Poetry #1

1. Charles Bukowski
2. The poem is ironic because its about to live life to the fullest but they used as a commercial for a brand.
3. I think the poem reflects on his life. He is talking about his life in the poem. I think his reputation is good from writing this poem.
4. I had it on my old blog.

Vocab 1

adumbrate: report or represent in outline.
° I have to write my essay in adumbrate form.
apotheosis: highest point in the development of something.
° The climax is an example of apotheosis.
ascetic- a characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline.
° Boot camp is an example of ascetic.
bauble- a small, showy trinket or decoration.
° My key chain has bauble on it.
beguile- help time pass pleasantly.
° Playing candy crush beguile when I'm waiting to see the doctor.
burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
°Once the rose received some water they burgeon.
complement- a thing that completes or brings to perfection.
° The cherry complements the banana split.
contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
° There are some people who are contumacious.
curmudgeon- a bad tempered or surly person.
° My mom has a curmudgeon.
didactic- intended to teach.
° The new teacher didactic.
disingenuous- not candid or sincere.
° Jandie  was disingenuous about my grandparents death.
exculpate- show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.
°The child exculpate to his parents.
faux pas- an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in social situation.
° A lot of children face faux pas.
fulminate- express vehement protest.
° A lot of people fulminate about closed campus.
fustian- pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
°Dr. Preston does a fustian everyday.
hauteur- disdainful pride.
° Some people have too much hauteur.
inhibit- restrain or prevent.
°My parent try to inhibit for me to make bad choices.
jeremiad- a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.
° My neighbors jeremiad to the police because we like to park on our lawns.
opportunist- a person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by consistent principles or plans.
°Dr. Preston is an opportunist.
unconscionable- not right or reasonable.
°It is unconscionable to be rude to someone else.

My Big Questions??

My big question is why when we are little we want to rush and grow up so fast, but when we are older we look back and wish we could do it all over again. I remember when I was younger I would try to act older then I really was. These days I'm 18 and going to graduate high school this year. I look back on my life and wish I could go back and be little again just to have no worries and be wild and crazy.