Since you are already inundating me with puns, I thought I would start the pun party with this blog title! As noted in all classes today, the expectation of poetry analysis is to revolve your discussions and writings around structure, literary devices, and poetic devices. Paraphrasing the poem is not acceptable - especially as we further set up how to write essays for this genre.
2: After vocab experts, we made it through the analysis of the remaining sonnets and their motifs, tone shifts, voltas, alliteration, and other literary elements that create the octave, sestet, and theme. For homework, you are to compare the first sonnet on page 1 to the left sonnet on page 5. Yes, it is the same poem with 2 different translations! You are to highlight/circle/whatever form the differing words and jot down how these alterations adjust the poem's tone, meaning, whatever you want to bring up that does not involve paraphrasing! In addition, read the bios of Donne - I believe it's pages 11-13 and be ready to show off your newfound ethos next class.
4 & 7: We did not finish all of the sonnets of Petrarch. However, all the above listed for second hour is true for your class, so make sure you are prepared to finish our Petrarch work and transition to the world of Donne.
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