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Post by edward95312 on Aug 13, 2014 1:31:28 GMT
what do you guys think about the poem?
i was thinking about that author is kind of similar to the clown... as he saw the clown he is kind of seeing himself there.
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Post by justink on Aug 15, 2014 9:04:35 GMT
I initially thought that theme of the poem circled around passion and sympathy. Punks are people who are anti-social and often rebellious. After all, they are activists who demonstrates their passion, youth and vigor, wishing to make a change in society that they think is necessary. Some people might view punks with prejudice, while others might appreciate them. This explanation can be found in the poem itself. From the stand point of the speaker, perhaps, he or she admires the passion that the punk indirectly shows through the tattoos. The speaker also defends and reminds the kids to not judge. Instead of focusing on the "awkward" or "scary" physical appearance, the speaker suggests the audience to focus on the punk's forte, the punk's "dyed brain", which could be interpreted as one with brilliant ideas and passion. Your idea also converges with mine. The speaker might once be a punk rock fan or a punk himself or herself. This idea further provides reason for the speaker's sympathy. However, after discussing this poem in class, my perspective of this poem altered. Instead of having the speaker defend the punk with complete conviction, the speaker was actually speaking with a sympathetic tone, pitying the punk. The prediction of the punk's physical appearance ages later might suggest that the speaker is trying to warn and provide a life lesson to the kids. Some decisions can't be reversed, therefore making choices such as getting a tattoo, must be thoroughly reconsidered. My discussion above only contain parts of the poem. I still don't fully understand the very last line. "…let it rain." Does it mean to forget? or something else?  Perhaps it means to forget or to overlook the punk's appearance and look into what is inside - passion? |
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Post by jimim on Aug 16, 2014 16:10:32 GMT
After I read whole poem, I thought that this poem is made for people who are in minor side. Punk symbolizes to not like society but author is describes about them very detail. For example in poem, author said "remember the clown punk with his dyed brain". This part indicates that people who are into punk have their own characteristics or unique. But I think author is supporting them even though punk people will perceived to others as weird.
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Post by mirim002 on Aug 17, 2014 14:56:37 GMT
When I read the poem "Clown Punk", I thought the narrator himself was a punk just like the clown punk in the poem long time ago. I think he saw himself in him, & predicted what would happen to the clown punk in his later years. Or, maybe, while he was driving, he was imagining himself long time ago, when he was a punk, and was imagining, if he didn't change to what he was now, what would have happened to him.
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Post by saimoon1 on Aug 17, 2014 14:59:38 GMT
I kind of got that feeling when i was reading the poem as well Edward but he recovered. He told his children not to laugh and instead think of the person 30 years from now. He is still going to have those tattoos on him and regret his decision. The author probably has some regrettable decisions, making him feel empathetic to the clown Punk.
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Post by chrishong on Aug 17, 2014 15:00:06 GMT
After reading this poem, I thought that the purpose of this poem was to bring a big change to the general stereotypes of the clown by describing the characteristics of the punk.
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