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PART 1 Detailed Analysis Points to remember:
 * · Persuade your audience about your interpretation concerning meaning, speaker’s intent, or metaphor.
 * Support: address specific details, words, lines to support your argument.

- repetition: Poe’s remoteness is emphasized. E.g. word “from” is repeated 8 times, each time adding intensity to the poem and content. à how this adds to meaning - Imagery: 1) “…lightning in the sky; as it passed me flying by,” à what effects? 2) image of a demon shaped from approaching clouds: implies that the demon is not far off, but very threatening and menacingly close - contrast: blue sky vs. the demon. - rhyme: “ I could not bring; My passions from a common spring.” ‘common spring’ implies joy that is relished by many. Rhyme scheme is very simple: each two lines are couplets. - poem in two parts: part 1) details on Poe’s isolation since he was a child. Part 2) Looks closer at the causes of his isolation. Though he might try to re-discover “the blue sky or the golden sun,” (both metaphors for concepts of optimism, acceptance, merriness), Poe’s happiness is alarmed and dismayed by ‘the devil,’ which could be a metaphor for darkness, dejection, negativity, wickedness and other things. Note: Make sure the overall purpose / message of the poem is clearly communicated. - In conclusion, though Poe’s intention might not have been to reach out to the readers, that is exactly what he did. This poem is more relatable, touching, memorable, and poignant because it seems Poe is telling his own story, which he refused to reveal in his gothic stories and poems. - The important point about this poem though, is that Poe might have felt ‘alone,’ but he was never ashamed of who he was or how he was different. The tone of the poem shows that he admits he did not think or act like others, but he did never lost his pride. I believe that is what made him who he is today: a historical and timeless figure in the literary world. PART 2 Discussion of why I chose the poem. - interesting how I feel Poe is revealing his personal feelings with candor. I could feel his isolation, torments in youth. - “Lonliness” is something that I think all men and women, age, generation, era, race can sympathize with. There are times when we are in amongst a crowd of people, and yet we feel utterly alone. - This poem seems to reflect Poe’s childhood: his foster mother passed away, - Tone of darkness that not many of us reveal today. - I liked Poe’s frankness. It seems we all feel ‘lonliness’ once in a while, but we are too scared to reveal our true emotions because we do not want to appear weak. - Poet Daniel Hoffman believed “Alone” was evidence that “Poe really was a haunted man.” - the narrator doesn’t show any signs of regret or despair. He does not seem to feel ashamed for his difference. PART 3, End with reading the poem. Alone by Edgar Allan Poe From childhood's hour I have not been As others were — I have not seen As others saw — I could not bring My passions from a common spring — From the same source I have not taken My sorrow — I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone — And all I lov'd — I lov'd alone — Then — in my childhood — in the dawn Of a most stormy life — was drawn From ev'ry depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still — From the torrent, or the fountain — From the red cliff of the mountain — From the sun that 'round me roll'd In its autumn tint of gold — From the lightning in the sky As it pass'd me flying by — From the thunder, and the storm — And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view —

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 * Script (for Poem video)**

Title: Just by looking at the title, “Alone” before reading the poem, readers would assume it to be about being alone, living a solitary life, being different and isolated from the society. As a reader, I thought about the kind of man Poe was, and it seemed his personality and life is reflected through his very different approach to literature like Poe’s short stories, “The Raven,” and “The House of Usher,” which are known for its dark and psychological themes. So, looking at the title, “Alone” I predicted this poem to be quite solemn and probably autobiographical.

Paraphrase: The poem basically talks about how the speaker acted, thought about things differently. He loved and was passionate about different things, his source of sadness and happiness were different to others. The part about “all I lov’d – I lov’d alone” could be referring to Poe’s personal feelings of abandonment when his father left him and his mother passed away. Though he loved them, he feels he had loved them alone. During the speaker’s childhood, he recalls from the powers of nature, a “mystery” (which I assume to be the demon-shaped cloud) that I think symbolizes the speaker’s traumatic memories of the past that haunts and curses him, leaving him with despair.

Connotation: The “fountain,” “red cliff,” “the sun,” lightning in the sky,” “the heaven,” are all aspects of our environments and natural wonders. If not taken literally, these words depict happiness and a beautiful life surrounded by marvels. However, even through all these pleasures and bliss, the speaker finds the “demon” (which some think does not literally refer to a demon but Poe’s real father who abandoned Poe and his family) overpowers what is beautiful (such as the cloud) takes its form, and haunts and curses Poe so that he is never happy and will always remember his loneliness and grief of losing the people he loved (such as his mother) who left him through death and powers of nature, which are beyond his control.

The demon could be a reference to Poe’s father, but it could be another word for “the past” or “memory.” Though Poe tries to go forward with his life and tries to recognize the beautiful things that surround him, ‘memory’ or Poe’s past haunts him like an evil demon.

Attitude: Poe seems to have a negative outlook on life. Looking at his choice of words and phrases from beginning to end we can see how solemn and downcast the poem is: ‘sorrow,’ ‘the same source I have not taken,’ ‘all I lov’d – I lov’d alone,’ ‘binds me still,’ ‘demon in my view.’ The last two phrases especially show how the speaker feels trapped by his past, and he will never discover real happiness. He shows despair and melancholy while he ponders on his gloomy past, and a dark future, alone.

The imagery of nature (one of which uses alliteration and personification: ‘the sun that ‘round me roll’d in its autumn tint of god,’ to illustrate nature as moving, sublime, and so close to him that they surround him) adds to the solemnity of the poem. Because no matter how close the sources of beauty and happiness are to the speaker, his negativity towards the past and his future will haunt him, take over his life and mindset.

The speaker has an attitude of sadness as he talks about his seclusion and isolation as a child. Readers build up sympathy with this speaker. After the shift, the speaker does not change. However, there is a shift of attitude as the speaker says, “Then –“ and goes on to talk about how despite the beautiful nature that surrounds him, there is still a ‘demon’ that haunts and curses him. This unexpected shift helps readers feel the speaker’s torment and anguish to the full extent. Also, from the word, ‘Then –‘ Poe uses repetition of the word ‘from’ over and over again for an emotional build-up that ends with a ‘demon in [his] view’ which haunts him and reminds him of his miserable self and solitary life.

Looking at the title again, we see that the title ‘Alone’ really does sum up the whole poem. But I feel another purpose of this title is to make readers feel they know what to expect from the poem, when in actuality they don’t. From reading the title and first few lines of the poem, readers expect the poem to be about the speaker just talking about his loneliness, however, we have an unexpected shift in tone when it says “Then –“ and an unexpectedly negative and disturbing conclusion, when it says ‘when the rest of Heaven was blue… a demon in my view.”

Theme: When reading this poem, it is helpful to look at some facts about the author, Poe, himself: I feel Poe’s conclusion about the demonic memory of the speaker’s past proves that the message of this poem is not a positive one. Poe himself lived a childhood that seemed ‘cursed.’ By reading his literature full of dark themes, it seems he could not escape from his mental trauma for a very long time. There does not seem to be a hopeful tone for happiness in the future in this poem or his literature. Though a pessimistic poem, I feel “Alone” has a very honest, real, and down-to-earth message about recurring, haunting childhood memories of feeling secluded and isolated from society.
 * 1) “Alone” by Poe was written March 17, 1828, the same year that Poe’s foster mother, Francis Allan had past away (in February).
 * 2) Poe’s real father abandoned the family, Poe’s real mother past away when Poe was very young. Looking at how many people left Poe alone as a child to internalize his grief, it is not an overstatement to say that he must have felt that his childhood was ‘cursed’ and ‘haunted’ by a demon.

While researching poems, I came across this painting by Edmund Dulac. It made me think, ‘what is that thing in the sky?’ and after I learned that the painting was based on Poe’s poem, ‘Alone,’ I read the poem and I loved it because it instantly touched me as an honest and real poem. I think it is a poem everyone can sympathize with because once in a while we feel alone, we feel we are different from others, though not in the extreme case like Poe, where he lost both of his parents, his foster mother past away as well, we all have memories whether it is of our childhood or the present that we wish to erase, but keeps coming back to us like a nightmare or like in this poem, a devil against our will. Though a very negative and dark poem, I like how I am seeing a different side to Poe that I had not seen before: one that makes him look very fragile, very human.

__Alone__ by Edgar Allan Poe

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were — I have not seen As others saw — I could not bring My passions from a common spring — From the same source I have not taken My sorrow — I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone — And all I lov'd — I lov'd alone — Then — in my childhood — in the dawn Of a most stormy life — was drawn From ev'ry depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still — From the torrent, or the fountain — From the red cliff of the mountain — From the sun that 'round me roll'd In its autumn tint of gold — From the lightning in the sky As it pass'd me flying by — From the thunder, and the storm — And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view —

I thought the analysis was well-organized and covered much information as it followed the TP-CASTT method. Each slide explained each topic: title, paraphrase, connotation, and so on with arrows and underlines to guide the readers during the analysis. The sticky notes gave readers the option to listen, as well as write down notes if they wished to hold the video for a second during the analysis. I feel I had explained the techniques used by the poet in detail and what effect they had on the poem and the overall theme.
 * Poem Evaluation (of my own video)**
 * 1. Analysis -- what specifically does the person do well in analyzing?**

I think the surprising part of the video is when it discusses the ‘devil’ at the end of the poem. I think my interpretation of the devil and how it is a factor in the poem that conveys dark emotions of negativity, defeatism, and anxiety that contrast from beauty and nature is interesting and thought-provoking. This video not only shows the techniques used in the poem by Poe, but it discusses the role of each technique and how it betters the understanding of the overall theme of the poem.
 * 3. What is something you found surprising? or amusing?**

I think the keynote style made the video very organized. Each slide showed the whole poem with a sticky note, lines, and arrows on the side of the poem to direct readers during the analysis. Overall the visual portion of this video was very pleasing and made the poem easier to understand. The pictures in the poetry reading played a part in making the poem more vivid and comprehensible. The last poetry reading concluded the whole video well because readers could be able to think over the points mentioned in the analysis while listening to the whole poem for the last time.
 * 5. Comment on the visual portion of this video.**

Though the title seems to direct readers to think that this poem is simple and just about being lonely and different, I think this video shows that there is so much more to this poem than people think. I think the rhyme scheme, metaphors, words, and the video reading at the end helped readers connect with the poem, think deeper into the meaning (beyond what is on the surface), identify and recognize the subtle literary techniques, Poe’s intentions, and theme of the poem. Also, I think it was a good idea to follow TP-CASTT because people usually feel overwhelmed or disorganized when thinking about analyzing a poem, but this step-to-step guide of TP-CASTT directs readers to look at a poem in both an organized and profound way. When making the video, I also took in mind the viewers and what would be most convenient for them; the poem was on each slide with arrows and lines emphasizing the points mentioned from the speaker (me) so that readers did not get startled or confused.
 * 6. Other?**

I would give a grade of ‘A’ because overall the video was informative, the analysis was detailed, deep, looked at literary techniques, themes, enabled readers to feel connected to the poem, the poet, and his/her own personal memories of being ‘alone.’ I feel the TP-CASTT especially, and my more personal notes on why I chose this poem to analyze and its connection to the painting, enabled readers to have the whole package.

THESIS: Virginia Woolf’s writings convey "sexual apprehension" or fear for male sexuality. (will have to edit)
 * Paper Draft**

A. Intro Definition “sexual apprehension” (looking at Woolf): Fear of both physical sexual violation and socially acceptable methods by which men’s desires are gratified by the female gender (sexual violence, becoming someone’s “angel in the house.” So basically: any fear or worry caused by circumstances arising from being a woman.

B. Origins of Woolf’s sexual apprehension: Virgina Woolf’s childhood and its impacti. Woolf was sexually abused by her stepbrother, George Duckworth. This taught her that to be a ‘proper’ woman is to be vulnerable to male domination and aggression. i. Subordinate behavior by Leslie Stephen ii. Relationships with women after marriage. Why? iii. Relationship with husband.

C. Three novels by Woolf that show her sexual apprehension, the origin, her attitude towards male sexuality. i. Example 1: __The Voyage Out.__ Rachel Vinrace goes through sexual passion that cannot be resolved. Metaphors and language used in the novel is physical. “Sexual excitement” and “fear of sex” is shown through imagery of drowning, suffocating, and nightmares.

ii. Example 2: __Orlando.__ Shows sexual apprehension as “a result of society’s historical misuse of women.” Orlando’s transformation from male to female causes “the evolution of an androgynous mind that can triumph over the deleterious influences of feminine socialization.” Sex is brings about positive force and pleasure for Orlando. But he struggles from forces of gender. Concludes that the solution is to destroy male dominance.

iii. Example 3: __Between the Acts__: shows a character that parallels Woolf. Sexual anxiety is depicted by horrific imagery of “a defenseless woman raped by British soldiers who are purported to be the defenders of freedom and justice.”

D. Example from Critics i. “A Room of One’s Own”: Men’s capability to thwart her artistic career. Effect of patriarchal system on women’s creativity portrayed. ii. “A Sketch of the Past”: iii. “Three Guineas”

Conclusion and concluding questions: Woolf knows what she fears, describes them, names them, and brings them out to the public. According to E.M. Forster’s famous saying, Woolf uses literature to push against the depths of her sexual apprehension.

To what extent and in what ways does she succeed in “killing the angel in the house”? Is Woolf’s sexual apprehension ultimately a product of nature, culture or both?


 * The Bible as Literature: The Book of Job**
 * AP English**

Version you used, name of book, chapter, verse.
 * How do you cite a quotation from the Bible? Please don’t forget that OWL Purdue is the preferred grammar source for KIS.**

When we are talking about the specific holy book, we capitalize: ‘Bible.’ On the other hand, if we are using it as an extended meaning like, “__Elements of Style__ is my writing bible,” we do not capitalize.
 * When is the word bible capitalized and when is it not?**


 * Write the MLA citation for the Bible.**

For parenthetical references


 * 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. Example: (New International Version, Gen. 3.15)


 * You do not need to identify the version in subsequent references unless you switch to a different version.

On the Works Cited page, include the title of the Bible, the version, and the publication information.

“Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death” (King James Version, Job. 10. 21).
 * Copy and paste 5 of the most important lines from Job. Cite the locations correctly.**

__Iniquity__: immoral or grossly unfair behavior This word is important because it is not a word that Job is associated with at the beginning of the book, and yet he has to go through such trauma. It is interesting to see that Job’s three friends believe that God does not punish those who are innocent. But as an audience we know that Job has no iniquities.
 * What does iniquity mean? Why is this word important?**


 * 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?**


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