allusive poem reflection

When I first got this assignment, I was really having a hard time looking and finding a myth, or allusion that I felt could describe my personality best. And it took me a while, but I felt that the ant and the grasshopper was an old tale that I remember clearly. I tried writing with different allusions, but the ant and the grasshopper fit the best. I think that it clearly shows how I am a hard worker, and that I do what I need to. I also felt that if I had used one of the greek gods to be my allusion, people who read the poem wouldn't be able to relate as quickly and easily.

Creating the text was much easier than I thought it would be. I first started by re-reading the ant and the grasshopper. Then I described the fall scene. I chose to write it in third person, so that it would be more like the story. I'm actually happy with the structure of the poem. I separated the two so that the reader can see that in the first portion, I am describing myself, and in the second paragraph, I am describing myself when challenged. And more obviously, the last is the ending, where finally winter does come. When I wrote it, I tried my hardest to add in my beliefs as well. I know that I could revise it to be better, and sound smoother, though.

The graphic part was pretty simple for me. I tried to create the scene in the tale where the ants are gathering corn, and the grasshopper is being lazy just sitting there. I just photoshopped myself in next to an ant, and added a grasshopper just waiting there. I think it was an easy graphic to do to begin with, and I did a pretty good job.