Chosen poem response
By Dasha Ialovega
10/26/19Lit and Performance IB
When I first read the poem The Everyday Enchantment of Music I thought it was just another ordinary poem talking about one's tragic heartbreak. I was a bit surprised about the fact that there is only one big stanza in this poem and I also did not expect to encounter so many metaphors in such a short piece of writing, but there was nothing else so special about it. Or so I thought.
By Dasha Ialovega
10/26/19Lit and Performance IB
When I first read the poem The Everyday Enchantment of Music I thought it was just another ordinary poem talking about one's tragic heartbreak. I was a bit surprised about the fact that there is only one big stanza in this poem and I also did not expect to encounter so many metaphors in such a short piece of writing, but there was nothing else so special about it. Or so I thought.
To be honest, I did not understand the meaning and the purpose of this poem at very first sight, but after reading it over and over again and trying to understand the real meaning I realized that the poem had much more to it than just a dull "heartbreak story". What I understood in the process of digging into the meaning, was that there is a full story being told in just one paragraph. The main character of the poem is music, however, there are multiple figures other than music appearing in the text. Also, I noticed that the author talks about how music takes an important part in our lives.
What I like about this poem is that it tells a whole story in just one short stanza. It doesn't take up loads of pages filled with unnecessary detail, but it tells what has to be told using different metaphors. I would rather read something short but meaningful and not spend a lot of time reading each and every tiny detail in a long poem, so this writing was pleasant to read. Also, I love the author's idea of "summarising" his story. The way he links different and in some way random events together shows that he thought through every word before putting it on paper.
There are several questions that I would like to ask the poet:
What made you write the poem in the chosen style, putting all the thoughts in just one stanza?
Why did you focus on using metaphors and describing something that was happening on the other side of the city, rather than something that was happening right in front of you at that time?
What influenced your choice of transforming your ideas into long sentences, but not short and in somewhat way more effective short sentences?
Why did you decide to express your feelings in such an abstract way?
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