IT Was: draining, stressful, required.
IT Was: triumphant, incredulous, eye opening.
IT Was: IB Language and Literature.
IT Was: what caused me to stay up on a Sunday night.
IT Was: what caused me to realize that literature isn't solely for entertainment.
IT Was: for conveying a message about society.
IT Was: the first class that asked us to understand the language choices a writer made.
IT Was: the first class that made us analyze a text on such a deep level.
IT Was: the first class that asked me to understand the question-why?
IT Was: the first class in which I learned it was okay to think that the curtains are just blue.
IT Was: the class where I learned about power, race, religion, sexuality, and mass media.
IT Was: the class that integrated problems in our society and the cultures of other societies.
IT Was: my transition into a higher appreciation of literature.
IT Was: a transition from seeing the curtains as blue to seeing them as navy, light, and Carolina blue.
IT Was: a transition from having a teacher to having a teacher that was excited to teach.
IT Was: the struggle to learn how to write in the IB way.
IT Was: the struggle to analyze texts in the way IB analyzes texts.
IT Was: the struggle to limit my opinion when writing to an analysis of the text.
IT Was: tiring, hard, and ultimately could drive one insane.
IT Was: application, analysis, rewarding.
IT Was: IB Language and Literature.
it was ib language and literature
This is really cool Gilly Bean. I like how you used the same structure throughout. It's very Walt Whitman with the cataloging, repetition, and the repeated last sentences in the first and second stanza. I feel the same way about IB Lang & Lit. It was difficult with purpose and I'll never look at the world the same again. Unless I'm looking at blue curtains.
ReplyDeleteLove the poem. I agree with you on everything about IB English class--it was mind-opening and really interesting sometimes, while other times (like all work is at some point) it was a hassle. The jokes are great! The repetitive structure and anaphora was a perfect Whitman-style poem. Awesome job for an awesome person!!
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