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Elaine Nguyen, Ava Montague, Jana Nash, Mario Martinez

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Arthur L. Woods is from Winchester, Hampshire. His 'weapon of choice' is a keyboard, he writes everything in an unorganized google doc. During his childhood, he would be in a quiet corner and just compose a poem. In last October, he decided to focus on writing poetry full time. To get inspiration, he likes to observe things like flowers beginning to blossom, or the dawn-chorus. He is very proud of his debut book, "Poems for Susan" which came out of at the end of 2020.

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#26 pg. 31
In the theme of rejection, he emphasizes how Marie despises him and shows him no value while having a cold heart. Marie spitting on the narrator's face is a form of Imagery. Locked the rusting gate is a metaphor the symbolizes him locking away his degrading feelings. The poem rhymes in lines 2 and 4, 5 and 7, 6 and 8, 10 and 12, 13 and 15, 16 and 18. What stood out to us was how Marie devalues the narrator, yet it is still difficult for him to leave her since he's desperate for affection.

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#24 pg. 29
The poem has a theme of reminiscing while using imagery to describe his nostalgic surroundings with sounds, colors, motion, whilst describing the grass, air, and people around him. The first and last stanzas are the same. AABB rhyme scheme. What stood out to us was how vividly he was able to describe his childhood environment.

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#49 pg. 55
A theme of manipulation and imagery of a sensual sea and whisper words of love. Things that stood out were the repetition of wanting forgiveness. The structure of lines 1 and 4 of each stanza rhymes.

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April Enriquez, Emily Xia, Fatima Swedat

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Arthur L. Wood is a contemporary poet from Hampshire, England. He studied drama at the University of Winchester and published his first work, "Poems for Susan", in 2020 and recites many of his poems as well as the works of others.

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Theme- mutual love imagery- fields juicing up their dew,  describes sunrise and the moonlight Structure repeats in both stanzas (two descriptive lines, two lines of dialogue) Diction- couple refer to each other differently/ “dear boy” in contrast to “my love” Tone/Mood- dreamy, serious   What stands out- The beginning of each stanzas' descriptions differ because each description shows the difference between the two people stands out because structure have similarities.

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In poem five, there's lots of imagery including "ignition of the flame" and "little cupid smiling." There's an allusion to the Bible when Wood says "In Eve's delicious fall" and there's a pattern where the second to last line in each stanza says " I am ...ing" Another pattern is we noticed is that in the last three lines of each stanza, Wood repeats "I was ...ing, ...ing, I was ...ing." This structure emphasizes how much he misses "Susan." The tone seems needy and clingy. One thing that stood out to us is how he used "may" in the first stanza instead of a different verb such as "was" that is more concrete. It seems like Wood is saying that although he is separated from "Susan" or preoccupied with something else, he is still focused on her "touch upon my knee." The theme is intense longing and yearning as seen when he says "And I am hoping, hoping, I am hoping That you will meet me there."

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In this poem we noticed it was peculiar that he says "looted birth." To us it feels like he's saying he was robbed of purpose at birth. He seems depressed and lost. He's living life, but he doesn't have any motivation to live. He has no plans for the future, he is just doing what everyone else is but his heart isn't in it. But he is still looking for his purpose as said in line 4: "Like a seeking midnight dove." There is imagery in "crystal air."

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Names: Hope Miraflor, Anna Huynh, Abiola Joda

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Names: Hope Miraflor, Anna Huynh, Abiola Joda

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a U.K based poet who promotes his work on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Arthur gets his inspiration from natural forms of creativity such as flowers blooming. 

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About the poet: Arthur L. Wood is a U.K based poet who promotes his work on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Arthur gets his inspiration from natural forms of creativity such as flowers blooming. 

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in the beginning we see the person waking and the first thing on their mind is noise in the environment then it goes to their thoughts on a person. The next part continues with how they wish they could see the other person but they are separated by time zones. And write about their longing for their person. So it gives off a lusting mood.
Theme: longing
Imagery: descriptions of staying in bed with someone and holding them in his arms - "How tender would it be if I could lie...resign with you to dreamworlds arm in arm"
Allusion: an hourglass & the passage of time - "... as the sands in the glass subject to other powers?"
Simile: compares the human spirit to a clock - "or does the human spirit yearn like dial hands"

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Poem 10 is a poem about a want for love instead of money. Which is a common thing that is sought. People think he's crazy for this obsession but he knows what he wants.

Theme: the want for love over money
Allusion: lust, one of the deadly sins - "yet some accuse my taste of sin; and some insinuate"/money - "golden coin... diamonds of high rate"

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There is a lot of alliteration. Used 6 different times.
very little rhyme scheme but in 2nd and 4th line it rhymes.
split into 2 8 lines stanza
He has a fantasy that he’ll never know the answer to. They’re obsessed with this person every part of them.

Theme: a wish to be whisked away by someone you love
Multiple points of imagery: "with mushrooms and daisies, to glide...with the juice of the oracle glen?" & "Will you tickle my cheek with the glory of touch...and conjure the forest to grow"
Allusion: Delphi, a valley in Greece where the oracle resided - "with the juice of the oracle glen?"

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Names: Zoe Beltran, Samantha Arruda, Ash Granberry, Kaniya walters 

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Names: Zoe Beltran, Samantha Arruda, Ash Granberry, Kaniya walters 

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Arthur L. Wood is a poet from Hampshire. Wood decided to focus on writing poetry after studying drama at the University of Winchester. He currently uploads recordings of classics as well as original work to maintain relevancy across social media platforms. In 2020, Wood self-published "Poems for Susan" in hopes of breathing life into the literary heritage.

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Theme: Yearning for romance with his significant other.
Metaphors: "In eyes of emerald green" "There's ice within your body" "The woman in your eye."
Imagery: "With ruby coloured sheets" "For ignition of the flame."
Allusion: "In Eve's delicious fall"
Diction: Wood chose his diction to a high degree, as he wrote to his love with detailed and advanced words.
Repetition: "But I was feeling, feeling, I was feeling" "So I'm calling, calling, I am calling" "And I am hoping, hoping, I am hoping" "And I am dreaming, dreaming, I am dreaming"
Setting: Wood changes the location of which he is speaking to his love, such as a quiet room in Venice, but he always emphasizes that her presence is greater than wherever they may be.
Structure: Each stanza obtains its own unique structure, but the stanzas do have an action phrase in the second to last line, many worded as "I am ...ing"
Rhymes: This poem is free verse, with no rhymes, but as I mentioned in the structure there are action phrases in every second to last line of each stanza.
Tone: Wood holds a tone of desire and an intense want.
What stood out most to us was the delicate yet detailed use of Woods words. He made his intentions clear and was extremely charming in the way he conveyed his message. The way Wood viewed his love reminds us of the beauty and intense love we see in our own lives.

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Theme: The poem revolves around a longing for love, likely the kind of love that we see on TV; a simple and wordless love.

Metaphors: When Wood writes “I am nothing but a vessel or a vane”, they’re calling themselves nothing but a part, or a piece of others. It’s almost like hopeless romanticism, empty without the affection of someone else.

Diction: Through the use of words like “thou” and “belongeth”, the poem takes on a old-timey feel. It almost reads like an olden love letter, or one of the many professions of love through paper.

Rhythm: In the middle of the poem, the alliteration creates rhythm. “Vessel or a vane”, “talk is tedious”, “sit still and silent” all create this.

Connections: I, too, long for an almost movie-esque love. Communication is hard, I wish we could just have “a little understanding”.

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Theme: Unrequited Love
Metaphors: When the author say " I lent my heart to sweet  Marie but she spat in my face" what I feel he means is that his heart symbolizes the love and affection he once gave to her but in return he was giving nothing of the sort.
Imagery:  "But all i saw were stubborn thing Like all she touched was hate"   "I left my wandering and locked the rusted gate"
What stood out was the poem begin and end with a metaphor about the heart. The structure is two stanzas and eight lines in each one .
Rhyme: Line every other line the ending rhyme

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Destiny Gamez, Elwim Sorto, Randi Mahan, Henry Pham, Tiffany Truong

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Arthur L Wood is a UK based poet. His work is heavily influenced by past forms, and he dreams of creating a space for aspiring poets to explore their craft together.

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Theme-People take advantage of natures beauty.

Figurative language
- Simile- "I conjure this, I see thy form, but like the godly thunderstorm"
Imagery- "golden forest grass", "With daises flecked on thy crown"
Diction- Medieval; by reading the authors choice of words is more ancient as it uses words like, "thy", "thee"
Rhythm- after every two lines | Rhyme Scheme: AABB
Tone- Irritating- the author is tired of people taking advantage of nature rather than loving.
Mode- Reflective- the author wants us to know the beauty of nature.

Connections:Rather than posting pictures of your vacation you should be more aware of your surroundings and live in the moment.

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Theme-  You shouldn't care about what others think.

Figurative Language:

*Simile- World is sick like Brandy

*Allusion- Bodhi Tree (Tree Buddha meditated under), Cheltenham Brogues (Well known dress shoes)

I*magery- Chicory Blue Eyes, Burn the Butterflies, Ignite my paper

*Rhyme Scheme- ABAB, ABBA (x2), ABCB

*Tone- Pessimistic (has lost hope for modern world), Romantic (Wants to be secluded in nature)

*Mood-Reflective, Intrigued

Connection- The use of words "Critics write their childhood and burn the butterflies" suggests that modern society has forced people to follow whatever current customs are "normal".  We have been programmed by our environment to  care about what others think of us.  Author uses words "It hurts to be mistaken for a normal teenage man" to say that he doesn't care about what others think and follows his own path. The allusion to the Bodhi Tree (Buddhism and Enlightenment )suggests that the author has self reflected and knows who he is and doesn't need others to decide that for him.

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This poem was about him having doubts before trying to make her his wife, but he realizes how life could go right when he leaves those thoughts aside and just go with how his heart feels.

Theme: How satisfactory life would be to not have any doubts or second thoughts, and just live in the moment.

Imagery: "The eyes are chicory blue." "Love like a bird bringing sunshine." "Eroding like rocks in the chine."
Repetition: The author added question marks at the end of every last line starting from the fourth stanza to the eighth.

Structure, Tone, Mood: This poem has an ABBA rhyming scheme. The tone of this poem is optimistic, the author had a feeling of fondness and aspiration throughout the poem aside from his own hesitation. The author mentions how life could appear as a jewel if he follows his heart.

Connections: I feel like everyone has this feeling before making a big step, or choosing to commit but we overcome these obstacles and overlook our worries when we realize what a happy life we could have instead of dwelling on our doubts.

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Names: Kevin Hunt, Andres Ortega, Melissa Rodriguez, Jaelun Simmons

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Names: Kevin Hunt, Andres Ortega, Melissa Rodriguez, Jaelun Simmons

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Arthur L Wood is a U.K. based poet from Hampshire. He went to the university of Winchester for a major in drama; he ended up focusing on poetry after. Now he uploads videos of him reading poems written by himself and many great poets. In 2020 he self published his first collection of poems which is called ¨Poems for Susan¨.

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Message: Arthur speaks about his hope for his love to grow. Overall this poem is a profession of love.

Allusion: “Could we suck all the pleasure of midnight and serve it in roses for tea…”
This figurative language demonstrates the desire to enjoy the current feeling and continue this form of joy even after midnight.

Structure, tone, and mood: This poem has a AABB rhyming scheme. While the tone can be best described as melancholy, the mood is hopeful and loving. The author uses the words such as,” honey-eyed” and “dappling sunshine,” this reveals his overall adoration of the lady he speaks about.

The diction and use of vocabulary stood out to us the most. At first glance this poem may seem as if it’s hard to understand because some of the words may be described as, “ old fashioned.” However, when you look deeper into the meaning of the poem, it’s really easy to understand.

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Theme/Message: Arthur expresses how his love for the person he loves is so strong that it hurts him.
Figurative Language: He describes how the woman's glory will become his art, using her as an example of his demise, furthermore, revealing a metaphor.
Diction etc: The tone is despair, sounding miserable that his love is the cause of his own pain. The mood is lovesick, he loves to much and it prevents him from stopping the pain he is putting on himself for her.
Connections: What stood out the most was that even though it was a short poem, he was able to demonstrate his internal conflict involving his emotions.

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Theme/message: Arthur describes the physical attributes of the woman he loves.
Figurative Language: He uses imagery like sight to point out the color of the woman´s lips, saying they are cherry red. He uses a simile to compare her skin to Alpine air.
Diction etc: The rhythm is ABCB, the lines would rhyme for the first two lines, but then it would add in a C to give more emphasis to the third line. The tone is infatuation and the mood is admiration. He describes the woman in so much detail that it can be assumed he is infatuated with her, wanting to know more about her. He uses such kind words that it can come off as him admiring the woman.
Connections: What stood out the most was the vocabulary he used to describe the features of the girl. The simile of the woman's skin, the color of her lips, and how her chin looked like may.

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Theme: This poem has a theme of love and chance. Arthur writes what he is thinking in his head when a woman gives him a chance to flirt.
Figurative Language: He uses metaphors to say that he is a Canis lupus which means wolf in latin, and that the woman is a flirtatious angel which i would assume implies that the lady was pretty. He keeps repeating the phrases "well i am a Canis lupus too." and " you flirtatious angel, you."
Diction etc:  the rhymes go ABA for the first 5 stanzas, and then at the end it goes BBAA. He calls the girl pretty love and angel his diction is kinda flirty. His tone seems happy almost.
Connections:what stood out to me were the phrases earth is rotting, death is quite pretty, sick romance. I think its implying that their relationship can be rocky which could relate to some people. I dont really understand why he calls himself a Canis lupus though.

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#21 pg. 25
The theme of laziness, lack of motivation. The thunder cloud is a method of imagery, picturing a cloudy and droopy day. The words "wait" and "day" are repeated, showing how the narrator prefers to do things late than in the present time. What stood out to us was his lack of energy.

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#56 pg. 65
The theme is that love brings hope and relief in a world of pain. There is a simile comparing love to the sweetness of flowers. "Life" and "knife" rhyme. the poem did not really follow a rhyming pattern or scheme. What stood out to us was how he describes is beauty getting destroyed.

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In the first four lines, Wood describes different places in nature where he goes to lament. There's also an anaphora where he repeats "Then on to..." The mood is very sad and a bit guilt tinged. He seems to be punishing himself for hurting "his Love." He seems obsessive over his feelings of love for this person and narcissistic, focusing on his own feelings. He idealized her and speaks of her as a mythical being or "angel" instead of a realistic person with faults.

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In this poem Wood alludes to a Greek poet as well as Egyptian mythology when he mentions "Sappho" and "Anubis." He also seems narcissistic in this poem. He's worrying about what he will do when she dies, although it seems like it has not yet happened. He's also yearning and sorrowful in this poem. The theme is death. He is hoping to die with her/ stay with her forever. It is strange that he brings her meats when she dies. This is not a custom in western culture/religions and not even one in the Buddhist religion. Throughout the poem he imagines what will happen when they die. For example, "spectres of the past"- they are looking back at the past. He also repeats "Forgive the heart that..." When he says "Forgive the heart that beats" we think he is feeling guilty for living while the person he loves is dead.

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AB rhyme scheme for the first stanza does not continue to second until midway through.
Alliteration in last 2 lines of first stanza
Theme: being rejected by the girl he loves
Metaphor: moving on from someone - "and thus I left my wanderings; and locked the rusting gate"

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brings up witches may be referring to Salem witch trials
makes a mention to Norse mythology-"Ragnarok'' which is the end of the world

Theme: love is something that can protect you from the pain of the world
Allusion: the witch trials in which dozens of women were killed - "the witches are slain for their beauty"/the apocalyptic end of the world according to Norse mythology - "and Ragnarok comes in the morning"
Simile: "her smile is as sweet as flowers"

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Theme // Message:
Poem #32, in its entirety, seems to be about love and expressing it through physical intimacy and contact as opposed to other means. It appeals to the love language of touch and paints a beautiful, yet vague, picture of what physical intimacy with someone you truly love feels like.

Figurative Language:
This poem is full of imagery, or at least phrases that draw vivid pictures in my mind. The first stanza as a whole feels like a photograph with the way it frames the narrator and his lover beneath the stars, gazing up at them as he links his arm with theirs, it’s sweet and endearing before the transition to descriptions of physical intimacy. They’re vague enough to not be considered explicit but descriptive enough to draw faint snapshots and stills bathed in shadows and dim light of what is occurring, obscuring the reader’s vision as an onlooker yet you can still very much tell what’s happening.

Structure:
There does not seem to be any clear rhyme scheme in this poem, but there is a sense of rhythm to it as there is with all of Wood’s poetry that I’ve observed so far. The tone of the narrator is fond as he tells his lover to rest rather than to overwork herself as their activities begin.

What Stood Out? // Personal Connection:
What stood out most to me was the artistic way in which Wood described physical intimacy throughout this poem. As someone whose love language is physical touch, it connects with me to some degree, drawing me to it and making it easily likable.

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Theme // Message:
Poem #49, in its entirety, seems to be about longing. Perhaps even longing for a lover that has already passed from this world and has moved onto the next.  Wood mentions Sappho, a Greek poet renowned for her lyrical poetry written about domestic life, wedding ceremonies, love, and the relationships between women. He requests that the individual he is speaking to forgive the heart that loves, beats, and longs throughout the stanzas, almost always in a repetitive form. The author also discusses returning to his lover after death, requesting that they invoke Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, so that they may return to him after they both pass, but until then he longs for her.

Figurative Language:
Throughout the poem, Wood makes calls to Sappho and Anubis, both prominent historical figures in their own right as one was a renowned poet and the other was divine. They aren’t quite allusions but they feel as if they fit in this section. He further personifies the heart by saying it loves, and by saying that it longs, both things that the organ are incapable of doing without the mind.

Structure:
The tone of the poem is somber and repetition and rhythm are present in all phrases similar to “Forgive the heart that loves. Forgive the heart that beats.” The rhyme scheme appears to be ABCB throughout the entire poem, but it’s been such a long time since I actually thought about those so forgive me if I’m wrong.

What Stood Out? // Personal Connection:
What stood out the most to me, personally, was the mentions of Sappho, a poet I’ve long maintained interest in (although I constantly put off reading her work), and Anubis, who was a prominent figure in the mythos I found myself enraptured with as a child. There’s also the beat it maintains with the use of similar phrases-- I often find myself drawn to repeating patterns, so this poem was an easy favorite.

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Theme- nothing matters but the love your willing to give
Allusion- The Arthur alludes to Isocrates in line 3, saying that he has "no speeches of Isocrates"
Rhyme- The rhyme structure to this poem is ABABCC.
Tone- the tone of the poem is really kind of straight forward. He's saying that he doesn't have money, or anything to catch her eye, or stuff that most guys have to offer, but he can offer his genuine love.
Mood- The mood is loving. he just wants to give her his love.

What stood out to me most was how brutally honest he was with her and himself. This poem overall stands out to me because in todays society most people look for fancy cars or wealth, and commonly look past the genuine love someone could offer them.

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Theme: This poems message is about misleading hope, and sacrifice for love.
Figurative Language: The figurative language used is imagery to get his audience to visualize the struggles he is facing in the first part of the poem. He uses metaphors to highlight that his love is very powerful and immersive.
Diction etc: His word choice is more older version of english but very understandable. There is no visible rhyme pattern. The tone shifts from depressed to a more sacrificial for love mood. The mood that arthur wants is for his audience to feel bad for him then understand his reasons.
Connections: I see no connections just someone who will do anything for love.

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Theme/message: To recognize that not all people take materialistic things into account like others, such as diamonds, gold, etc., but favor love and appeal from others before anything else, even though others would say otherwise.

Figurative Language: There is imagery in the poem as it refers to taste, which is used to disapprove of materialistic items and favor the liking of emotional or meaningful sentiments, like love. This is shown by the poem lines that follow, "I have no care for golden coin... Or diamonds of high rate... Yet some accuse my taste of sin."

Diction, structure, setting, rhythm, tone: The choice of words are straightforward, they get to the point I would say because of words like "care" and "vow." The structure of the poem rhymes back with every verse. Speaking on the setting, this poem occurs during a reflective time that someone may have within themselves because of the I's. The rhythm is very stunned, as there is a rhyme on every verse, like with life and hate and rate and taste. The tone is effortless or straightforward. The mood is contemplative.

Stood out, connection: The person characterized in the poem prefers sentimental items over materialistic items, like diamonds. The connection I have with this poem has to do with how some people "accuse my taste of sin", as it says for the person relating to this poem, because I do like and do things that other people take on the contrary and think negatively about.