Reflect on a time when you paused to appreciate the beauty of nature, much like the speaker in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Where were you, what did you notice, and how did that moment of stillness make you feel or change your perspective?

 Prompt: Reflect on a time when you paused to appreciate the beauty of nature, much like the speaker in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Where were you, what did you notice, and how did that moment of stillness make you feel or change your perspective?

Prompt Response:

A moment I appreciated nature was during January this year, when it had finally snowed enough in Georgia and it was when I was with my friend. I was walking with my friend back to my house in the cold, our neighborhoods were next to each other so it wasn't too far, and we had fun. I recorded some moments of our time together, we were freezing but also laughing by the dumb stuff we were saying. Halfway through we walked across the trees, I witnessed the ice on the branches glisten with the light from the lamp post and it was so beautiful I had to stop walking to take a picture. The picture does not do much justice but it was that moment I appreciated nature and can see the beauty of it, being with my friend there truly made me rethink my perspective that life can actually be worth so much.

Summary:

The assignment today is a one pager, but first we analyzed this poem called "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" with Mr. Rease. After we took the time to analyze and conclude the poem, we would start to work on our one pagers for the rest of the block. Behind each of our sheets is a different poem compared to our tables, we are to read and analyze our poems then work on our one pagers. 

Reflection:

I learned that my skills in interpreting and analyzing a poem is not that great, I can understand most of it but cannot conclude what it means. Eventually I can get the whole meaning but only after a while, so that means more practice on my way.