Monday, April 9, 2018

Words on Tintern Abbey

In order to reimmerse ourselves in the world of poetry, we will be looking at a few Romantic poets (sigh) and their themes, poetic elements, and tone (hello, tone handout). First up, the wonderful walker Wordsworth (Tim, that alliteration is for you) and his version of "London 1802" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45528/london-1802 and "Tintern Abbey" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45527/lines-composed-a-few-miles-above-tintern-abbey-on-revisiting-the-banks-of-the-wye-during-a-tour-july-13-1798. In both cases, we divided the poems up to look at poetic devices (caesura, enjambment, rhyme or blank verse), structure (sonnet), sound (alliteration), juxtaposition of nature and industrialization, and figurative language (simile, personification, imagery, and a few others creating the themes of the poems). For those absent, you will be up first to talk about Tintern Abbey and then we will resume our current participation schedule. For homework, overanalyze the Wordsworth poetry packet - you will be taking over and noting everything possible for these poems and then -- tone!

And, don't forget to do your shoe voting every day leading up to the AP exam. While this one is not on the list or in my size for that matter, I thought you would enjoy this whimsical pair: https://www.irregularchoice.com/us/hop-to-it-a.html.

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