Trishtanya Jones June 5, 2015 Eng 102 I will be discussing the following terms on pages 66-77. One of the following terms is rhythm; rhythm is the pauses in a poem and the pattern of stresses. In addition, meter is the fixed and recurring rhythm in a poem. To enjoy the rhythms of a poem, no special knowledge of meter is necessary. In the book, it mentions when analyzing a poem, it helps to have a clear sense of how the rhythms works, and the best way to reach it is through scansion.
There was solitude that she created with her words that was very powerful. Figurative Language: What poetic devices were used in this poem? What did these poetic devices do for the poem? Did these devices help create imagery or communicate the author's feelings? She rhymed throughout the poem, her rhyme scheme being ABAB.
AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Instructions The mandatory summer reading for AP English Language and Composition is based on the 2003 book by Thomas C. Foster entitled How to Read Literature Like a Professor (ISBN: 006000942X). Students are responsible for securing a copy of the book on their own. It can easily be purchased online or at a local bookstore, but sharing amongst peers is encouraged. Students should read the book in its entirety, and then complete the assignment outlined below. It is imperative that both parts of the assignment be completed by each AP Lang student and turned in to Mrs. Rickard on the first day of school.
English 10: Semester Exam Review Sheet E. Lewis You will be asked to write a Commentary on your chosen poem from Tales from Ovid. Begin with your sense of the poem – your response to it. You should already have begun highlighting it when it was assigned earlier in the semester. Now, as we’ve done together in class with several of the poems, you are to prepare by examining and highlighting your poem in detail, considering how the language, structure, speaker, tone, and subject contribute to the overall themes of the poem. Be sure to consider how metamorphosis and hubris are conveyed in your poem.
Formalism/New Criticism: Unlike other approaches, formalist criticism approach works on using the text itself to state the author’s intentions without any connection of author’s life. It regards literature as a unique form of reader’s individual views rather than author’s interpretations of the text. In the meantime, formalist criticism approaches focus on using elements of forms in the text, such as tone, imagery, symbols, metaphor and simile, sound effect, structure, rhythm, and etc., to dig deeper understanding of the text. Analyze the story, play, or poem in relation to one of these critical approaches: Heaney’s poem, “Digging,” is definitely one of my favorite poems I have read through out the whole literature class in the summer. Using the formalism criticism approach to analysis the poem, I paid more attention on the symbols, metaphor, and simile in the text, which eventually helped me develop better understanding of the poem.
If you need extra help, you may call me. First, | | |write your name on the paper. Second, find the first page and draw a picture of something you enjoy doing with| | |your family. | | Assessment: |First the teacher introduces the story. Second, have the students write down a few of the challenging words | | |they may struggle with in the story.
For this piece we were allowed to choose to make what ever we wanted as long as we told our professor about it first and showed her a sketch of it in our sketchpads. I chose to make a vase for my mother. I thought at first it was not going to be hard but I would soon realize later in my journal entries just how challenging making a vase is. I started off by using the techniques I was shown to build up the vase. When
The language used in Walcott’s poetry is clearly different from the journalistic conventions he was confined to at work (“Schizophrenic, wrenched by two styles”). This sentiment is likely to resonate with writers who work in both creative and professional
Coursework: I’m Al Filreis and welcome to ‘Poem Talk’ at The Writer’s House. We have the pleasure of convening 3 eminent friends in the world of poetry to collaborate on a close reading of the poem ‘Tulips’ by Sylvia Plath. We hope to engage some new readers and listeners because ‘Poem Talk’ podcasts are also available as part of our ‘Pensound Archive’ at writing.upen.edu/pensound. Today, I’m joined here at Penn-state University in the Kelly Writers House in our Wexler Studio by Tracy smith, educator, and poet whose 2011 collection ‘Life On Mars’ won the Pulitzer Prize that year; incidentally the same prize won by Sylvia Plath herself in 1982. Ericka Wagner; author, critic and former literary editor of The Times, who recently published a biography of Ted Huges; the British poet and ex-poet laureate who married Sylvia Plath.
Fine Artist By: Robert Jackson Strategies for Success For: Instructor Draper Becoming a fine artist has always been a dream of mine and I am glad to be writing an essay on this topic. This essay will include the requirements needed for this career, along with the minimum education needed, continuing education needed to maintain your certification, benefits of advanced education, and the basic information you would need to know if you wanted to pursue a career such as this. People think that artists are slackers and under achievers, but they are wrong. A lot of work and skill is needed to be such an artist. You would need to get your bachelor’s or master’s degree in fine arts because you would need to know the basics and how to do the kind of art you’re aiming to make a career out of.