brain is just tarnished and abused. Adams, on the other hand, makes reference to writers like Bret Harte and Walt Whitman objectifying sex in their work. Henry Adams takes issue with the fact those writers do not intend on using sex the right way. Both Adams and Du Bois take note of these forces of nature as being thrown to the side as if they were yesterday's garbage.

I think what is being said here in this line is that the new form of education is destroying it's purpose. Education is supposed to get you to ready to be an active member of the workforce. Could this be foreshadowing the reality of education in the 21st century?

This line reminds me of the Paleolithic cave arts from prehistoric times. Based on mythology, whenever a human would create a cave painting of a wild horse, the humans would assume they have gained power over the creature and trap the horse so they can kill it. Could St. Gaudens be making a subtle reference of the myth about the horse?

This line poses certain questions: Is this woman known as Lady Liberty? Could a woman be full of force and sentimental value at the same time?

This line is fascinating because of all the world's greatest artists came up with simple ideas that has turned into a work of art. If it wasn't for Leonardo Da Vinci's flying machine, we wouldn't be able to travel the world on an airplane.

To continue from my previous annotation, this line clearly identifies the result of poking "the beast" and how all of that fire power demonstrates mother earth is dying. Mother earth has suffered from the "hate" that has engulfed the land.

These lines raise pertinent questions: What sort of beast ignited "rage"? Who operated the "wooden dollies" in which the feeds the beast? In addition to my questions, this section suggests all of those weapons set the world on destruction and the destruction comes from a powerful machine.