Poetry project

1. Poetry project Nick Peterman

2. The Craftsman • The Craftsman By Marcus B. Christian Nick Peterman • I ply with all the cunning of my art • This little thing, and with consummate care • I fashion it—so that when I depart, • Those who come after me shall find it fair • And beautiful. It must be free of flaws— • Pointing no laborings of weary hands; • And there must be no flouting of the laws • Of beauty—as the artist understands. • Through passion, yearnings infinite—yet dumb— • I lift you from the depths of my own mind • And gild you with my soul’s white heat to plumb • The souls of future men. I leave behind • This thing that in return this solace gives: • “He who creates true beauty ever lives.”

3. Biographical Information • Scholarship (Marcus B. Christian) • Best known for the poem “ I am New Orleans “ • Did not complete a college degree • Taught history and poetry at the University of New Orleans • Was owner of Blue Bird Cleaners

4. Literary and Poetic Elements • I ply with all the cunning of my art • This little thing, and with consummate care • I fashion it—so that when I depart, • Those who come after me shall find it fair • And beautiful. It must be free of flaws— • Pointing no laborings of weary hands; • And there must be no flouting of the laws • Of beauty—as the artist understands. • Through passion, yearnings infinite—yet dumb— • I lift you from the depths of my own mind • And gild you with my soul’s white heat to plumb • The souls of future men. I leave behind • This thing that in return this solace gives: • “He who creates true beauty ever lives.” • End Rhyme:This end rhyme provides a flow to the poem and a rhythm.

5. Poetic Terms • Imagery: Imagery kind of lets you get a better understanding of the poem. You can also picture a part of the poem. When it says when I depart I picture someone leaving. I picture weak hands when it says weary hands. And I picture some steam rising in a dark place when it says I lift you from the depths of my own I ply with all the cunning of my art This little thing, and with consummate care I fashion it—so that when I depart, Those who come after me shall find it fair And beautiful. It must be free of flaws— Pointing no laborings of weary hands; And there must be no flouting of the laws Of beauty—as the artist understands. Through passion, yearnings infinite—yet dumb— I lift you from the depths of my own mind And gild you with my soul’s white heat to plumb The souls of future men. I leave behind This thing that in return this solace gives: “He who creates true beauty ever lives.”

6. Poetic Terms • Alliteration: free of flaws- • find it fair- the poet puts these alliterations in his poem to put a rhythm in the poem. • Personification: my soul’s white heat- the poet puts this in his poem to make you think what it means.

7. Poets speaker • The craftsman is the speaker in this poem. In this poem it keeps saying ( I ) over and over again.

8. Structure • One stanza • Fourteen lines • Lyric poem- a lyric poem is a poem that has song like characteristics.

9. Meaning • Figurative- he wants his art to be perfect to people when he is gone. • Literal- he wants people to find his paintings fair and free of flaws.

10. Purpose • The author wanted to show that some people want to leave everything behind perfect so that they can be know for something. • Theme- the talent for making houses and art.