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Ha! I love the fact that your stick figure is the least Byronic-looking thing ever!
I think I need to broaden my acquaintance with poetry. All I get from this is a vague sense of an ancient Greek fellow with allergies wishing he could shake the cold sweats.
"Sucks to be us" just about says it all. If I ever teach this one, I'm stealing it.Peter
Fretful, I'm HURT! I think my rendering is totally realistic! :)Dr. Koshary, You're very, very close. The glug-glug guy is, indeed, an ancient Greek guy.Peter, I LOVE teaching this poem right after Marlowe's. It's hilarious.Did I give too much away here?
Hey, I meant that to be a compliment on capturing the essential anti-Byronicness (Byrony?) of the poem, not an insult :)
Aww, I feel so loved!
Ha! I love the fact that your stick figure is the least Byronic-looking thing ever!
ReplyDeleteI think I need to broaden my acquaintance with poetry. All I get from this is a vague sense of an ancient Greek fellow with allergies wishing he could shake the cold sweats.
ReplyDelete"Sucks to be us" just about says it all. If I ever teach this one, I'm stealing it.
ReplyDeletePeter
Fretful, I'm HURT! I think my rendering is totally realistic! :)
ReplyDeleteDr. Koshary, You're very, very close. The glug-glug guy is, indeed, an ancient Greek guy.
Peter, I LOVE teaching this poem right after Marlowe's. It's hilarious.
Did I give too much away here?
Hey, I meant that to be a compliment on capturing the essential anti-Byronicness (Byrony?) of the poem, not an insult :)
ReplyDeleteAww, I feel so loved!
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