In this one you need to read some texts and answer some questions
in 2 parts, the first part question response and the second part is discussion
forums and please make sure you have part 1 and part 2 separated.
Readings:
– Chapter 19 “Images” pp. 835:
Robinson “London’s Summer Morning” p. 844-845 / Blake “London” p. 846 / Arnold
“Dover Beach” pp 840-841
– Chapter 20 “Figures of Speech” pp. 858: Bradstreet “The Author
to Her Book” p. 863-864 / Kovics “Text Message” p 869 / Espada
“The Mexican Cabdriver’s Poem for His Wife, Who Has Left Him” p 871
– Chapter 24 “Poetic Forms” pp. 981: Wordsworth “The World Is Too
Much With Us” p. 989 / Shakespeare “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”
p. 991 / Thomas “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” p 995
Also…read “On the
Differences between Poetry and Prose” p 856 and “Figuring Out Metaphors” p 877.
Part 1
Questions response:
1. Reread the poems
“London’s Summer Morning” and “London” carefully looking at
the imagery that is displayed.
How are the views of the city that the speakers’ see different?
2. How does “Text Message” effectively display paradox in a modern/contemporary way?
3. For the poem “My
mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, respond to question # 2
on p 992. {2. What
sort of person is the speaker? Does he truly love the woman he describes?}
Part 2
Discussion Forums:
Reread the following poems and
post at least once to each of the discussion threads.
1-“Dover Beach”
p 840-841:
One of those “classic”
poems that we “study” in class. What do see/notice/have a question
about?
2- “The Mexican
Cabdriver’s Poem for His Wife, Who Has Left Him” p 871:
A “not-so-classic” poem. What should we
do or see with this poem?
3- Share a poem that you remember or that you have read in the
past that has stayed with you or that means something to you (if you really
don’t have one, choose a poem that you like in the text that was not assigned).