Like Stars in a Clear Night Sky

When clicking upon the link to experience Like Stars in a Clear Night Sky, multiple different uses of literary magic engulfed me when going further into the poem. When first clicking to begin the short lived journey, English subtitles can be read at the bottom. But to my surprise, a voice was hear in the background speaking what sounded like Arabic. It was interesting to say the least that another language accompanied the English subtitles but it created a balance between the two. Although I had no idea what the young man was saying in Arabic, it gave the poem a more personal tone and endearing in the sense when you feel like he's speaking only to you (regardless if you know Arabic or not).

The poem asks the reader if they wish to know about the speaker's family members or influences in his life. As more and more people comes into the conversation, stars can be seen appearing in the back and if you don't look at the screen close enough, the stars seem to just appear when the introduction is done. Among the people the speaker wants to inquire you about is his uncle, his lover, his sister and his cousin but then you also have the choice to ask about water, the stars, and the land of which he people crossed or wish to cross.

I clicked to know more about his lover and a separate poem popped up and described how the speaker and his mate met. I was under the influence more highly decorated words were going to come into play but the poem mentioning his lover was pretty simplistic and the poem itself had no stereotypical structure a poem could have. It made the poem seem looser as a text, disregarding literary rules when it comes to poetry, the poem then came off as even more personal when the poem describes the costume party to which the speaker met his lover. It created a tone of nostalgia and gave the reader a justified response when asked about his significant other.

The overall effects aren't necessarily out of this world or high tech in any way but I feel that with the ominous music playing in the background, the stars that appeared over time, and even the speaker speaking Arabic but accompanied by English subtitles brought this idea of a poem to life. This poem ha a certain vitality to it when the reader is given the opportunity to choose who they wish to know  about. That also gave a more personal feeling to the poem when I was able to choose who to read more about. It again gave that personal feeling not only to the speaker but to the reader as well. Overall, the poems literary uses gave me the ability to see someone else's work come to life with the helping of electronics but accompanied by English based structures that I've grown to continuously learn about.