The Final Stages of Metamorphosis

In all classes, we started off with our individual comments regarding the remainder of The Metamorphosis. To continue with our characterization focus of these opening weeks, we divided into groups and identified 5 adjectives for each of the Samsa family members: Gregor, Grete, Mom, and Dad. Overall, the adjectives were specific, supported by the text, and exhibited mature diction to show off your college-level analysis. The assessment for The Metamorphosis involves taking prose quotes from the text and then creating a poem from Kafka's words. I have a formal handout, but here is a preview of the assignment that is due Friday: Select 10 significant quotes from the text (these may be full sentences and/or an independent/dependent clauses extracted from a complex sentence). Take the prose sentences and turn them into poetry form - breaking up lines to emphasize words, create repetition, or do whatever else may come to mind to write a poem from Kafka's words that represents The Metamorphosis. Type up, decorate at will, bring in Friday. We will be playing with MC passages tomorrow.