Zachary Whitehouse Assignment 3

2)  Amy Lowell
This quote expresses my belief that art is something that is used to provoke an emotion or feeling. Either the artist wants to get that feeling or he wants the audience to feel it. The artist creates art in order for someone to feel something. He doesn't just go and put lines on a paper. That is not art. Art is purposeful and has a meaning. Like the quote says, the artist wants the audience to feel his emotion or personality. As well as the quote I believe that the world the artist lives in defines the personality of their art. This world is different for every artist and this is what shapes the feeling and emotion and personality that is supposed to be felt.
1) in the poem "The Harlem Dancer" the tone shifts about halfway through. The poem has sort of a flow to it created by the syllables and the rhyming. This flow of the poem coincides with the flow of the performer and this harmony creates tone. The tone early on is showcased by the imagery. It is cheery and happy and joyous but then shifts around halfway through. The new tone, still created by imagery is dark and somber and there is an obvious change. "Gracefully and calm" is an example of the light tone. At the end she begins to realize her smile is fake.