Julia Wilson Assignment 3

Piano By: D. H. Lawrence

Overall, this poem has a melancholy, nostalgic tone. One device that contributes to this is assonance. The first stanza of the poem generates the happy, warm memories that the speaker is reflecting on. The author does this through repetition of the "ee" sound in "singing", "me", "tingling strings",  and "poised feet". This allows the lines to sound almost bubbly and create the happiness the speaker remembers. This contrasts with the last stanza where there is little to no assonance. The lack of assonance makes the last stanza more choppy which reflects the sadness and frustration the speaker is feeling towards the anger of the poem.

"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in."  --Amy Lowell

For me, the core purpose of art is expression. Whether it's emotions, societal/political commentary, or pure creativity, every piece of art is expressing something. Personally, I create videos on random topics. Some are me expressing my opinion on an event or issue where others are made purely to make others laugh. All of my videos are me expressing myself and I would consider them, regardless of how dumb they can be, art. This also touches on the second half of the quote. Much of art is created due to the artist reacting to things that happen in their own life. However, each artist's reaction may be different due to their varying personalities. A personal example of this is in one of my videos "Fall Makeup Tutorial". This is a video done by many "beauty gurus" who give a tutorial on a makeup look for the fall season. Mine however, was completely sarcastic and exaggerated. The difference in videos on the same topic stems from the difference in personalities of the video creators. This concept can be applied to all realms of art.