This week I chose to write about Anne Sexton's "The Starry Night." When you first read the poem, it is clear that the author is talking about looking up at the stars and how she really enjoys it. However, if you look deeper within the poem, I think the author is talking about escaping from the chaos of real life to something that is relaxing and calming. Finding something that makes you relax can make your happy. That is what I took from the deeper meaning of this poem.
Within this poem, Sexton uses repetition a little bit as well as personification and simile. Each verse ends with "this is how I want to die." "Even the moon bulges in its orange irons to push children, like a god, from its eye," here she uses personification as well as a simile. This poem gives the reader a calming sense. This works positively for the author. It's almost as if you can relax while reading this poem and send your cares away for a little while. I don't see a lot of negative about this poem. It's really a nice piece that give a serene image.
With my own writings, I hope that I become more comfortable with writing in general. But I truly hope that I will feel daring enough to add similes, metaphors, repetition, and personification. It only makes your writing more interesting and I think adds a whole new dimension to it. I want to try new and different things each time I write something new. I think that can only help make me a stronger and better writer.
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