Week 26
De-Mystifying Poetry
"Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted." ~Percy Shelley-1821
We move into our second week unraveling the ambiguity within a canon of poetry that has endured for centuries. I am impressed with our in-class discussions; they are complex, insightful, and sophisticated. Be prepared for class-- that means annotate the poems and reflect in your journals...this will allow you to participate in class.
Here are a few more key questions to consider when analyzing and explicating the poems:
• Who is the speaker?
• What is the poem about?
• Why is the first stanza longer than the second?
• Does the poem have a rhyme scheme? If so, what is it and what is its significance?
• Do you notice any sound devices? Alliteration? Assonance? Consonance? What is the significance of the devices you identify?
• How do the devices create meaning?
Continue reviewing your AP Literary terms and tone words.
Here are your assignments/Agenda for Week 26:
If you have questions about these assignments, please leave a comment or email me directly. Remember, I will check the blog until 9:59 pm. You know I need my Seinfeld fix.
posted by fdileo @ 5:31 PM
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Hi Mr. DiLeo,
Thanks for the updates! See you tomorrow.
-Sarah
$10.00 it is
I have a question Mr. DiLeo, you told me to put the period after the page number when citing a quote but what if the quote ends in a question mark should I do the same thing because it looks kind of weird?
Also whenever i try to send you an email it gets sent back to me saying there was an error, i'm not sure if the problem is on my end or yours.
Ayed,
Great question. If the quote ends with a question mark or an exclamation point, put it inside the last quotation mark and then put a period after the page citation. For example,
"Doesn't say much for them. does it?" (160).
Also, the email is fdileo@buffaloschools.org....
try again...
Thanks, and the email i tried was fdileo@buffalo.k12.ny.us no wonder it didn't work.
Hey Mr. Dileo, since we didn't have school today, will we be doing today's lesson tomorrow, or will we be continuing with the poetry unit?
I think we might go ahead with poetry...
ok thanks Mr. Dileo. see you tomorrow
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