Sunday, September 19, 2010

Wallflowers

Yes, I'm sure everyone else has done this one, but I'm doing it too.
The first time I read through this poem, it reminded me of BeetleJuice.  Well, the line "They say if you use a word three times, it's yours" did.  BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice...and he comes for you.  So I thought it was cool that three times and this unknown word is "yours."
It also made me think of the "if a tree falls...?" question because its almost as if an unspoken word doesn't exist, but it could.  And talking about the word as if its an orphan makes me want to save unspoken words; I feel bad for them.  If her goal of this poem was to get the reader to extend their vocabulary...it's working.
But what I found a little iron was her lack of a large vocabulary throughout the poem.  While she was talking about using new or unheard words and taking them to be yours, she only used two large words and she used them as examples.  It was a little odd she wanted to create a place, a home for these unused words but she wasn't actually doing it.

1 comment:

  1. "And talking about the word as if its an orphan makes me want to save unspoken words; I feel bad for them." Me too! I feel bad for them. I'm playing favorites with all the words I say all the time!

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