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This is my favorite poem because of the way it portrays grief. By structuring the story progression around grief and its 5 stages, it makes the story much, much more immersive . It feels like I'm feeling those feelings alongside the narrator and it gives me the ability to better understand the story.

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My favorite poem is the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, written in 1849.

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea:
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

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Sonnet #40: Take All My Loves, My Love, Yea Take Them All (Modern English)

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Sonnet #40: Take All My Loves, My Love, Yea Take Them All (Modern English)

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Take everything I love, my love; yes, take it all. What do you have then, that you didn’t have before? Not love that you could call true love, my love; all my love was already yours before you took this extra love from me. If you make love to another person instead of accepting my love I can’t blame you, love, because you’re just using my love. But still, you are to blame if you deceive yourself by taking from someone else what you won’t take from me. I forgive that robbery, dear thief, even though you’re stealing from someone so poor. And yet, everyone who loves knows that it’s more hurtful to be wounded by someone one loves than by an enemy. You – gracious and lascivious at the same time, in whom everything bad appears good – may kill me with hurtfulness, but we must not be enemies.

My Take:
Shakespeare's 40th Sonnet is one that describes a story of grief, love, and infidelity. In this sonnet, Shakespeare talks to a woman who he has given all his love. She gladly takes it but never really appreciates it. By the end of the sonnet, the woman ends up going with another man. The ending message is one of peace, saying that he'd rather end the relationship on good terms instead of making an enemy out of his former lover.

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Sonnet #40: Take All My Loves, My Love, Yea Take Them All

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Sonnet #40: Take All My Loves, My Love, Yea Take Them All

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Take all my loves, my love, yea take them all;
What hast thou then more than thou hadst before?
No love, my love, that thou mayst true love call;
All mine was thine, before thou hadst this more.
Then, if for my love, thou my love receivest,
I cannot blame thee, for my love thou usest;
But yet be blam’d, if thou thy self deceivest
By wilful taste of what thyself refusest.
I do forgive thy robbery, gentle thief,
Although thou steal thee all my poverty:
And yet, love knows it is a greater grief
To bear love’s wrong, than hate’s known injury.
Lascivious grace, in whom all ill well shows,
Kill me with spites yet we must not be foes.

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Christopher Columbus, famous explorer in the eyes of many, but a mass murderer in reality.

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Powerful countries like America and England which have major publishing power can limit our views by presenting us with characters and settings that have this unrealistic uniformity. The quote "History is written by the victors." truthfully shows us that people with power use that power to control our views on certain subjects. For example, the story of Christopher Columbus was that of incredible exploration and discovery. However, that was written by his contemporaries and friends. It was later discovered that Christopher Columbus was an ignorant murderer who ordered the deaths of an entire tribe of Natives, the Tainos. But, since the losers in the story had died, the only person left to tell it was the winner. And no one wants to write in detail about how their pointless voyage led to the mass genocide of an entire tribe. So, he crafted a story of this expeditionary genius that did nothing wrong and discovered America. Stories are also incredibly powerful and important in their own right. A well-written story can influence a person's viewpoints and lead to an incredible level of literary creativity. However, a "single story" has the exact opposite effect. Rejecting a "single story" is key to having an open mind and an important factor in the diversity of character and setting. For example, in my story, Jason is a drug addict. But, rather than depict him as the stereotypical druggie, I wanted to present someone that was truly human and tried to avoid demonizing his actions and words. Now, if I succeeded or not isn't up to me, but it shows how much a "single story" can simplify a story that would otherwise be complex.

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Although a week might seem like a small amount of time for a break, there's a lot that can be done in a week. For example, during my spring break I went to Knott's Berry Farm.  One of my favorite parts of Knott's Berry Farm is Berryfest. The Knott's Berry Farm Berryfest is a month long celebration of the boysenberry and they have a bunch of boysenberry themed foods and drinks. Also the roller coasters are super fun, specifically Hangtime and Xcelerator. On Wednesday, I went to Universal Studios Hollywood. One of the unique things about Universal is the Studio Tour, in which you can tour the Universal Studios Backlot where they film movies and TV shows. It's really interesting and also has a couple stops that are kinda like rides. Finally, I went to the mall with my friends on Sunday. It was very nice to be able to spend some time with my friends to cap off the break.