Tschinag and Groddeck: comparative literary analysis

Tschinag and Groddeck

The journal entry that was read provided insight to the understanding of what poetry is supposed to be. As was written, there is a sense of confusion to the true meaning of poetry. When the post states, "I had always believed poetry to be authentic," I also believed those thoughts to be true in the superficial sense. Poetry has to be authentic if it comes from one's own thoughts about their world. Poetry is a method of expressing oneself in figurative and imaginative ways. Just as was said, Shakespeare is the first person thought of when considering poetry written about love and vengeance. It is a sense of romanticism that no longer seems to exist, and that no other poet since then has been able to successfully replicate. I agree with the post's ideas of poetry being difficult, and sometimes seemingly impossible to comprehend. It provided me with a sort of relief to know that I was not alone in thinking that poems can be read one way but may have been intended to be understood in another way.

When it comes to nature's involvement in poetry, I too had to take a step back and really analyze what the author of the particular poem was attempting to put forth. I agree with the post and its interpretation of Groddeck and Tschinag's view on nature and poetry. It is nature, and one's own interpretation of the world around us that make the writing of poetry possible. Although all poems are themselves written by an individual, the author or poet gets their inspiration from the world they live in, the nature that surrounds them and nature's great importance to them. This is something that I got from reading this post. It gave me the impression that the relationship between nature and poetry was a little uncertain, but was still backed up by the very poem that gave it a clear understanding.

What I found most engaging was the poem by Tschinag that the post mentioned. It gave the precise example of how man is connected to nature and how nature could represent the very existence of men. I agree with the explanation that was given and how men and mountains are used interchangeably to represent the same thing. Nature made men, but men have shaped nature, which in turn has molded men into who they are and how they express themselves. Attempting to understand this concept is what makes poetry interesting, just as the post mentions. This interpreting of ideas and what they truly represent is what encompasses poetry.