Poetry On Acid By Mark Strands - 855 Words

Poetry On Acid In Mark Strands â€Å"Eating Poetry,† the author tells a story of an altered view of a mundane task, taken with a view not normally experienced by restrained society. Right or wrong as the author’s actions may be, the poet’s description of his interactions is quite engaging. Expressed in three six line stanzas, the writer flows through the highs and lows of an exceptionally intense literary experience. In the first stanza, Strand starts his first line with the usage of intense imagery. â€Å"Ink runs from the corners of my mouth.† His usage of imagery grabs the reader’s attention and has us immediately wondering why ink is coming from the corners of his mouth. Ink is such an odd thing for someone to have coming from their mouth, and with that one line Strand has made us long to read more. Ink is also traditionally highly toxic, suggesting the writer may have a wish to die a slow, agonizing death. The second line talks about how happy he is, seemingly in conflict with the first line. This portrays that he enjoys eating ink and is rather happy with himself, as maddeningly illogical as this may be. Line three is an example of a metaphor. We learn that the reason he has ink in his mouth is because he was eating poetry. Reality seems to be at odds with what the writer is experiencing, as there would be no way for the ink to still be liquid. Perhaps the sanity of the writ er is in question, and it could be that as he reads the lines of verse he is merely imagining them asShow MoreRelatedAn Assessment of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Nigerian Society: the Examples of Banking and Communication Industries18990 Words   |  76 Pagesand modern business must think beyond profit maximization toward being at least socially responsible to its society. Today’s heightened interest in the role of business in society has been promoted by increased sensitivity to the 018 Univers. J. Mark. Bus. Res. awareness of environmental and ethical issues. It means our society has become increasingly concerned that greater influence and progress by firms has not been accompanied by equal effort and desire in addressing important social issuesRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesfamily ties in many societies divided nations and communities and isolated individuals to an extent unparalleled in recorded human history. For teachers, in particular, the challenge of weaving together in meaningful ways the seemingly disparate strands of global history in the twentieth century has often led to its neglect. The fact that the most recent phase of the human experience is usually covered only at the end of a multiterm sequence of world history units has meant that it often ends