After reading the poem Cosmology I would have to a agree with a general statement that Ms. Bell made in class about modern poetry. The poem seems to be well written which makes me like it, but like so many modern poems I'm not sure I grasped the whole meaning. I feel like the music and word choice were good, the form was interesting, but the story seems to lack clarity. However this could work for or against the poem. I like the phrase drowsy rain, a use of personification. I also like the simile used in "like marionettes.." This provides a good imagery. The form is interesting, in that the author chooses to capitalize the first word of the line only occassionally, this keeps it from being predictable. Another element that is particularlly nice is the repitition of words like beneath, and under throughout the poem it makes the reader feel like we keep getting deeper and deeper into the poets psyche. The words clay, shale , slate sound nice together with the repitition of the long a sound. Also the repeating reference to clouds, ghosts, and hovering is nice for unity.
-Nathan
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