Ok, so this week was actually straight-up awful for me as a writer. When we did our creative writings, I just sat there, not knowing what to write about. I've always wanted to try writing a fantasy story about people my age, but I just couldn't come up with any sustainable ideas. It was a constant struggle of "Oh maybe th-no.....what about thi-no..." and it was really frustrating. I really realized that I am definitely more of a consumer of stories than a producer of them, and it gave me a bigger appreciation of the work and the creativity of the authors that I love. That by itself isn't a huge problem, but it's a little bit frustrating (and is maybe still kind of a problem because I have to turn in something by the end of the marking period please help me).
*Sigh* Anyways, we also did a lot of poetry review over "The Eagle" in class, and I for once I kind of saw the value in reviewing it. Now, I'm not saying that it was a fun activity, but at least the action of reviewing meant more than it did in English classes past. Before, we just identified literary devices and we didn't bother looking at what the function of that device was. We just said "oh yeah, that's personification" and moved on with our day. This week, we actually looked at a deeper meaning, and that was alright, I suppose. Thing is: I'm still rather apathetic towards reading this kind of thing for analysis. Hopefully I will get a better appreciation for what the value to me personally is, but for now, I still don't feel particularly "enlightened" at the discovery that this poem was maybe not talking about an actual eagle.
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