Maxwell Martinez 2015

Growth as a Poet Reflection

With the objective of my poem being intellectually and emotionally connecting to a
real life problem that we face every day the perspective communicated can only change
and shift small amounts. The poem did change and become altered in small ways but not in
a sophisticated way but in more of a poetic existence kind of altercation. I added lines for
flow and touch, adding a new beat to the poem. Here is an example of the before and after
effects of making these sort of changes. In this first draft I wrote, Failure isn't a scary fable
wrapped in a web of stories,
It is real life but it doesn't have to be your life, and then in my final draft I added this,
Failure isn't a scary fable wrapped in a web of stories, It shouldn't be about doubts and
worry, It is real life but it doesn't have to be your life,. In adding this line it helped make the
poem flow through rhyme in maintaining a constant beat and flow. Through this example you
can see my growth as a writer and my comprehension of how many poetic devices work and
intertwine with each other.
There were some very important changes I made in my poem that displays the growth
that sprouted inside of me while writing this poem. One of the changes that was very important
to the growth and structure the poem. In my first draft I stated, Failure isn't a scary fable
wrapped in a web of stories, It is real life but it doesn't have to be your life,. This piece of
the poem breaks the iambic pentameter that I attempted so hard to maintain throughout the poem.
I realized that I needed to add rhyme into this piece of the poem, in realizing that I decided to
add this new line to the section, Failure isn't a scary fable wrapped in a web of stories, It
shouldn't be about doubts and worry, It is real life but it doesn't have to be your life,. This
made the poem flow throughout, creating growth and beauty within the depths of the poem that
you cannot see on paper.
Another way that I edited my poem causing myself as an writer to grow as well as the
feeling and emotional flow being maintained was very important to the meaning of the poem. I
added this line towards the end of the poem, Its your choice. This line being introduced helps
pose a mental dilemma towards the end of the poem, leaving the audience with a cliffhanger. It is
very important to the structure of the poem because I feel emotional when I read it because it
connects to my intellectual wellbeing. Overall this line was very important in being introduced
into the poem.
The last but not least important example of a change I made in my poem to better grow the
message and influence the perception of the reader through the uses of poetic device is one that
discretely yet greatly affects the poem. I added an additional line at the very end of the poem
saying this, Make it and never turn back. I used this particular line because it was emotional
and helped convey the moral dilemma of the poem while helping the important line stand out by
breaking the iambic pentameter. In causing the break it creates an irregularity that stands out and
creates a focus for the reader because they realize that something is different in that piece of the
writing. This line was important because of its overall irregularity and presence in producing a
line that emits the message and stands out.