Monday, February 2, 2009

Response 1: Exerpt from The Names: by N. Scott Momaday

1. They are illusion-wind and rain revolve
And they recede in darkness. and disslove

2. They know, ain'it? The terrapins know
A day, two days, before, they go.

I chose these two specific pieces to respond to mainly because of their rhyming. Since not all of the exerpt rhymes. I feel the parts that do are stronger because they are poetic. I am very drawn to anything of poetic nature. I also like the first's use of imagery. As I read the words I can feel the wind and see the rain and darkness as it disappears. Finally, I also oddly enough enjoyed his use of incorrect grammar in the second. This connected with me on a personal level( because I often say the word ain't). But, it also gives a sort of bilingual quality to the exerpt. It speaks of his upbringing, background, and culture.

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