Sunday, September 5, 2010
Mr. Fear -- Poetry Response #2
Besides "Wallflower," "Mr. Fear" is my favorite poem in this packet. I love the idea of Fear being a person. I especially love the line wondering if Fear regrets having to give us fears. This really sets Fear as a personality. It makes Fear seem more human. If Fear is indeed human, then he might have a heart, and if he has a heart, then maybe he can be reasoned with. The whole poem takes this idea of Fear and shrinks it into a very conquerable thing. This view of defeating Fear is one of the reasons I like this poem so much. The structure of the poem is simple. It is arranged in six stanzas, each with four lines. The punctuation follows the sentences, and there is not always a punctuation mark at the end of a line. There is no particular rhyming pattern, yet the poem flows nicely. In the first three stanzas, the author defines Fear. This is the part of the poem in which Fear is personified. In the last three stanzas, the author bargains with Fear, asking for a small fear that can easily be forgotten.
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I like this one too because of the personification of Mr. Fear. It feels like I can conquer him if he's a real person. ;)
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