Aryaman Parpia

The presence of patterns in nature is beyond abundant. I am greatly intrigued by the logically sound configurations that nature is composed of. I believe that my ability to recognize such patterns in languages along with other subjects is an aspect of my life that would spark the interest of readers.

Most literary texts consist of patterns that are rather subjective in nature as their interpretation is reliant on the reader’s explications. This idea relates to an important aspect of my life as I regularly write poetry as a pastime. I particularly cherish the literary freedom that stylistic elements in poetry provide.

“As the clouds remained unseen— but the skies calm,

Pleasantries were exchanged. We meant all but malice.”

Oftentimes, poets tend to break the conventions of language throughout their texts. The lines above are a snippet from one of my poems titled, “The (Or)chard”. In this text, I have explored various kinds of pauses through punctuation to delay the pace of each verse. Another riveting concept that is abundant in poetry is intertextuality. I enjoy finding thematic connections between stanzas and across different texts.

In linguistic theory, the occurrence of patterns tends to be rather objective. I believe that languages can be understood better if one views them from a more scientific perspective. During my free time, I prefer to research the different configurations that can be found within the English language. Most recently, I have been reading The Language Instinct By Steven Pinker, which details linguistic patterns and their exceptions. This forms a salient aspect of my life as it allows me to understand language to a greater extent.

As a language student, I hope to further explore this aspect of my life further and investigate more literary texts and patterns.