Monday, September 14, 2009

Rugby

Elegant violence is what they call it
Gentlemen purge their carnal desires

6 comments:

  1. I like how you made rugby seem so proper with the words "elegant" and "gentlemen" yet threw in the "carnal desires" part which contrasted with it very nicely.

    -kay

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  2. Hey Ben,
    Yeah definitely powerful contrasting images. It kind of leaves the reader wondering if more ideas could be manipulated through the imagery, for a longer poem? Expansion would be neat, but the concise style you chose works nicely.

    Melanie Hyche

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  3. Ben

    It was short, sweet, and to the point. I normally like stuff like that, but I felt like it might have been too short..

    I think rugby is a great sport, to watch, and I think that your two lines could be an excellent opening to a long, thought out description of the beauty and the violence that rugby has to offer.

    cole

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  4. Ben,
    How you made rugby look more like a refined sport was awesome! I liked the length, almost like a definition. It was very catching and painted a beautiful picture in my mind. The poem is a great opening and probably could have lead to a lot more. I enjoyed the simplicity of it though.
    Becca

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  5. This is really cool, bunch of my friends played rugby and they are definitely violent on the field.

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  6. I am impressed that in two lines you created effective imagery and made your point. You really understood the 'simplicity' concept spoken about in class :)

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