Illiterate But Not

    Grasping the message behind a poem can be a fulfilling achievement. I personally get very excited after reading a classic poem and using it to further comprehend other works of art-regardless if the poem inspired it or not. However, I wish that decoding the fancy talk in classic poetry was easy for me. The works of  poets like Shakespeare, Donne, and Shelley interest me but, it is also discouraging when you have to break each line into little pieces. This method, while preventing " word indigestion", makes me feel like a toddler learning to read all over again. I realized that after about 14 years of reading, I am not that skilled at it. I hope that taking AP Lit will give me confidence in the face of Complex Syntax and Elizabethan English; because with practice and a noble guide to light the way, I can slay any poem. Huzzah!