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1984 Big Brother, Winston Smith

The Scarlett Letter Hester Prynne, Reverend Hales, Reverend Dimmesdale

Farenheit 451

Catch-22 Joseph Yossarian,

The Sun Also Rises Brett Ashley, Jake Barnes

Macbeth Macbeth, 3 Witches,

Metamorphosis

Huckleberry Finn

A Farewell to Arms

Catcher in the Rye

Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein, The Monster,

Invisible Man

The Crucible

Jane Eyre

Importance of being Ernest

Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde

Great Gatsby

Romeo and Juliet

Midsummer Night's Dream

After Dark

Sarah & Lynn Comment

Self Evaluation 1) What does the person do well in analyzing? I do well in communicating the main purpose of the poem. I do well in connecting the imagery to the deeper meaning of the poem. I do well in pointing out religious connotations of the poem, and relating that to the title.

2) what is something you found surprising? or amusing? I really found it surprising that Litany was a satirical poem; at first, I only thought it was going to be just another love poem - rather, it was a satire which mocked the old style of western poetry.

3) If the person had to do this again, what would you recommend in analysis? I would talk more about (was going to talk about, if given the time) the poetic structure and how that contributes to the whole effect of the poem. I would talk about more poetic techniques I would focus more on the SHIFT, which also happens in the last stanza of the poem as well.

4) Comment on the visual portion of the video. The visuals really help the readers understand the poem; They are not the BEST images, I have to say, but they assist the readers well in the section of my analysis. In my recital, I distorted the aesthetics to establish the cheesiness and sardonic tone of my tone - the mustache, the guitar

Evaluation: Yura's poem
1) What does the person do well in analyzing? She links love to vitality She points out that the angel is a symbol of love She talks about the different types of love She did a good jpb of analyzing the different poetic techniques that Angelou utilizes- personification and enjambment.

2) what is something you found surprising? or amusing? I thought it was interesting how Angelou compares love to an angel.

3) If the person had to do this again, what would you recommend in analysis? She needs to synthesize her arguments and relate that to the poem better. For instance, she does well pointing out the different types of love, but does not divulge where in the poem the reference is made. Also, I wish she could have had the poem for us to see as she was doing her analysis.

4) Comment on the visual portion of the video. I found the picture of the pigeon very surprising because it was so clear. The variety of pictures and videos were also very nice. I liked the video with the cheerleaders


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POEM VIDEO: LITANY 1) Poem Recital - in the format of a short skit, reading “love” poem to girl - Artistic attributes: sunny bright

2) Analysis

I chose it, because it is one of the funniest poems I have heard in a while, shame on my love for deadpan humor

Title – Litany can mean one of two things, 1)

Collins refers to both of these meanings as you go through the poem,

Let me first discuss the general idea and purpose of this poem, and some of the poetry techniques that Collins uses to achieve his intentions.
 * a.** **SATIRE - SARCASM**

From the first line of the poem, you can tell that this poem is going to be some sort of a love poem. “you are the bread and the wine”? A classic platitudinal form of western love poetry – comparing your lover to worldly things and extracting from those comparisons, connotations of love and romance Collins evokes a different image in almost every single line throughout his poem What Collins achieves through his evoking of a gazillion different images is deadpan humor. Billy Collins, simply put, is sarcastically poking fun at the tasteless ancient style of Western love poetry – that relies on comparisons with different images. So, keep in mind kids, this, although at first sight may not be the funniest piece of writing you’ve ever seen, it is satirical – and very humorous in a very dry, no dessicated way What kind of poetry then is Collins debunking? As I said the Conceited, Western love poetry that may sound something like - //You are my princess, I am your knight in shining armor// It sounds silly enough as it is, but this ridiculous symbolism was the kind of romance that pervaded the western love poems in the old days. Breaking down the serious, deep, Western European conceit, and reducing them into blasphemous mini pizza bites that you have for an evening snack. For the most part, the poet proceeds the poem in quick pace, with logical stops in between.
 * Kind of reminds me of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130- My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun... Both poems are critical of the traditional Petrarchan style poetry, which broods over unattainable love, and is filled with unoriginal platitude**
 * Strictly speaking, I think it would have been a more successful subversion of the old style poetry, had litany been in sonnet form – maybe that would have made it pretty obvious that it was a parody – even though its pretty obvious as it is.**
 * b.** **SYNTAX / Structure**

He executes this by repeating phrases, and using PARALLEL Structure. - You are this, you are that. He makes about 3 comparisons each stanza, The line breaks underscore the image – as you can see, the image is isolated by the line breaks, so that the reader may really focus on it while reading through. Another purposeful arrangement is Collin’s use of periodic – or ‘end loaded’ sentences. You are the dew on the morning grass – these sentences need to be read to the end to really get the idea. What is the purpose of
 * c.** **Poetry Techniques: Imagery**

The first sugary line of the poem – you are the bread and the wine Reminds me of the last supper – bread, being god’s flesh, and wine, his blood. The disciples, who consume God’s flesh and blood. What then, does collins mean? Establishes Physical linkage as the discples had with god. It means that by consuming the bread and the wine, of which she represents, he wants to be in unison with her. If she dies, he will die, should she suffer, he will suffer. If we refer back to the title, litany, in its significance, means worship. Hard to deny the religious implications of this poem. Even though it has to do with god, it is romantic. We would not have known right away that this poem was subversive after reading thefirst stanza.
 * Natural, ordinary images is what we see for the most part of the poem**
 * d.** **SHIFT 1**

After much lulling with comparisons with the morning dew, and the bread,

A shift happens after the first stanza, real blatantly. All of the sudden, Collins breaks the parallel by saying ‘You are not.’ This actually feels like a slap on the face, if you will.

So much for Petrarchan love poetry – You are not the wind in the orchard, the plums on the counter, or the pine scented air – EMPHASIS – there is just no way you are the pine scented air.

List of things that are pleasant, fleeting, and ordinary. Reminds me of William Carlos Willaims, whose subject matter was centered on everyday circumstances of life and the lives of common people. Anyhow, Collins, through this part of the poem Brings to light the niceties of the lover – nobody is perfect right?

Then comes my favorite line. It is possible that you are the fish under the bridge, maybe even the pigeon on the general's head, That is some serious frivolousness right there. You are a pigeon, fish, the two of the stupidest animals in this world. Now you say this to a woman, you might as well be saying that you are a dumbwitted, empty headed, unthinking person! This is the perfect example of dry humor.

Ensue some more random imagery, supported by alliteration – you are not the //b//oat in the //b//oat house, //b//oots in the corner – again, ordinary, mundane images that depict a dull life. And alliteration gives emphasis as you stumble along those consonants

Now starting from the stanza Collins begins to compare hisself to other objects. No, he is not the knight in the shining armor, but better yet, he is the sound of rain on the roof, a shooting star, a newspaper billowing through the streets. Really, more natural and ordinary images that seem very mundane. He seems to assert his presence like the simple, ordinary things that happen in our world. Although the parallels do not seem to make much sense, Collins evokes natural, and REAL images. By doing so, he reinforces the reality of his voice, and the ultimately, the love that exists between him and the lover. Love is as real as the realistic images that Collins evokes all throughout his poem.

The Last stanza really takes me aback. But don't worry, I am not the bread and the knife. You are still the bread and the knife. You will always be the bread and the knife, not to mention the crystal goblet and--somehow-- the wine. This shift brings us right back to the beginning, he reminds us once again of the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet, and the wine. Repetition gives emphasis, and we know that out of the countless things that the lover is not, she is, undoubtedly, always the bread and the wine. What I at first assumed was a big practical joke on love poems, seems to come to a poignant conclusion about love.
 * e.** **LAST STANZA - DEEPER MEANING**

Intro Ernest Hemingway is thought of as the macho writer; his novels depict very masculine, quiet, but proactive men, commonly referred to as the ‘code hero.’ But, under this presumptuous veil, Hemingway argues for the suppressed minority – the women. Thesis: In Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway subverts the traditional notion of masculinity. The protagonists, Henry and Jake, represent men whose stoicism and seeming virility belie a gaping vulnerability – love. Hemingway’s subversion of the super-macho is a harbinger of the rise of female power. => Hemingway is a Feminist Writer => Power shift reflects the movement of modernism

1) **Vulnerability of Man in 2 novels.** - ** Jake is helpless against his love for Brett; he is also impotent ** By Debria Byfronski - Henry’s stoicism is undermined by his love for Catherine. She is not just a sexual pleasure
 * - Robert is a world champion boxer, but his masculinity is nothing; he cries because he can’t see Brett with other guys. **
 * a) Male and Female Roles in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises **

- Henry runs away from the war.

2) **The image of Women: The New woman** - Catherine in a position of skill, Frederic is not a) War, Gender and Ernest Hemingway Journal article by Alex Vernon; & - ** Brett Ashely dominates the other men who ‘love’ her, she manipulates sex as a weapon of devastation. ** By Debria Byfronski
 * a) Male and Female Roles in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises **

- Modernism was a movement retaliating against the Enlightenment ideas. - Hemingway purports this sense by subverting the traditional male image and drawing a new image of a women in the reader's mind. a) New women, New novels: Feminism and Early modernism by Ann Ardis
 * 3) Modernism: How does it relate?**

3-16 The Bible as Literature: The Book of Job AP English

How do you cite a quotation from the Bible? Please don’t forget that OWL Purdue is the preferred grammar source for KIS. //Example//: (2 Cor. 5.17) > > //Example//: (New International Version, Gen. 3.15)
 * In parenthetical references, the titles of the books of the Bible are often abbreviated.
 * A period separates chapter and verse.
 * The first time you refer to a particular version of the Bible, include the name of the version, followed by a comma.
 * You do not need to identify the version in subsequent references unless you switch to a different version.

When is the word bible capitalized and when is it not? "Bible" describes a variety of religious text employed in the Christian faith. Though all of the text has essentially the same meaning, there are various forms of the Bible; different versions, different interpretations, etc.

Some do not capitalize "Bible" on the grounds that there are different versions, and therefore it is not a proper noun. For instance, there are hundreds of different dictionaries, however we don't capitalize "dictionary" unless it's a reference to a specific dictionary, such as Webster's Dictionary.

Write the MLA citation for the Bible.
 * Full title of Bible, italicized, followed by a comma and a space
 * Version or edition, followed by a period and a space
 * Name of editor (first name last name) followed by a period and a space
 * City of publication folowed by a coloon and a space
 * Publisher followed by a comma and a space
 * Date of publication followed by a period.

Copy and paste 5 of the most important lines from Job. Cite the locations correctly.

"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name //was// Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil (King James Version, Jobs. 1.1)."

"In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly (King James Version, Jobs. 1. 22)."

"Why died I not from the womb? //why// did I //not// give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? (King James Version, Jobs. 3. 11)."

"Is //not// this //thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?// (King James Version, Jobs. 4. 6)."

What does iniquity mean? Why is this word important? iniquity means wickedness, lack of moral judgement. This word is important, for Jobs' misfortunes are not justified in any way. Hence, it can only be deemed an iniquity - a wicked act. Jobs is plagued by iniquity although he has not committed any himself. In the end, God is fair, and relieves Jobs of his suffering. Iniquity, hence means two things - the suffering of Jobs hailed unto him by Satan, and the act of sin.

List one other word that people who read Job should know.

Find 2-3 figures of speech. Copy and paste the lines and identify what figure of speech is used.

Is the Book of Job a tragedy, romance, history, or comedy?

Tragedy - he undergoes catharsis

Who is Elihu and why is he important? Who might he compare to in Oedipus?

Creon. He is young and very wise. He

HAMLET SCENE

What does your character want in the chosen scene? What does the character do to get it? What obstacles stand in his or her way? How does your character really feel about what is happening in the scene? How can you tell? What do other characters say about your character in the scene? What does the character’s language reveal about his or her personality? Think about the meaning behind his or her words. Write down a few phrases he says that might demonstrate something about his personality or are characteristic of his mode of expression. How does this scene add to your knowledge of the character?