tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post330278613787614182..comments2023-10-30T09:21:51.870-06:00Comments on Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment: Poetry & the Creative Mind Day, April 11th; National Poetry MonthErin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-30129379279759298392007-04-13T14:28:00.000-06:002007-04-13T14:28:00.000-06:00Isaiah was a poet, and lots of people think he is ...Isaiah was a poet, and lots of people think he is difficult to understand. But once there was a small understanding of the structure of Hebrew poety, (parallelism, chiasmus, ellipsis, strophe, and there are others I can't remember) and the imagery used (personification, hyperbole, merismus) I found that people understood Isaiah better. <BR/><BR/>I would introduce the class to Jabberwocky and would have someone who had never seen the poem before read it out loud. Then I would explain portmanteau, and ask if the poem was any more understandable and enjoyable with that knowledge. I would then point out that any type of poetry is more enjoyable when it is understood. <BR/><BR/>I love Isaiah, I find his writing is very beautiful.Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-67118801462028368242007-04-13T13:44:00.000-06:002007-04-13T13:44:00.000-06:00Alas I don't my later prophets. What's the tie in ...Alas I don't my later prophets. What's the tie in to Isaiah?Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-30351363933691565982007-04-12T18:15:00.000-06:002007-04-12T18:15:00.000-06:00Mimsy is a proper noun in the movie, and has a rat...Mimsy is a proper noun in the movie, and has a rather clever tie-in to Jabberwocky the poem. <BR/><BR/>I would have done a movie review but, Neel Mehta does a much better job than I would have. His review is http://nhmehta.blogspot.com/2007/03/go-ask-alice.html <BR/><BR/>And, I wish I had known about Jabberwocky when I was a child, I would have made my brothers play it with me. Maybe I did know about it, I just didn't get into poetry until college. I love the poem, and when I taught Sunday School, I used it as a ice breaker to discussing Isaiah.Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-7022573145079304802007-04-12T15:38:00.000-06:002007-04-12T15:38:00.000-06:00I was wondering if "mimsy" had to do with Jabberwo...I was wondering if "mimsy" had to do with Jabberwocky. Of course in the poem mimsy's an adjective and I'm guessing that it's a noun in the movie.<BR/><BR/>My brother and a friend and I used to act out Jabberwocky for friends and relatives.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I know that's sort of geeky.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-87240765716253306952007-04-12T12:41:00.000-06:002007-04-12T12:41:00.000-06:00'Twas Brillig and the slithy toves, Did gyre and g...'Twas Brillig and the slithy toves, <BR/>Did gyre and gimbol on the wabe; <BR/>All mimsy were the borogoves, <BR/>And the mome raths out grabe. <BR/><BR/>I love that one too! And by the way, anyone reading this should definately go see The Last Mimsy. It was very good.Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517384.post-59105992151623138342007-04-12T08:36:00.000-06:002007-04-12T08:36:00.000-06:00the only poem I can recite by heart is "Jabberwock...the only poem I can recite by heart is "Jabberwocky"<BR/><BR/>Other than occasional nonsense rhymes.<BR/><BR/>The peanut sat on the railroad track,<BR/>His heart was all aflutter.<BR/>Along came the 7:15. Toot. Toot.<BR/>Peanut Butter.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.com