My poem

Curricular Competencies Reflection

The overall purpose of this poem was to show the menacing side of an onion and it’s inevitable demise. The only audience I had in mind was my teacher as I thought that I would be handing this poem to her only. Unfortunately this poem did not relate me at all. The onion presented within the poem was supposed to resemble a meaning creature that was a minute away from being exiled from existence. I am neither meaning nor will I be executed any time soon. I do not hold any grudges towards onion thus this poem was not personal, it was just an assignment that needed to be handed in. Though the poem did not resonate with me I did have a plan when I created the poem. I chosen 15 words that described the onion. Then I made fifteen sentences that each contained one of the 15 words that I used to described the onion. Then I added poetic devices to those fifteen sentences which added more lines and flavors to my poem. I used imagery as I illustrated how the onion looked like and described the feeble yet aggressive nature of the onion. I portrayed the onion as a vulnerable life form as it’s skin is so fragile and dry you could snap it without any efforts. Then I showed its aggressiveness as I described the onion’s scent and taste. I had fun when I wrote this poem and even though I do not relate to it, I did put in the time and effort.

Creative Thinking Core Competency Reflection

When I first created this poem it was originally about a miniature from Warhammer. The miniature was called Indomitus Primaris lieutenant. Unfortunately I was not able to think of enough words to describe the miniature, however, I found that the words I had chosen was enough to describe an onion. Thus an onion became the topic for my poem. I usually lean towards more dark gritty settings, and I was able to develop my own original idea as I exaggerated the cooking process of an onion. I spend a bit of time each day to use my imagination, and because I am used to pictured things in my head no strategies was required to stimulate my imagination. The dark tone set in the poem is the main innovation of the poem. It is where all the creativity was implemented and perhaps next time I could write a poem in a more positive light. I also need to improve on usage of auditory device as there were only two lines that used auditory device for the duration of the entire poem.