Poetry and Puritans

When I found out we would be studying poetry in English class, I was excited because poetry is something that I don’t know much about but I would like to learn more. My favorite thing about poetry is that a poem can convey a very complex thought with very little words. Though I enjoy reading poetry, I have never been very good at analyzing it, so this year I hope I can improve upon that. Also, I hope I can improve my poetry writing skills.
My favorite poem that was read in class this week was Barbie Doll. Though I enjoyed the discussion we had on this poem in class, I felt that we could have gone further into the roles of men and women in society. In class, we didn’t discuss how the author had personality characteristics that are considered tradit...