tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post3604779060232559160..comments2012-05-30T09:20:40.528-07:00Comments on Ellen's Blog: Poem 1Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509992610214227472noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-44356016897327707252012-04-02T15:15:37.737-07:002012-04-02T15:15:37.737-07:00I loved this poem! It was lighthearted and fun, an...I loved this poem! It was lighthearted and fun, and the switch/surprise ending at the end was funny. It was also very relatable to the entire class because we are all obviously familiar with all the squirrels around campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-51577018845888187952012-04-02T09:41:38.810-07:002012-04-02T09:41:38.810-07:00This poem is great! I really love the girlie twist...This poem is great! I really love the girlie twist at the end. I think that the squirrel feels a certain affinity with the people she is watching just like we gain affection towards the reality TV stars we watch. I think that the squirrel is a little hurt by the fact that the people she watches so religiously do not recognize that she is too a girl. I would like to think that the squirrel wishes she was a human.emuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124178872177775896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-54564039745840791462012-04-02T09:34:23.708-07:002012-04-02T09:34:23.708-07:00I think this is a really fun perspective, written ...I think this is a really fun perspective, written as a squirrel. It calls into question the stupid idle chatter we have, as humans. How alien we must look. The little twist at the end is nice, the "I can't believe they don't know i'm a girl" bit was a light chuckle.~*ChelleAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398395750895794441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-73062397533255153532012-04-01T21:00:19.978-07:002012-04-01T21:00:19.978-07:00Very creative and funny! I have always wondered w...Very creative and funny! I have always wondered what those good ol' Athens squirrels are thinking. In reality the squirrels are probably way more annoyed with all of OU's drunken antics.Alex Jay Sonnebornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965901780393530166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-49550935925593877472012-04-01T16:41:25.243-07:002012-04-01T16:41:25.243-07:00I really liked this poem! I liked the fact that th...I really liked this poem! I liked the fact that the point of view you used was from a squirrel. I think it's great especially since I have always thought the squirrels here in Athens have a mind of their own! Very creativeMegan Lanhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01982108394919114350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-23393220879841630322012-04-01T05:47:28.400-07:002012-04-01T05:47:28.400-07:00This poem surely made me giggle! I like how this ...This poem surely made me giggle! I like how this poem was written in the point of view of a squirrel, because they seem to be overlooked creatures. I liked the surprise ending too.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425634313715214069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-48078609300716093202012-03-30T17:10:41.295-07:002012-03-30T17:10:41.295-07:00I love that this is in the viewpoint of a squirrel...I love that this is in the viewpoint of a squirrel, it is very original. Poems written for the sake of fun and amusement instead of specifically for cathartic purposes are nice to more of the heavier poetry we have seen thus far in class. It's much lighter.katie knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973615452939371145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497703407839533517.post-63304674923197595782012-03-30T14:22:10.573-07:002012-03-30T14:22:10.573-07:00Wonderful! I'm really glad you tried a dramat...Wonderful! I'm really glad you tried a dramatic monologue. Now, you don't need to write in rhyme, but in this case it does seem to add to the magic.<br /><br />Great punchline at the end. Amusing premise, in fact. Not only is the squirrel anthropomorphiszed, but he's able to tease/criticize the conversation and the nature of reality TV.<br /><br />I likey!<br /><br />DWDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007804760439414596noreply@blogger.com