For the upcoming Poetry Out Loud competition, I chose the poem Barter, by Sara Teasdale. As I was scrolling down the list looking for titles that appealed to me, I found a few that sounded interesting... But I wanted something different. I went through the list again and found this poem and then remembered singing it in choir last year. When I read through it, I can't help but sing along because I think it is pretty song, as well as a poem, and also has really nice imagery. (ha!) I get kind of nervous when speaking in front of the class, (even though I am hardly nervous when I act, which is weird) and so I am getting a little anxious that I won't screw it up. To prepare for this competition, I practice a couple minutes a day acting out how I will recite this poem to convey its true meaning (ha). Occasionally, I read it out loud to some of my friends... This poem means a lot to me also which helps practicing and the reciting easier. I think it is a metaphor for all the beautiful things in life and how we kind of take them for granted so we should do all we can to keep things beautiful and admire stuff. I think it teaches a lesson and kind of makes you realize that maybe we shouldn't take all the nice things in life for granted and appreciate them.
yay :]
...kbye.
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