Masterworks Ancient and Modern On Sunday October 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm, Sarah and I traveled downtown to the City Performance Hall to watch the Orpheus Chamber Choir's production of Masterworks Ancient and Modern. This was the third time I have attended an Orpheus Chamber Choir concert and every time I am impressed by the choir's excellent musicianship. The pieces performed at the concert included a mixture of traditional and contemporary works. The traditional works were composed by well-known composers
Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, readers must examine its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm, sound, images, obvious meaning, and implied meaning. Readers then need to organize responses to the verse into a logical, point-by-point explanation. A good beginning involves asking questions that apply to most poetry. The Context of the Poem Clear answers to the following questions can help establish the context