Ansia da interrogazione (translation below)

Ansia da interrogazione (translation below)

A Poem by 外人 (Gaijin)
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This is what tests are really like (student's perspective)

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Ansia da interrogazione:
Un disagio esistenziale,
Un fatale naufragio
Fra le ostili pagine
Di libri velenosi.
Sprofondano nel vuoto,
Nelle fosse oceaniche,
L'ottimismo, il sonno,
La calma dei sensi.
TRANSLATION: Anxiety before a test*
Anxiety before a test:
An existential discomfort,
A fated shipwreck
Among the enemy pages
Of poisonous books.
Optimism, sleep,
The peace of the senses,
Collapse in the emptiness,
In ocean trenches.

*Interrogazione = Since I've heard they exist only in Italian schools, let me explain what they mean: Sometimes teachers pick some random students and ask them questions about what has been taught during the schoolyear, if they answer properly they get a good mark, if they don't they get a bad one. That's an "Interrogazione", basically an oral version of written tests.

© 2014 外人 (Gaijin)


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外人 (Gaijin)
Hope you liked it :)
Originally written in: Italian

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I like this. I know that some teachers at our school do oral tests but it isn't anything that difficult. My Spanish teacher did oral tests to evaluate our pronunciation and knowledge of culture and etc. I am shy and I hate when a teacher calls me when I am caught offguard and look silly when I respond. I get scared to answer. I am often afraid that I am wrong or something. Awesome write. :) thank you for sharing such an interesting piece.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

外人 (Gaijin)

9 Years Ago

thank you very much for your wonderful reviews !! Wish I could return the favour but I'm so busy rig.. read more
Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect

9 Years Ago

Haha, you're very welcome. I totally understand. :)



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I like this. I know that some teachers at our school do oral tests but it isn't anything that difficult. My Spanish teacher did oral tests to evaluate our pronunciation and knowledge of culture and etc. I am shy and I hate when a teacher calls me when I am caught offguard and look silly when I respond. I get scared to answer. I am often afraid that I am wrong or something. Awesome write. :) thank you for sharing such an interesting piece.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

外人 (Gaijin)

9 Years Ago

thank you very much for your wonderful reviews !! Wish I could return the favour but I'm so busy rig.. read more
Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect

9 Years Ago

Haha, you're very welcome. I totally understand. :)
"An existential discomfort,

A fated shipwreck

Among the enemy pages

Of poisonous books."
A very powerful description of anxiety before tests. Excellent...:)...................

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Beautiful reading it in both languages makes it seem profound and the matter so relatable. I can fathom the feeling of this piece as it is a piece of the puzzle that comprises my life.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

"Optimism, sleep,
The peace of the senses,
Collapse in the emptiness,
In ocean trenches."
I like the above lines. I like the way you allow the reader to see the original language. Always a pleasure to read your excellent poetry.
Coyote

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Life in general can feel like a shipwreck sometimes, and the fragility of optimism is all we have to depend on, in hopes that we can keep it together as well as possible. Great piece, I related to this one very much :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Like the poem, in Germany such tests are called ex temporare, or ex....

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

You have made a intriguing narrative out of that feeling of doubt and fear we all fear before any typebof important exam. Great job!

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I remember those days although they were long ago, you pen'd it aptly...sounds great in Italiano too ;-)

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This was very interesting my friend.Your poetry is always so flawless :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


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