Poem Archaic Torso of Apollo
In the Manner of the poem Archaic Torso of Apollo,
Write a 14-line poem (a sonnet) with at least 10 syllables per line, it does NOT have to rhyme
Choose an image from the Powerpoint in which something is missing, any time period, it can be a complete image but one where there seems to be something missing, in other words, you use your imagination to think about what you don’t see in the picture.
Write about how the things that are missing make the subject more valuable
Do some research:
You could make reference to an invocation of the gods, Apollo or Zeus, what might you need to sacrifice to them, what would be an appropriate sacrifice gain the favor of the Furies?
Mention at least one god or figure from Greek mythology.
Remember, there is an irony here: that what is missing or lost is what actually makes the things that are left over have meaning