Kaylee Flem's Blog

Prompt: The following poem is by the sixteenth-century English poet George Gascoigne. Read the poem carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the complex attitude of the speaker is developed through such devices as form, diction, and imagery.  For That He Looked Not upon Her:  You must not wonder, though you think it strange, To see me hold my louring head so low, And that mine eyes take no delight to range About the gleams which on your face do grow. The mouse which once hath broken out of trap Is seldom ’ticèd with the trustless bait, But lies aloof for fear of more mishap, And feedeth still in doubt of deep deceit. The scorchèd fly, which once hath ’scaped the flame, Will hardly come to play again with fire, Whereby I learn that grievous is the game Which follows fancy dazzled by desire: So that I wink or else hold down my head, Because your blazing eyes my bale have bred.  My essay: English poet, George Gascoigne uses strong diction...

I chose a simple layout for my blog because I don't like when things look busy and complicated, I like when things look simple. I chose the dark forest background because I generally gravitate more towards dark colors and since my favorite color is black I decided that the creepy forest background is a good fit for my style. I chose white for the body of the blog because I like the way the posts bleed into the body of the blog since both are white. I also wanted to create a nice contrast to the dark background and the white makes it look nice and clean. I chose the courier font for my description because I've always thought it was a pretty font and I love the way it looks like it was typed on a typewriter and I chose a simple font for my blog title because I feel like anything else wouldn't have matched well with the font of my description. Works cited: “Color Meaning and Symbolism: How to Use the Power of Color in Your Branding – Learn.” – Logo by Trevagne McCluskey, ...

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