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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Poetry Reading Response: "Photography" by Nikki Giovanni

     "if the eye is a camera and the film is the heart then the photo assistant is god."(Giovanni 26-27) This is one way that Nikki Giovanni, author of "Photography" expresses her idea that life is like photography. In this poem, the author uses phrases like this to show the importance of these symbols in life. The author's use of metaphors, imagery, line breaks, and symbolism illuminates the author's idea that life is like photography.
      In this poem, the author uses symbols and metaphors to explain the relationship between life and photography. Some of these symbols and metaphors are: the camera to represent an eye (sight), the heart that represents film (memory), and the brain to represent knowledge. Some of these symbols are shown where the author states "if the eye is a camera and the film is the heart than the photo assistant is god"(Giovanni 26-27) This means that in life, if the camera is an eye or sight then the heart holds those memories or 'pictures' and the photo assistant is god because he/she controls those memories.
     The author uses line breaks to emphasize her opinion about photography and ideas of life.
In this poem, the author uses line breaks especially in the second stanza to explain her ideas about life. This is shown where the author states "it's easy sitting in the sun/ to forget that cold exists/ let alone envelopes/ the lives of people."(Giovanni 8-11)The line breaks help show the reader the author's idea that when a person's life is going well, this person will believe that others' lives are going well even though this is not always true.
     In this poem, the author also uses imagery to show the comparison between life and photography. an example of this is where the author states "watching the red sun bleed into the ocean."(Giovanni 23-24) These lines show a vivid description of sight which is compared to a camera in this poem. This symbol is important in this poem because it shows the similarities between life and photography.
     This poem, "Photography" by Nikki Giovanni makes me realize the similarities between photography and life. The author portrays these similarities using symbolism, line breaks, imagery, and metaphors. 
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  1. UnknownMarch 3, 2014 at 1:29 PM

    I like how you started out with a quote from the author as a hook for your story. It made your intro intriguing

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