AMD 5- Hannah Loveless

Hallo!

 Für meinen AMD, Ich habe Gedichte (poetry) gelesen. Ich liebe Gedichte. Aber, Ich war kannte nicht, viele Dichter. I habe Goethe, Brecht, Hesse, und Hille gelesen. Ich las die Gedichte in Deutsch. Dann, Ich las die Gedichte in Englisch. I was surprised to find that I knew a fare amount of the individuals words in the German versions. That being said, it was hard to make sense of the poems without also reading them in English. 

Für Goethe, Ich las Erlkönig (Erkling). Ich genieße the lines:

«Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind;

“

In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind.» These lines translate to: “Be quiet, stay quiet, my child; In the dry leaves the wind is rustling." Ultimately, this poem is a bout a father who is trying to console his dying son as they ride on horseback in the night. I won't spoil the ending, but it's sehr traurig. In fact, most of Goethe's poems are somewhat dark and depressing. Ich habe auch Brecht gelesen. Ich las Vergnügungen (Pleasures). Es gefällt mir. The lines broke in a very interesting way. I loved how he made seemingly simple objects and task seem profound. This poem uses the word Begreifen, which means to understand. I think I will try to incorporate this word into my ever-expanding Deutsch vocabulary! Aside from the written poetry, I also listened to some spoken word poetry. Es its sehr toll! Check it out!: (P.S. sorry if there is any inappropriate language, I did the best I could to make sure it was appropriate!)

Auf Wiedersehen!

Hannah L