writing process: Since there wasn’t a lot of background information, I wasn’t sure who’s perspective I wanted to write from. Because of my personal connection to this painting(I am from near venice), I decided that I would write from my perspective and show how I feel when looking at it. To be honest, the first two stanzas were probably the easiest to write since they were mostly describing things in the painting. On the other hand, the other two stanzas took a lot more effort to write since my mind wandered off in different directions overtime I tried to focus.

Meaning behind the poem: The lines”:All darkness perishes, despite its constant presence.” might be confusing. It is talking about the church in the painting, which is actually a cemetery. I wanted to show that even though there is a lot of hidden darkness in this painting, the beautiful scenery can put you at rest and distract you. Other than that, I am really just talking about the comforting side of venice and it’s beautiful sunsets.

Rules and Restrains: This is a free verse poem, as it does not follow a specific rhythm or pattern. At first I did try to experiment with the amount of syllables in each sentence. As you can see, most lines in the first stanza have 6 syllables. Nearly all of the lines in the second stanzas have 7 syllables. After that I stop trying because I realised I didn’t want this poem to be perfect, I wanted it to be kind go like my train of thought as I looked at the painting. There is a bi of rhyming in the third stanza where I used the words: light, might, and sight.