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Poetry Out Loud Preformances

I watched Stanley Jackson (one of the top 12 finalists) recite "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, and I thought the overall performance would probably be an 11 out of 12. His physical presence was good, and his voice and articulation was very precise, with good pauses. The only problem was his dramatization; it was a bit over done, in an exaggerated way. The poem was quite long, and difficult, in my opinion.

By the way Stanley expressed the poem, it seemed like he really understood the real meaning (the theme) of the poem. "I know what the caged bird feels!" is the last line of the first stanza, which means he knows how the cage bird just feels. The last line of the second stanza was "I know why he beats his wing!", which describes the cage bird's actions, and why. Finally, the last stanza was "I know why the caged bird sings!" which describes that he finally understands clearly how/why the caged bird sings. All of this is expressed clearly based on Jackson's voice/presence, and articulation.