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poems

the first of the teo poems i watched was "Unknown Girl in the Maturnity Ward" by Anne Sexton. Amanda fernandez uses drama to make this poem special and attention grabing, she uses the shifts and puts emphasis on certain lines. everyword is articulated to the syllable and is perfectly heard by all, she expresses the emotions of the poem through her face. She really seams to understand the poem, (no wonder she was in the best preformances) even though is really difficult and long. The second, also in the best preformances, "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Jackson Hille uses the humor of the poem to his advantage. It is much shorter and uses more common words the difficulty of this poem rivals the first through ---->"so what?"<----. The satire in the poem making fun of everything about losing your memory is witty and amusing and he increased this through his understanding and phrasing when reciting it.
The first poems meaning is pretty obvious a new mother in a hospital, not only being celebrated but judged by the people that see her only as the single mom with the bastard(in its literal meaning) child. They don't see the light eminating from her face, they only notice the empty place where the father should be, adding the melancholy element to the poem. The second poem is more of the humor in getting old and all the disuseful knowlage you aquire over the years that just seams to slip away with every new piece. The frustration that you experience through once being able to remember something then one day having no idea it exsists. through it's humor you can see the real emotion and meaning, the longing for youth.