Anyway, here's the rest of the assignment.
Part One
A girl holds a small plastic
bag, leaning backward as she carefully holds a branch of the blackberry bush
which takes up more than half of the image.
She is probably trying to reach the riper berries further along the
branch, since the ones at the nearest end of the branch are still too red. Her expression is intent on the berries, eyes
lidded, and she has a few red marks along her left arm. These are probably either bug bites or marks
from where the prickles on the blackberry bush have brushed against her
skin. Her hair is up in a ponytail,
probably to keep it from tangling in the bushes and getting sticky blackberry
juice in it.
The image gives the impression
that there is nothing but green around the girl—in front, behind, to either
side, above and below, the leaves of the blackberry bushes overflow the
frame. This seeming isolation within a
world of blackberry bushes and the girl’s intent stare depict the childhood
ability to focus solely on the “now,” and to find joy in nature—especially if
they can count on a sweet treat at the end of their appreciation time.
Part Two
The Backyard Sonnet
Ah, the carbs we would consume,
My sisters, brother, and I,
Though we never made a pie
With the berries we would groom
From the backyard’s bushy bloom.
With flour a great ally,
Of course eggs and milk implied,
Our breakfasts would then assume
The heavenly aroma
Of pancakes, and muffins too.
Surely, the best thing about
The summer was harvesting
The fruits of no one’s labors--
Except for Mother Nature.
Teacher Comments and Grade: Other than a question about how we know the girl is being careful and changing "is probably" to "maybe," the teacher said it was "Good." I got 50/50.
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