For both AP Lit classes, we are in the exact same spot. How rare! We started off class by sharing the latest edition of book cards, which are currently displayed on the back wall. (I highly recommend checking out Natalie's book card for Inferno and the stages of hell -- you'll find allusions to Dante in so much literature.) Afterwards, we turned our minds to "Thou Blind Man's Mark," which is not about a literal blind man, not about popular rhyming methods in sixteenth century sonnets, not about a representation of antiquity (all of those ideas courtesy of the rangefinders). In our close read, we noted the sonnet structure - the octave, volta, sestet, the apostrophe, the alliteration, the repetitive elements, the shifts in diction, and, most importantly, the paradox in that final couplet. As noted in our rangefinder discussion, having a clear understanding of poetic structure and namedropping sonnet, apostrophe, volta, and paradox will help you with a higher score.
For Friday, make sure you have completed the Petrarch/Donne box prompt and then identify the type of feet on the handout. I highly recommend splitting up each word or phrase into syllables and then vocalizing the words to see what is stressed or not.
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