Link to Emilee’s Blog: https://emileemcnaught.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/oh-what-a-night/

Hi Emilee, it was really great to read through your blogs. I think you have done a really good job exploring the themes seen in Van Gogh’s artwork ‘The Starry Night’ and using them to influence your poem. I especially love the first stanza where you use the simile “the magnificent swirling stars! Far from shy, their centres glow bright like the feet of cigars” as I thought this was very creative. I also like how you capture the dark colours and somewhat melancholic atmosphere that the painting embodies through the sad tone in your last two stanzas. As the painting is relatively abstract, I think it would have been nice to see some more language techniques such as personification and metaphors to reflect the abstract nature of the artwork. Nonetheless, great job and I look forward to reading more of your work 🙂