MY Odyssey Translation!!!

My summary of the odyssey is of the beginning of Book 2.
At first this assignment seemed hard, and I was not really looking forward to it- but after looking at the Odyssey again I enjoyed putting it into my own words.
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.2.ii.html is a translation by Samuel Butler from 1900, and the website I used to look at Book 2.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/4979/ody-123.html is a translation by DW Myatt from 1996 that I also used to look at Book 2.


When the beautiful red morning sun started to shine through the bedroom window, Telemachus woke up, showered and got dressed. He put his sandals on his feet, brushed his teeth and put his sword over his shoulder before leaving the house looking handsome as ever. Then, he sent an announcement around to call the everyone of the town together for a meeting. Telemachus does not travel alone, so he took his two cute little dogs with him to meet at the gathering place. After walking by the people of the town to get to his seat, the most prestigious men even made space for him to pass through. Telemachus had a classy presence to him as he took over his fathers chair.

Odyssey Translations

I looked at three different Odyssey versions and found them to be pretty similar in the fact that they were not overly difficult to read and understand. Each of the versions had different translators and were in a different decade, yet they all still had a similar meaning behind them. The three that I looked at were:

Year 2000 with Translation by Shelia Murnaghan and Stanley Lombardo
Year 1980 with Author Richmond Lattimore
Year 1937 with Translation by W.H.D. Rouse

I particularly enjoyed the version from 1937. The way it begins catches my interest. Everytime I am looking for a new book to read, I don't judge the book by what is on the cover or what the title is, but by the first page. Starting out with an explanation and some background information is a good way to start, and it is in a tone that is easy to understand.

More Poetry!

As I grew older

Cinderella, Soccer Player

The Giving Tree

Will V-Day be Me-Day Too?

I wandered Lonely as a cloud

O Captain! My Captain!

Oh the Places You'll Go

Another Blog...

I love the Detroit Tigers, and one of the Pitchers, Nate Robertson, has a blog of his own. A few MLB Players have blogs, but his is really cool becuase it is about a new thing the pitchers do this year called "gum time". I thought I would share it with you guys. Nates Blog

More Poems :)

Friendship Poem

Boa Constrictor

It's Dark in Here

Where the Sidewalk Ends

revised Ode to a Grecian Urn

More sweetly than our rhyme
will silent be;
Forever warm
and still to be enjoyed,
and not a soul to tell;
melodies are sweet
but those unheard
are sweeter.
Forever panting,
and forever young;
will silent be.

So, I have more poems, again...

Here are a few more poems that I have found to enjoy-

Did I Miss Anything?

Love Poem With A Toast
When I found the library of congress website that had the list of 180 poems on it, I was very interested. For this poem in the list, the title is what caught my attention. I like this poem because it is realistic and it has a powerful meaning to it. The truths in it are things that we do not think about on a daily basis, and it makes you think about the things that are important to us, even though they are not always a part of our daily lives.. for example, "wanting not to lose the rain forest". But then there are parts that mention things we do think about sometimes, like "wanting not to run out of gas" or "wanting the water to boil". This poem does not seem like a love poem to me at first, like the title states it, but in the end I do think that it is a type of love poem. This author was very creative in the style of writing, which is something else that I enjoy about the poem.



What I Would Do

Bike Ride With Older Boys

More Poems!!

A Clock Stopped -- Not The Mantel's

Summer's End

At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border

I like this poem about the "un-national border" because it makes you think about what the poem really is about. There are some lines of rhyme in this poem, and even though it is short, it keeps my interest. Monuments and museums are some of my favorite things, and the title of this poem is what caught my eye at first. I like that with this poem you can think of all of the many places that this "un-national monument" may be at.

My Favorite Poems!!

Casey at Bat
written by: Ernest Lawrence Thayer

I like the poem, Casey at Bat, because:
It Rhymes, It is about baseball, and The story is cute. I enjoy the fact that this poem is upbeat and it keeps your interest because you do not know what is going to happen next. Baseball is America's pasttime and it is one of my most favorite things. I love to watch it and sometimes even play it. It is not like some poems- you can understand what it means. I enjoy the fact that is is very descriptive. The ending is not what I expected it would be, which also makes it a great poem. I had heard of this famous baseball poem before, but I had never read it, so I am glad that I took the time to find it and read it because it is one that I enjoy very much.


Morning Announcements
written by: Sylvia Andrews

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