Reflective journal

Literature Tuesday 22nd September 2009

In this session we analyzed the poem 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy. We read through the poem several times and discussed what we thought the writer was trying to convey. We looked at the use of language and learned about different techniques used.
I learned to pay close attention to every word and sentence to analyze the meaning of each. The meaning of the poem changed for me the more we talked about it, and as I learned exactly what methods the writer had used.

The most interesting thing about this class for me was opening my mind to poetry, and literature. The more I understood it the more interested I became. I loved starting to learn skills to help look texts more deeply.

I think from this session I have also learned that I would like to learn more about Literary techniques and build on analyzation skills. I think this really helps me think outside the box!