Henry David Thoreau - Walden Pond
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan- like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion."
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This poem was very good. I see how he wants to get out of the busy life of the city and just sit in the wonderful world of nature.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main message would be the face that he wants to be alone with nature and be given the chance to interact and connect with it, because touch with nature and also are losing touch with alot of people have been losing themselves and their families. Also there is a simile in the prose that is "as to put to rout all that wasn not life,"
-Robby Sabbag
I THINK THAT THIS POEM IS SAYING THAT LIVE IN NATURE AND LIVE LIFE IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO GO INTO NATURE AND LIVE ALONE. A POETIC DEVICE I SEE BEING USED IS A SIMLE "as to put to rout all that was not life,"
ReplyDelete-Will Cook period 2
I picked this prose because it talks about Henry David Thoreau's life. The main message is how he wanted to live all by himself in the woods at Walden Pond. There is a simile in it that says,"like as to put to rout all that was not life."
ReplyDeleteAlison Cote
This poem is okay. What he is saying is that he wants to get out of the fast lane and slow it down a bit. Like he said he dosn't want to die and not be able to live. So he goes to nature and trys to find sanctum.
ReplyDelete-Kyle Berry
I think his one is okay. I don't really like it but I actually understand this one. I relate to it though because I like nature and would love to live in the woods and also because i too have had a hard life lately and wish i could escape from it all.
ReplyDeleteKayla Arsenauly period 2
I liked this poem because he says that living in nature helps you realize what it means to truly live. "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear."
ReplyDeleteI like this peom becuase it has a lot of detail about nature
ReplyDeleteThe poetic device I see is a simile.
ReplyDelete"as to put to rout all that was not life,"
-Laura Heasley
I really like this. The message I got from it is that Henry David Thoreau wanted to find himself again by not being around all the advances. Henry David Thoreau also uses a simile "Like as to put to rout all that was not life". I disagree with Kayla because he just doesn't want to escape he wants to find his true self again.
ReplyDeleteI like this peom becuase it has a lot of detail about nature. it makes me want to go live on a lake.to me the main message is if you can then you should interact with nature becuase it is so peaceful and relaxing=)
ReplyDeleteI think this was a great prose.This was a great prose because they exspalined all the nature that is around and how he didnt want to be around the city and how he could live in all that nature.
ReplyDelete-Noelle Fournier
i agree wiht will cook becuase he does see how he can "live in life in the simplest form". Also to go into nature and just see how it is alone and see what you can do wiht it.
I agree with Steph because he doesn't want to escape life he just wants to get away for a while.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great prose. I feel this way because I love nature and I respect that he like how he didn't chose to live in like a real house he chose to live outdoors. He also wanted to live off the land which probably lead to a hard life trying to get food and other essentials. The poetic divice that is used in this prose is a simlie
ReplyDelete- Gina Eldridge
I agree with Allison Cote because she described that he wants to live by himself.
This prose is very good and descriptive. He says that he had not lived until he went to Walden Pond to live in the cabin. The theme is that you experience a lot in nature that is good.
ReplyDeleteHe uses a lot of imagery in the prose. He did a good job describing it.
I agree with Robby Sabbag
- Paul Kirchner
This is a great poem. It tells the reader how most people do not truely live their lives, and that they realy should.
ReplyDeleteA poetic device that I saw was imagry. I saw this because Thoreau described how we should life with great detail. There was also a simile when he says,"like as to put to rout all that was not life."
- M. Herrmann
I agree with Steph about disagreeing with Kayla because, yeah...the same reason as Steph lol
heres my comment in german! XD
ReplyDeleteDies ist ein großes Gedicht. Es erzählt dem Leser, wie die meisten Leute nicht wahr ihre Leben leben, und dass sie realy sollte. Eine poetische Vorrichtung, die ich gesehen habe, war imagry. Ich habe dieses gesehen, weil Thoreau beschrieben hat, wie wir Leben mit großem Detail sollten. Es gab auch einen Vergleich, wenn er sagt,“ wie als zu rout alle zu stellen, dass nicht Lebens war“. - M. Herrmann
Ich stimme mit Steph um Meinungsverschiedenheit mit Kayla weil überein, ja. ..the gleicher Grund als Steph lol
i think that the poem is trying to tell people to live life to the fullest because its short. It is very moving
ReplyDeletei strongly agree with will cook because he also thinks that it means to live life to the fullest
ryan loranger(represent meng)
we think that the poem is saying to live yur life to the fullest. its saying that you shouldnt worry about things that dont matter. " I did not wish to live what was not life" the poem was good.
ReplyDeletekayla bertini & chandlar hynes.
i belive this poem is saying that to live in and with nature is the purest way to live.toats my goats.
ReplyDeletenick r.
I aree woth Paul because he agreed with me.
ReplyDeleteBut no really I see what he is saying about he really did not start living untill he went to the cabin
I agree with Abeer because she says, "to me the main message is if you can then you should interact with nature becuase it is so peaceful and relaxing" and I said that he wanted to live in the woods.
ReplyDeletei agree with noelle cause she agrees with me
ReplyDeleteboth are right and u should all agree.
- I believe that this poem it trying to say that if you woant to find your true self you have to isolate yourself from all human life and live in the woods.
ReplyDelete- I agree with Will because he got the point on that you have to live alone.
- Derek
yo man dis poem is off da hook. it is about a dude that wants to chill with the trees and such beautiful things in the wild. This guy doesnt like the hustle and bustle of the city and wants to get away. i agree with loranger
ReplyDelete-- conor kelly
Wow, Conor that was of da hook it was tight yo, and it was so frizesh
ReplyDeletei agree with conor and the poem is off da hook.
ReplyDeleteawesome comment, fro sho
htis is a poem of all life is dear but live that lif to the fullest
ReplyDeleteconor is fo sho
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