Acrobats and Poets

 Today we read a poem called "Constantly Risking Absurdity". We will be working on different activities based on this poem all week. The poem is about the risk that comes with writing poetry. You are constantly being judged and watched by your readers and by yourself. If the product does not come up to par with your own standards or doesn't meet the standers readers were looking for it could mean "death". Death in this sense seems to be referring to the end of the poets career, or the death of his pride or will. We also spoke about the difference between similes and metaphors, but I have learned that every year since 3rd grade. The poem seems pretty straight forward so I think analyzing it will be a breeze. <----(Metaphor)

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