Link to Claudia’s Blog: https://claudiabussier.wordpress.com/2019/09/29/blog-3-2/

Hey Claudia, I chose to read your blog as I immediately recognised the quote in the image you attached and was curious to see another person’s thoughts on T.S Eliot’s work. You have a very clear understanding of what modernism is and have incorporated some very good points about writers in this period and the motivations behind their writing.

You have established an easy-to-read and structured blog by separating your points into different paragraphs which is great. Also, you have answered the question by providing Modernist context so well done!

It would have been great if you analysed a specific modernist piece of writing to amplify your point. You started this in your final paragraph by quoting ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrok’, but a further analysis of this poem or another one of your choice would have been good to read too. Overall I think you did a really good job at this weeks blog 🙂

Link to Izabela’s Blog: https://bellablogs98.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/week-10-weeping-skies/

First off, great job! I really enjoyed reading your blog this week. You are very creative and it really shows through your poem. I like the way you continuously use highly figurative language throughout your poem, specifically “the sky, weeping in Spring” as it helps to visualise what you are describing, painting a picture for the reader. I thought that your word choices were also really good and added to the poem in a positive way, such as “the bats elbowing their way out of the trickling downpour”, making it unique and enjoyable to read. I don’t think any fixes need to be made, although I would have loved to read even more of this so perhaps working to lengthen your poem? Overall, great blog! 🙂

Link to Teneille’s Blog: https://thebestofliterature.art.blog/2019/09/05/the-return-of-the-sun/

First of all, WOW! I really enjoyed reading this poem and I think you did such an amazing job. I love the way you personify nature and refer to the sun as ‘you’, it really amplifies this connection that you have with nature and your love for Summer. Also, great job at embodying typically Dickinson poetic devices and similar structural choices, evident through the length of the poem, constant dashes and highly figurative language. Dickinson’s poems can be quite opaque so I think adding a bit more depth to your poem and making the reader work a little harder to figure out the meaning would make this even better. Overall, I think this is one of your best blogs, and my only advice would be to try and use the same level of creativity throughout your other blogs, and continue to experiment with different literary forms as it makes for a great read!

Link to Isabella’s Blog: https://isabelladigi.home.blog/2019/09/13/week-8-blog-4-write-a-letter-to-patrick-white-telling-him-what-you-think-of-any-one-of-the-texts-you-have-read-this-week/

Hey Isabella, great job on this week’s blog! I think you do a really good job at adhering to the structure and components of a letter. I particularly like how you start off by thanking Patrick White, as well as adding in your own thoughts on the text. By doing this, you are showing that you clearly understand the difference between writing a letter as opposed to a formal essay so good job! You evidently have a thorough understanding of the short story and have written a great analysis. My only recommendation would be to add a quote or two from the text itself to accentuate what you are saying. Overall a really good piece of writing and I look forward to reading more from you 🙂

Link to Courtney’s Blog: https://courtneyemattick.art.blog/2019/09/02/week-6-art-and-literature/

Hi Courtney, really good job on this week’s blog. I particularly like the way you capture your own personal insights on the painting and reflect on your own opinion. I also like that you attached images of the paintings as it gave a visual representation of what you were talking about, making your blog easy to comprehend. A little bit of feedback; I picked up on a typing error where you said “live without art and literature would be boring” and I think you meant to say “life without art and literature would be boring”? Also, I think adding a little more about the actual paintings themselves and their purpose and context would help to show your understanding of them. Overall, a really good job. I look forward to reading more of your blogs 🙂

Link to Bruno’s Blog: https://brunosliteratureblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/living-deliberately/comment-page-1/?unapproved=126&moderation-hash=0672bfa42042fd5562062a197fbe6e87#comment-126

Hi Bruno, I’ve chosen to read your blog as I answered the same question and was curious to see how someone else interpreted this task. I particularly like the way you explained your thought process when answering this question. You put deep consideration into what the phrase “living deliberately” really means which was clear through your description of a monotonous routine; “eight hours a day, five days a week…”. I also really like the metaphor that you used by comparing society’s complacency to being “mindless zombies that live their life based on routine”. My only recommendation is use some evidence/quotes from Thoreau’s text to back up what you’re saying and strengthen your points. Overall, I think you did a really good job at answering this question and this is a great piece of writing 🙂

Link to Teneille’s Blog: https://thebestofliterature.art.blog/2019/08/18/the-rink/

I really enjoyed reading Teneille’s blog this week as I thought it was a very original and creative interpretation of the question. Her response was able to elucidate a clear emotional attachment to the place where she grew up, yet she did this through a profound use of figurative language. I was able to clearly visualise what she was describing as she takes time to really describe each detail of ‘the rink’ as well as how she felt whilst being there. I think it would be interesting for Teneille to experiment with her writing as she is very creative and obviously has potential to write unique pieces of work. For this reason, I would have loved to see this in the form of a poem or another text type. Overall, she did a really good job and I look forward to reading more of her blogs.

Link to Evelyn’s work: https://literaturetalk.home.blog/2019/08/25/realism-vs-idealism/comment-page-1/?unapproved=5&moderation-hash=78fdebd66ef4a6aab96cb4dd2614ea8a#comment-5

Hi Evelyn, I really enjoyed your analysis of the two authors as you clearly have a good understanding of their writing and how Henry Lawson is a “realist”, whereas Banjo Paterson is an “idealist”. You have provided good insight regarding their work and a clear justification as to why you prefer Lawson’s writing. I think you could have structured this in a different way to make your argument better, and essentially easier to understand. Perhaps including the quotes in your paragraph rather than putting them at the end? or splitting this into two separate paragraphs, focusing one on Paterson and the other on Lawson. Also, watching your punctuation and editing your work after writing may also assist in bettering your argument (use of commas, apostrophe ‘s’ when saying ‘Lawson’s poetry’, capitalisation of ‘I’, etc). Overall, you have done some great analysis of this week’s readings, and have made efficient comparisons between the two authors, thus competently answering the question. Looking forward to reading more of your blogs 🙂