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fandomhigh2022-03-28 04:42 am
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The Art of Poetry; Monday, First Period [03/28].
If Shunsui felt any differently today than he would any other day, he would apparently be the last to realize it, but thus was the nature of someone in a relatively constant state of mildly sustain amorousness. And so it was rather business as usual for the classroom, the desks aside, the pillows out, a pot of tea ready to be shared, and a new type of poetry to discuss.
"Good morning, ducklings ♥," he greeted them with his usual sleepy smile as he poured the tea to distribute. "I know we spoke of romantic ballads back in February, but I was feeling this week might be a good time to explore another type of romantic poetry out there, and that would be the ghazal ♥. Hailing from the Arabic world, the ghazal is a short poem that focuses specifically on romantic loss and the beauty that goes along with love despite the pain of having lost it. Which is a lot, for a single type of poetry, but, clearly, it was a broad enough experience to have sparked a whole poetic genre, and so we will have a closer look ♥."
So, after taking some time to go over the very particular structure of a 'proper' ghazal ("While love itself, especially when unrequited or otherwise terminated, is quite messy and chaotic, it is almost as if the structure of a ghazal is a vain attempt to wrangle that chaos into something that might make a bit more sense through it all ♥"), and how the themes had developed overtimem from something religious to something more person, there were, of course, examples to go over.
"So, ducklings ♥," Shunsui finished with another smile, "any thoughts? Particular examples you liked? Ruminations regarding the theme or even its transformation from being religious to romantic? And, of course, I encourage you try your hand at your own ghazal shall you find the Muses to be particularly generous today, as well ♥."
"Good morning, ducklings ♥," he greeted them with his usual sleepy smile as he poured the tea to distribute. "I know we spoke of romantic ballads back in February, but I was feeling this week might be a good time to explore another type of romantic poetry out there, and that would be the ghazal ♥. Hailing from the Arabic world, the ghazal is a short poem that focuses specifically on romantic loss and the beauty that goes along with love despite the pain of having lost it. Which is a lot, for a single type of poetry, but, clearly, it was a broad enough experience to have sparked a whole poetic genre, and so we will have a closer look ♥."
So, after taking some time to go over the very particular structure of a 'proper' ghazal ("While love itself, especially when unrequited or otherwise terminated, is quite messy and chaotic, it is almost as if the structure of a ghazal is a vain attempt to wrangle that chaos into something that might make a bit more sense through it all ♥"), and how the themes had developed overtimem from something religious to something more person, there were, of course, examples to go over.
"So, ducklings ♥," Shunsui finished with another smile, "any thoughts? Particular examples you liked? Ruminations regarding the theme or even its transformation from being religious to romantic? And, of course, I encourage you try your hand at your own ghazal shall you find the Muses to be particularly generous today, as well ♥."