Blog 5
Dana Gioia- page 123 “Money” In the first stanza of the poem they discuss all the different names of money. In the second stanza they talk about what you can do with the money you own. The third stanza is harder to understand. I feel like its about the names of people who own a lot of money. In the fourth stanza it talks about what money does- it “helps feather a nest.” This shows that it provides. In the fifth stanza it talks about how money is an on going process. You give money to one person while you hopefully receive it from another—an ongoing process. In the end it says “Money. You don’t know where it’s been, but you put it where your mouth is. And it talks.” “You put your money where your mouth is” is a common phrase usually meaning something along the lines of prove it. In this case it is used in two way one being very literal. You put your money where your mouth is even though you don’t know where it has been is saying you literally do it. The second thing that this means is when it says “it talks” meaning money controls you and has its own voice. The more you have the more you can receive. There is no rhyme scheme but it starts of with telling you just different names of money then ending with a deeper meaning in what it does. Margaret Atwood- page 122 “You Fit Into Me” When I read this poem I think of two things. One of course is fishing. The fishes eyes are always open and the hook pierces through the fish and “fits into it.” This poem could also symbolize sex. The way the author ends two of her four lines with the word eye is effective. It really shows how the eye is an important part in the poem. William Carlos Williams- page 528 “To Waken an Old Lady” William starts off the poem by comparing old age or waking an old lady to a flight of birds being happy and cheeping. He explains how they gain and loose strength. He then goes to ask a question “then what?” everything after the question seems harsh. The “harsh weedstalks” and “the snow is covered with broken seedhusks.” This shows how old age and waking an old lady does have its ups and downs with the beginning starting off good then towards the middle the bird is “gaining and failing” then the end is weak.
