Monday, March 30, 2009
"It Couldn't be Done"
This poem is "It Couldn't be Done", by Edgar Guest. What did you think of it? Did you like it, why or why not? Can you relate to the content of the reading, does it make you think of a time in your life when someone told you "It Couldn't be done"? What is the moral of the story?
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I did not really enjoy this poem because I did not think there was anything special about it. Because the poem was very simply written, it had a childish tone which made it somewhat enjoyable to read. I felt the poem got too repetitive, which overly pressed the point. I could relate to being told I couldn't do something and not being phased by it, but the poem never went into depth so I could only relate on a surface level.
I really liked this piece. I could totally relate to it. I'm actually doing what everyone said that I couldn't do. My family always told that I couldn't do something, and I have proved them wrong a number of time. There is only a couple of family members and friends that think I can make through school. My mother told me "Why do you need to go to school? You make it through anyways." Yet, here I am going into my second year.
I liked it somewhat. It seemed just a little too simple to me, but then again, sometimes simple is better. It presents the idea of "doing the impossible" in an upbeat, almost simple way. To me, I do think of things I was told I couldn't do, but I think this poem only scratches the surface. It isn't as simple as a story-book rhyme, but those are funner to listen to. I don't know how poetic grit and hardwork, doubt and indecision would be on the subject, as those always seem to be more present in times of adversity than a grin and singing. It could serve to inspire, and maybe the simpleness of the poem makes it seem more possible to tackle huge tasks.
The simplicity of this poem was a little too much, it had a very good message but left a somewhat sour taste after reading it. I guess it's kind of like your parents and adult figures telling you to find a job that makes you happy, it makes sense but gets boring hearing it over and over.
Guest made a catchy and smooth poem though. It gets the point across and you seem to glide through it. If I had to guess, I would say that it was written for children. That's never a bad thing, but it didn't catch my attention fully I guess.
I kind of take everything that's said to my friends or myself as a personal challenge and I always try to accomplish it, so I can relate to this poem on a personal level. But like I said, too simple.
I didn't really care to much for this because it was boring, epically how it was very repetitive. It does make me think of my parents telling me that I shouldn't do something or I'm not allowed. The moral of the story is that if you set your mind to something you can do anything regardless of what others say. The poem just lacked substance so I couldn't really get into it.
I really did not like this at all. When I first started reading it, it did not seem like a poem. I caught on to it towards the end, however. I thought the writing of it was not that great. The last paragraph was really the only thing I liked. When he says "There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done (and so on)" but overall...no way.
I enjoyed this poem, i thought it flowed well and also gave good words of wisdom. No it doesn't really deal with anytime in my life when i thought something couldn't be done. but the moral of the story is just because someone tells you that something cannot be done, doesn't mean it can't. you have to try and find out for yourself.
I love this poem. I've been studying my ass off for the past couple weeks for my hardest classes that all have tests this week. It's a bit of a welcome boost especially since I'm almost done with some of the homework. It also reminds me of this: don't whine about what needs to be done and just do it!
I love this poem!! It is perfect for a lot of people to relate to but I personally took it as an athlete. Being a girl in a man's sport, it's very difficult to be taken seriously, even by your own coaches, and skeptic are always saying, she can't, she won't, or it couldn't be done. I enjoyed the use of monlogue, and the little excerpts of talking. The simplicity I thought was great, because the term "it couldn't be done" is simple itself, and when people say it they say the phrase very nonchalant, when really getting something done can be just as simple. Then again I could just be thinking too far into things again.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this poem. It didn't really do anything to draw me in. I got the point of it, but it was a little too repetitive for me. I guess I can relate to having people telling me that I can't do something, and the moral is to keep trying anyways.
I really enjoyed this poem and I think many people can relate to it. The feeling that everybody is telling you no, yet you accomplish that goal anyways, is amazing. I enjoyed the simplicity because I believe that sometimes we need the simple things in life to remind us the main themes. If everything was hidden and hard to figure out, life would be overwhelming.
I think this relates mostly to sports for me, with other teams saying we couldn't win. Regardless what others said, our team took critism and used it to our advantage to win.
I didn't really like this poem because it wasnt interesting. the other poem was very interesting and it caught my attention unlike this one. the phrase "you cant do it" is one that is said way to often. people tell other people that they cant do something and then they get that mind set that they cant do it. so i sort of related to it because i was told i was never going to play college football and i am doing it now. other than that i didnt really find this poem interesting and fun to read.
i really enjoyed reading this poem, because i was always told that winning the state championship couldn't be done, and we succeeded. so i believe if you put your mind to your goals, and work extremely hard; they can come true.
This was a pretty good poem I thought. The writing of it was very straight forward which made it easy to understand. It's a good poem basically saying don't let people tell you it can't be done or you can't do it.
I found this very song-like, with an almost "chorus" of "couldn't be done, but he did it." I didn't hate it, because it was very childish and I wasn't really looking for anything else from it except for what it was-- which was cutesy and with a childish moral of the story. The moral was simply, Don't let people hold you back. I know in my life people have tried to hold me back from attending school, dressing a certain way, etc. and I've prevailed for the better by not listening. Doing what you think is impossible is proof that there is no such thing. This was very easy to relate to, in a simplistic way.
It was a wonderful poem if I was still in middle school. It was uplifting in telling you that you can do anything and in middle school I might have enjoyed that sentiment, where as now I know my limitations and that if I really want to I can do just about anything. The moral of the story is that you can do anything if you set your mind do it.
It was short, so I liked it. It didn't make me stress out over it's meaning or anything of that nature.
I can relate to the content, because I've had people tell me that I couldn't do something or something wouldn't be successful.
I really didn't like this poem because it did seem a little too simple/childish for me. The pretty much was about saying that you can't do something but you actually can.
Yes.
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