American Gothic
By John Stone
I really enjoyed Stone's poem about Wood's famous painting. The images each line in the poem's stanzas not only give the painting a character on it's own but it also makes the reader think about the painting more deeply than how they usually would when looking at it. I felt like it had a slightly comedic feel to it as well by the end of it. The simple idea of writing about what the couple would be thinking about during posing for the painting is amazing because it seems to say title but it makes you think. What were they feeling during the process of this painting? Was it possible that the wife really was worried about leaving the stove on? It makes for some creative thinking and connects the reader a little more to the poem and the painting.
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