Today's class really proved the value of in-class group analysis. When I read this piece on my own, I skipped over a lot of the graphic description because I found it hard to stomach. As a result, I missed the beauty inherent in Baudelaire's language, and I missed the point of the piece. Only today in class did I see beyond the rotting human carcass to the beauty of the natural cycle of death and the way it feeds back into life.
I really enjoyed today's discussion, although I must say, I was not prepared for Baudelaire's rebelliousness. I thought Coleridge used language to pack a punch....but he's got nothing on Baudelaire!
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I agree with you in the value of in-class group analysis. Not only it is useful in determining the important themes, but it is also fun!
I enjoy listening to people's comments about the works we have been reading.It always helps to listen to people's opinions and getting different perspectives. Good job, class!
I think the entire point of every single poet the professor points out to us is the shock factor in their poetry. People were shocked when Wordsworth decided to write such intensively subjective poems and people were shocked, albeit in a different way, when Baudelaire tried publishing his... graphic... poems.
i also agree that these class group analysis helps a lot. i also missed understood while reading but with the help of the professors and students comment i was able to understand. i realize the the beauty inherent in baudelaire language the makes the poem so good.
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