Final Notions by Adrienne Rich

I like how it follows a pattern - starting every line the same except for one stanzas and one other line. I don't really like the subject matter of the poem. I think that it might have to do with death.

The Trees by Philip Larkin

Just as the poem's message, this poem itself is very fresh. I can picture the little white buds and the green leaves on the trees. For some reason I enjoyed the lines about telling the age of the tree by the rings.

Days by Philip Larkin

This poem is so simple, but still is able to convey the message about days. I think that if this poem rhymed, it would have been weakened because it is so short. At the same time, it flows very naturally. I like how a question was posed into the poem.

The Daffodils; or, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth

I know this might sound weird, but this poem makes me think of the sky at around eight or nine o'clock; it's a dark blue with bright yellow (the daffodils). I like the meaning of this poem. The imagery is beautiful.

Speak! by William Wordsworth

I like how this poem is very straightforward. I especially enjoyed the part right after the center of the poem. He talks about a heart once free, which means a heart that used to speak what it wanted to, but now it was reserved. I think that shows that people should always speak what they are thinking.

One Word is Too Often Profaned by P. B. Shelley

I like this poem because it is true - the word love is used too often. It is interesting how even back when Shelley was alive it was used too much. She took a stand on an issue and presented it. I also like how this poem rhymed.

Metaphors by Sylvia Plath

This poem is very different, which makes it exciting. The first line is her definition of a metaphor and then I am assuming the rest of the lines are supposed to be examples of metaphors. I like how the poem is short and to point because it is staying in the nine syllable pattern. I feel like Plath provided her obscure examples with description and multiple colors to show how diverse and expansive the world of metaphors is.

Beat! Beat! Drum! by Walt Whitman

I like this poem because it has a distinct rhythm. I also like how it has a pattern of ideas, so that the stanzas are similar but with different specifics. I wonder about what drums he is talking about; it could be the heartbeat. I think that the rhythm is so strong because it is supposed to sound like a dream beat.

No Swan So Fine by Marianne Moore

I think this poem is kind of cool because it's original. I like the description the swan because it paints a picture in the reader's head of the swan and its surroundings. The last line is good because it isn't supposed to fit but it does for the same reasons.

Golden Oldie by Rita Dove

This poem was a little bit confusing, but I really liked the image and message of the very middle of the poem. I like how it leaves you thinking. I wonder if the title has to do with an old, golden rule? Maybe a rule about love or something.