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Introduction<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conceptual unit allowed us to take risks and explore different productions in art, animation, poetry, music, and web productions. We were able to use all sorts of technology and professional equipment like DSLR cameras, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition, WordPress, etc. This unit helped us communicate and express our unique opinions and aesthetics in unconventional and abstract ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the poetry unit, we were able to work with a local published poet, Christine Moore. She helped us explore and discuss different types of poetry, allowing us to develop our styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started by writing down my thoughts and ideas in my notebook, which went from only a few keywords I knew I wanted to include to a full poem. I was then able to type it out, adjusting line breaks, capitalization, and punctuation. For the poem itself, I took inspiration from different Bible verses and Christian songs I know, notably the verse Psalm 148:7, 10-13, and the songs “Starling Assemblies” by Benjamin Torrens and “Christ Be Magnified” by Cody Carnes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reciting my poem gave me a bit of anxiety, mainly because the people who recited before me had poems I thought were incredible. I heavily enjoyed listening to everyone’s unique styles and analyzing their word choice and rhythm. I was okay with my own recitation, though I felt I could have been more creative in thinking about recitation while<\/em> writing the poem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going into the poetry unit, I was nervous because I thought poetry was a uniform art that had to do with rhyme-schemes and syllables, which at the time didn\u2019t have much meaning to me. While rhyming and syllables have their place in poetry, I realized that poetry is more than that, and in reality is an art to express yourself in a compressed, yet deep way. I found it very enjoyable to play around with words, the way they sound and the way they can mean multiple things at once, when I was done writing I would fall in love with my words, which I really appreciated about writing poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the cry of creature<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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a sweet sound serenades me
as i go toward the fading light
calling out in the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

my searching shifts to song
and i join the chorus of creation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i think maybe
i\u2019m crying out to Someone greater
and the created sing to this Creator
every creature echoing His eminence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

echo
locating, and knowing that
Who i was looking for
was never far
after all
my pursuing was praising<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My poem, \u201cthe cry of creature,\u201d is a free verse poem about how creatures, even animals, sing praises to God, our creator. The speaker of the poem is a bat, a creature coming out at dusk to search for something. When the bat hears other creatures, humans, worshipping through song, it joins in, realizing that what it was searching for was really God.
As I opened the first stanza, I established the setting by using the alliterative phrase \u201csweet sound serenades,\u201d repeating the \u201cs\u201d sound to describe the song the bat hears. The setting unfolds as the bat \u201cgoes toward the fading light,\u201d an image of the setting sun; I used a rhyme of \u201clight\u201d and “night\u201d to continue building on the idea of dusk.
The second stanza also opens with an alliteration, using the \u201cs\u201d sound to express how the bat\u2019s echolocation becomes melodic. The second line in the second stanza also uses an alliteration with the \u201cc\u201d sound. This line shows that the bat is joining in the chorus that is already happening, for all creation brings praise to God.
The third stanza begins with an enjambment, allowing for a moment of reflection as the bat realizes it is calling out for a greater purpose. The capitalization of \u201cSomeone\u201d shows how important God is, as well as the capitalization of \u201cCreator,\u201d \u201cHis,\u201d and \u201cWho\u201d in the last stanza. A rhyme is made in the second and third lines of \u201cCreator\u201d and \u201cgreater,\u201d both speaking of God. The last line in the third stanza uses yet another alliteration, this time with the \u201ce\u201d sound to enforce the idea of echoes and echolocation. The second and third stanza also use the poetic device of consonance, repeating the \u201ccreat-\u201d sound in the words, \u201ccreation,\u201d \u201ccreated,\u201d \u201cCreator,\u201d and \u201ccreature,\u201d which is also reflected in the title of the poem, \u201cthe cry of creature.\u201d This repetition of the sound emphasizes the concept of making something, and points the reader\u2019s attention back to the maker.
The final stanza begins with the stand-alone word, \u201cecho,\u201d which is meant to \u201cecho\u201d the last line of the third stanza which has the same word in it. This enjambs the next line, which begins with the word \u201clocating,\u201d forming the word \u201cecholocating\u201d when placed together, a reference to bats. The words \u201cand knowing that\u201d are a contrast to the previous phrase, \u201ci think maybe,\u201d showing that the bat becomes more sure of what it is feeling and saying. The second to last line, \u201cafter all,\u201d is meant to be ambiguous as to which line it is enjambed with, as it works with the line before it and the line after it. However, it keeps its same meaning, that the whole time, the bat\u2019s \u201cpursuing was praising,\u201d even though it didn\u2019t realize. This last line was also meant to be an alliteration with the \u201cp\u201d sound.
In this poem I used many alliterations, and occasional rhymes, to make the poem sound somewhat like a song, which is one of the themes in the poem. This poem was inspired by an experience I had, where I was with my friends worshipping at sunset, and bats fly by, making sounds that I interpreted as them singing along. It reminded me of a few verses in the Bible that mention that all creation, even animals, sing praises to God, particularly Psalm 148:7, 10-13. I was also inspired by \u201cStarling Assemblies\u201d by Benjamin Torrens, which is also a free verse poem and song, using the imagery of animals to point to a greater meaning. In short, I would like my reader to come away with a new desire to \u201cjoin the chorus of creation,\u201d or to reflect on what they are searching for and whether it is worth praising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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