Poetry Analysis
What music videos do you watch, or what poems have you uncovered in your recent reading that you particularly like? Have you discovered a new poem that's a favorite now? Let's expand our view of poetry to include the music video genre -- it's your generation's poetry. A few of these might well be classified as "art."* (READ THE DEFINITION BELOW TO BE SURE YOUR CHOICE QUALIFIES!) Choose a poem (one you've not posted on before) or a music video links are on the separate file or choose a music video that you strongly believe is art.* The music lyrics must go beyond being mere rhymed verse or narrative and the images must do more than re-tell the story of the lyrics or showcase the performers.
You may choose a favorite poem or a favorite music video for this post. If you choose to analyze a music video, please include a YouTube link to the music video and give us access to a page with the full lyrics. This "just for fun" discussion post is designed to help you discover your own favorites and expand your exposure to art, so the second post is critical! You must read through and comment on at least 2 of your peers' posts to complete this exercise. (I will send the post once I get the 300 words paragraph. For peer post you just need to add your thoughts in about 3 sentences about what you learned and liked about it)
Present your favorite poem or music video to us (it must have lyrics) and argue that it is art -- that it has moved or transformed you in some way. In about 250-300 words, tell us why it’s good--why it's art, really--and focus in on its elements – the speaker, setting, rhyme, rhythm, sound, images, narrative, and the theme that emerges to explain why it qualifies as art.
*Let's define art by saying it addresses something that is important to us, that brings new light to the topic or speaks of it in a way that changes us or teaches us something new about it, that "speaks to" a large group of people who are changed by its message, and that will likely outlive its time, speaking to future generations in the same powerful way. (Think, for example, of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a'Changing" written many years ago but performed to resonant applause at recent gatherings in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.)
What
music
videos
do
you
watch,
or
what
poems
have
you
uncovered
in
your
recent
reading
that
you
particularly
like?
Have
you
discovered
a
new
poem
that's
a
favorite
now?
Let's
expand
our
view
of
poetry
to
include
the
music
video
genre
--
it's
your
generation's
poetry.
A
few
of
these
might
well
be
classified
as
"art."*
(
READ
THE
DEFINITION
BELOW
TO
BE
SURE
YOUR
CHOICE
QUALIFIES!
)
Choose
a
poem
(
one
you've
not
posted
on
before)
or
a
music
video
link
s
are
on
the
separate
file
or
choose
a
music
video
that
you
strongly
believe
is
art.*
The
music
lyrics
must
go
beyond
being
mere
rhymed
verse
or
narrative
and
the
images
must
do
more
than
re
-
tell
the
story
of
the
lyrics
or
showcase
the
performers.
You
may
choose
a
favorite
poem
or
a
favorite
music
video
for
this
post.
If
y
ou
choose
to
analyze
a
music
video,
please
include
a
YouTube
link
to
the
music
video
and
give
us
access
to
a
page
with
the
full
lyrics.
This
"just
for
fun"
discussion
post
is
designed
to
help
you
discover
your
own
favorites
and
expand
your
exposure
to
art,
so
the
second
post
is
critical!
You
must
read
through
and
comment
on
at
least
2
of
your
peers'
posts
to
complete
this
exercise.
(I
will
send
the
post
once
I
get
the
300
words
paragraph
.
F
or
peer
p
o
st
you
just
need
to
add
your
thoughts
in
about
3
sentences
about
what
y
ou
learned
and
liked
about
it
)
Present
your
favorite
poem
or
music
video
to
us
(it
must
have
lyrics)
and
argue
that
it
is
art
--
that
it
has
moved
or
transformed
you
in
some
way.
In
about
250
-
300
words,
tell
us
why
it’s
good
--
why
it's
art,
really
--
a
n
d
focus
in
on
its
elements
–
the
speaker,
set
ting,
rhyme,
rhythm,
sound,
images,
narrative,
and
the
theme
that
emerges
to
explain
why
it
qualifies
as
art.
*
Let's
define
art
by
saying
it
addresses
something
that
is
important
to
us,
that
brings
new
light
to
the
topic
or
speaks
of
it
in
a
way
that
chan
ges
us
or
teaches
us
something
new
about
it,
that
"speaks
to"
a
large
group
of
people
who
are
changed
by
its
message,
and
that
will
likely
outlive
its
time,
speaking
to
future
generations
in
the
same
powerful
way.
(Think,
for
example,
of
Bob
Dylan's
"The
T
imes
They
Are
a'Changing"
written
many
years
ago
but
performed
to
resonant
applause
at
recent
gatherings
in
Washington,
D.C.
and
elsewhere.)
What music videos do you watch, or what poems have you uncovered in your recent
reading that you particularly like? Have you discovered a new poem that's a favorite now?
Let's expand our view of poetry to include the music video genre -- it's your generation's
poetry. A few of these might well be classified as "art."* (READ THE DEFINITION
BELOW TO BE SURE YOUR CHOICE QUALIFIES!) Choose a poem (one you've not
posted on before) or a music video links are on the separate file or choose a music
video that you strongly believe is art.* The music lyrics must go beyond being mere rhymed
verse or narrative and the images must do more than re-tell the story of the lyrics or
showcase the performers.
You may choose a favorite poem or a favorite music video for this post. If you choose to
analyze a music video, please include a YouTube link to the music video and give us access
to a page with the full lyrics. This "just for fun" discussion post is designed to help you
discover your own favorites and expand your exposure to art, so the second post is critical!
You must read through and comment on at least 2 of your peers' posts to complete this
exercise. (I will send the post once I get the 300 words paragraph. For peer post you just
need to add your thoughts in about 3 sentences about what you learned and liked about it)
Present your favorite poem or music video to us (it must have lyrics) and argue that it is art
-- that it has moved or transformed you in some way. In about 250-300 words, tell us why
it’s good--why it's art, really--and focus in on its elements – the speaker, setting, rhyme,
rhythm, sound, images, narrative, and the theme that emerges to explain why it qualifies as
art.
*Let's define art by saying it addresses something that is important to us, that brings new light
to the topic or speaks of it in a way that changes us or teaches us something new about it,
that "speaks to" a large group of people who are changed by its message, and that will likely
outlive its time, speaking to future generations in the same powerful way. (Think, for example,
of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a'Changing" written many years ago but performed to
resonant applause at recent gatherings in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.)