How do you cite a quotation from the Bible? Please don’t forget that OWL Purdue is the preferred grammar source for KIS.
Bible version (underline or italicize), book name (don't underline or italicize), chapter, verse.
In-text citation: (book, chapter, verse) if using the same version.
When is the word bible capitalized and when is it not?
It is not capitalized when referring to the bible in general. It is capitalized when you are referring to specific books of the bible.
Write the MLA citation for the Bible.
Include the title of the Bible, the version, and the publication information.
Example from OWL Purdue: "The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Print."
Copy and paste 5 of the most important lines from Job. Cite the locations correctly.
1. If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. (King James Bible, Job. 9.13)
2. How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? (King James Bible, Job. 9.13)
3. The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. (King James Bible, Job. 6.7)
4. Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. (King James Bible, Job. 6.24)
5. For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (King James Bible, Job. 5.2)
What does iniquity mean? Why is this word important?
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior. Job is punished without committing any acts of iniquity, and is tested his faith in God.
List one other word that people who read Job should know.
Transgression: infringe or go beyond the bounds of moral principle
Find 2-3 figures of speech. Copy and paste the lines and identify what figure of speech is used. 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. (Metaphor) 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. (Synecdoche) 7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. (Metaphor)
Is the Book of Job a tragedy, romance, history, or comedy?
It is a book of tragedy. But I do not find any to be applicable.
Who is Elihu and why is he important? Who might he compare to in Oedipus?
Elihu can be compared to the prophet, as he enlightens Job about God's teachings and righteousness.
JOB NOTES
Job makes more statements than questions than does God.
31
5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
Repetition, Anaphora (repetition of a phrase or clause at the beginning)
Syllogism: If...then
THEMES
Silence vs speaking up
Blindness
Body parts: represents social relationships
Friendship
1. Analysis -- what specifically does the person do well in analyzing?
I think I do a good job in analyzing the underlying meaning. Rather than focusing on the literal meaning--which is actually quite simple--I make my own interpretation and analyze each symbol in the metaphorical sense.
2. Analysis -- if the person had to do this again, what would you recommend in analysis?
I would dig more into what the phrase "there is no breakfast" means. I do hint at it, but it's not directly addressed.
3. What is something you found surprising? or amusing?
I find myself pretending to be pregnant amusing..That was a skiing helmet underneath. Yet the poem is so serious.
4. What is something you don't understand or find confusing?
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5. Comment on the visual portion of this video.
I wish I would have used more visuals (more change in the visuals) instead of just lines from the poem in the analysis.
I think my video should get an A, because it was a fairly challenging poem to interpret. I tried to show a sense of my own interpretation with the reading, and the footage throughout the reading were thought out thoroughly. In terms of analysis, I concentrate on the symbolical meaning but also analyze it in the structural sense. Given that the poem is a free verse poem with no rhyme, I feel that I had less of an advantage of putting those elements into my analysis, but did a good job analyzing it.
Working Thesis:
Camus is a victim of existentialist fallacy--the loophole in the philosophy that such a "happy death" is possible and that because the world is absurd, there cannot be a meaning to life.
Introduction:
-What is a happy death?
-Discuss general examples (more like short descriptions) from both The Stranger and The Plague
First Para:
-This concept of happy death stems from the philosophy of existentialism
-Discuss outside source to describe existentialism (quotes from Nietzsche, Sarte)
-How does this apply to The Stranger and The Plague?
Second Para:
-Discuss Wagner's criticism: on how Camus has made an error by implying the Meursault actually does care about his murder, that he has opinions of his own.
#1 INTRO
What does morning remind you of?
A beginning? Hope? Bright and light, starting anew, looking ahead?
To me, morning means all of these things and their polar opposites. Morning means an end to the night’s peace, waking up to face the day, having to start anew, think about the future. It is both a hopeful and daunting time of the day.
“Morning in the Burned House” by Margaret Atwood illustrates this ambivalence about morning. It depicts the remnants of the night, the sparks of a new day. It speaks of that feeling of the boiling blood in a tranquil body, the feeling of a woman scorched but empowered. Before I go further, here it is: “Morning in the Burned House.”
#2 POEM READING--finished
#3 ANALYSIS
Content: Persuade your audience about your interpretation concerning meaning, speaker’s intent, or metaphor. (20)
Support – address specific details, words, lines to support your argument
Use poetry terminology where appropriate
Make sure the overall purpose / message of the poem is clearly communicated
Understand your listener’s needs in the creation
THEMES & METAPHORS
-Surprised, much? Yes, this is a poem spoken by a pregnant woman. Or at least that’s how I see it. “The burned house” is the woman’s body. “The fire” is an incident that im pregnated the woman, presumably against her wishes. And “the morning,” of couse, symbolizes the new life that lies ahead her as a mother, and the new baby she carries in her womb.
Discuss quotes:
“including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”
“bare child's feet on the scorched floorboards”
“holding my cindery, non-existent, /radiant flesh.”
Literal vs Symbolic Meaning
-Literally, it depicts a woman facing morning in a burned house.
-Symbolically, it depicts a woman who is a burned house, a woman dealing with the consequences of the “fire” or intercourse. The remnants of her family (clothes on hangers, dishes etc.) are probably an indication of isolation.
Speaker’s intent and tone
-Intent: it is a reflection of the “body [she] had then” and the “body [she] has now.” It is also a pensive writing about the future she is confronting at the moment as a mother.
-Tone: Lonely, indignant at certain points, but not despondent or overly hopeful.
POETIC TECHNIQUES
-Free verse. No pattern in enjambment, rhyme scheme or meter.
-Repetition is used: “including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”
-Parenthesis: “(I can almost see)”
-Rhythm: begins slowly- middle is rapid (kettle and mirror, spoon and bowl,) -end is calm.
SCRIPT
#1 INTRO
What does morning remind you of?
A beginning? Hope? Bright and light, starting anew, looking ahead?
To me, morning means all of these things and their polar opposites. Morning means an end to the night’s peace, waking up to face the day, having to start anew, think about the future. It is both a hopeful and daunting time of the day.
“Morning in the Burned House” by Margaret Atwood illustrates this ambivalence about morning. It depicts the remnants of the night, the sparks of a new day. It speaks of that feeling of the boiling blood in a tranquil body, the feeling of a woman scorched but empowered. Before I go further, here it is: “Morning in the Burned House.”
#2 POEM READING--finished
#3 ANALYSIS
THEMES & METAPHORS
-Surprised, much? Yes, this is a poem spoken by a pregnant woman. Or at least that’s how I see it. “The burned house” is the woman’s body. “The fire” is an incident that im pregnated the woman, presumably against her wishes. And “the morning,” of couse, symbolizes the new life that lies ahead her as a mother, and the new baby she carries in her womb.
Let’s take a look at the poem.
Some of the strongest clues are the references to having two different bodies:
in stanza 10, line 28, atwood clearly indicates that the speaker has two different bodies: “including the body I had then,/including the body I have now” These two bodies could mean the mother’s body before pregnancy and after pregnancy. Or it could mean the mother and the child.
Then the speaker refers to a child in line 31, saying that there’s “bare child's feet on the scorched floorboards.” Scorched floorboards could possibly mean her damaged body.
In line 22 to 23, she says that she “can't see my own arms and legs/or know if this is a trap or blessing.” A newborn is often referred to a blessing, but to the mother--whose pregnancy was not expected--it may also seem like a trap. The fact that she couldn’t see her own arms and legs also reminded me of a pregnant woman’s body, since she would have trouble seeing her arms and legs with the belly.
Literal vs Symbolic Meaning
-So literally, it depicts a woman observing morning in a burned house.
-Symbolically, it depicts a woman who is a burned house, a woman dealing with the consequences of the “fire” or intercourse. The remnants of her family (clothes on hangers, dishes etc.) are probably an indication of isolation.
-The objects that she mentions are reflective or round. Dishes, the spoon, the bowl, the kettle, the glass, the mirror all indicate a sense of reflection. To go a little overboard, it also reminds me of the belly of the pregnant woman.
Speaker’s intent and tone
-Intent: So overall, this is a reflection of the “body [she] had then” and the “body [she] has now.” It is also a pensive writing about the future she is confronting at the moment as a mother.
-Tone: The tone of the poem is lonely, indignant at certain points, but not despondent or overly hopeful. It says “every detail clear, tin cup and rippled mirror” in line 13, and “flaws in the glass” in line 20. yet the “day is bright and songless”. She feels watched by the forest, and saddened by the blue lake in line 16, which is an indication of scolding from others. It’s a mixed sentiment of sadness in seeing the ripples and flaws and hope in brightness.
POETIC TECHNIQUES
-In terms of poetic techniques, this poem doesn’t rely on a specific structure. There is no particular pattern in enjambment, rhyme scheme or meter. It’s free verse, but it does maintain a sense of balance by breaking up the poem into 12 stanzas, each stanza with 3 lines.
-It does however, use techniques such as assonance in its climax. In stanza 9, line 26, you hear “spoon and bowl.” When read out loud, the hollow sound of the “long o’s” mimic that feeling of emptiness. It also reminds us of the objects themselves, because it sounds as if we were talking into a bowl. A similar effect is achieved with the assonance in “scorched floorboards” in line 31 and “thin green” in line 33 as well. Scorched literally is a throat scorching sound, and “thin green” literally is a thin sound.
-Another major technique is repetition which appears in line 27 to 29. “including the body/including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”. This is where the poem culminates in its emotional hight with the series of “including.” And repetition builds this tension that brings about this climax.
-Then there’s other little things such as enjabment, which controls the pace of the poem, and the parenthesis used in line 32, “(I can almost see).” This poem is beautiful in the sense that its voice resonates--both metaphorically and literally when read out loud.
So all in all, “Morning in the Burned House” is not a poem to be seen in black and white. Lonely, confused, angry, yet hopeful...These are all the emotions that a soon-to-be mother would encounter. And to depict that as it is is what makes this beautiful.
JOB QUESTIONS
How do you cite a quotation from the Bible? Please don’t forget that OWL Purdue is the preferred grammar source for KIS.
Bible version (underline or italicize), book name (don't underline or italicize), chapter, verse.
In-text citation: (book, chapter, verse) if using the same version.
When is the word bible capitalized and when is it not?
It is not capitalized when referring to the bible in general. It is capitalized when you are referring to specific books of the bible.
Write the MLA citation for the Bible.
Include the title of the Bible, the version, and the publication information.
Example from OWL Purdue: "The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Print."
Copy and paste 5 of the most important lines from Job. Cite the locations correctly.
1. If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. (King James Bible, Job. 9.13)
2. How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? (King James Bible, Job. 9.13)
3. The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. (King James Bible, Job. 6.7)
4. Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. (King James Bible, Job. 6.24)
5. For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (King James Bible, Job. 5.2)
What does iniquity mean? Why is this word important?
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior. Job is punished without committing any acts of iniquity, and is tested his faith in God.
List one other word that people who read Job should know.
Transgression: infringe or go beyond the bounds of moral principle
Find 2-3 figures of speech. Copy and paste the lines and identify what figure of speech is used.
21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. (Metaphor)
8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. (Synecdoche)
7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. (Metaphor)
Is the Book of Job a tragedy, romance, history, or comedy?
It is a book of tragedy. But I do not find any to be applicable.
Who is Elihu and why is he important? Who might he compare to in Oedipus?
Elihu can be compared to the prophet, as he enlightens Job about God's teachings and righteousness.
JOB NOTES
Job makes more statements than questions than does God.31
5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
Repetition, Anaphora (repetition of a phrase or clause at the beginning)
Syllogism: If...then
THEMES
Silence vs speaking up
Blindness
Body parts: represents social relationships
Friendship
AUTHOR CRITICISM PAPER
4 Pages
EVALUATION OF OTHER'S
http://kisapenglporter2009-10.wikispaces.com/Sarah+%26+Lynn+CommentOf my own:
1. Analysis -- what specifically does the person do well in analyzing?
I think I do a good job in analyzing the underlying meaning. Rather than focusing on the literal meaning--which is actually quite simple--I make my own interpretation and analyze each symbol in the metaphorical sense.
2. Analysis -- if the person had to do this again, what would you recommend in analysis?
I would dig more into what the phrase "there is no breakfast" means. I do hint at it, but it's not directly addressed.
3. What is something you found surprising? or amusing?
I find myself pretending to be pregnant amusing..That was a skiing helmet underneath. Yet the poem is so serious.
4. What is something you don't understand or find confusing?
--
5. Comment on the visual portion of this video.
I wish I would have used more visuals (more change in the visuals) instead of just lines from the poem in the analysis.
I think my video should get an A, because it was a fairly challenging poem to interpret. I tried to show a sense of my own interpretation with the reading, and the footage throughout the reading were thought out thoroughly. In terms of analysis, I concentrate on the symbolical meaning but also analyze it in the structural sense. Given that the poem is a free verse poem with no rhyme, I feel that I had less of an advantage of putting those elements into my analysis, but did a good job analyzing it.
Working Thesis:
Camus is a victim of existentialist fallacy--the loophole in the philosophy that such a "happy death" is possible and that because the world is absurd, there cannot be a meaning to life.
Introduction:
-What is a happy death?
-Discuss general examples (more like short descriptions) from both The Stranger and The Plague
First Para:
-This concept of happy death stems from the philosophy of existentialism
-Discuss outside source to describe existentialism (quotes from Nietzsche, Sarte)
-How does this apply to The Stranger and The Plague?
Second Para:
-Discuss Wagner's criticism: on how Camus has made an error by implying the Meursault actually does care about his murder, that he has opinions of his own.
Paper 2 pages:
POEM VIDEO
OUTLINE
#1 INTROWhat does morning remind you of?
A beginning? Hope? Bright and light, starting anew, looking ahead?
To me, morning means all of these things and their polar opposites. Morning means an end to the night’s peace, waking up to face the day, having to start anew, think about the future. It is both a hopeful and daunting time of the day.
“Morning in the Burned House” by Margaret Atwood illustrates this ambivalence about morning. It depicts the remnants of the night, the sparks of a new day. It speaks of that feeling of the boiling blood in a tranquil body, the feeling of a woman scorched but empowered. Before I go further, here it is: “Morning in the Burned House.”
#2 POEM READING--finished
#3 ANALYSIS
Content: Persuade your audience about your interpretation concerning meaning, speaker’s intent, or metaphor. (20)
Support – address specific details, words, lines to support your argument
Use poetry terminology where appropriate
Make sure the overall purpose / message of the poem is clearly communicated
Understand your listener’s needs in the creation
THEMES & METAPHORS
-Surprised, much? Yes, this is a poem spoken by a pregnant woman. Or at least that’s how I see it. “The burned house” is the woman’s body. “The fire” is an incident that im pregnated the woman, presumably against her wishes. And “the morning,” of couse, symbolizes the new life that lies ahead her as a mother, and the new baby she carries in her womb.
Discuss quotes:
“including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”
“bare child's feet on the scorched floorboards”
“holding my cindery, non-existent, /radiant flesh.”
Literal vs Symbolic Meaning
-Literally, it depicts a woman facing morning in a burned house.
-Symbolically, it depicts a woman who is a burned house, a woman dealing with the consequences of the “fire” or intercourse. The remnants of her family (clothes on hangers, dishes etc.) are probably an indication of isolation.
Speaker’s intent and tone
-Intent: it is a reflection of the “body [she] had then” and the “body [she] has now.” It is also a pensive writing about the future she is confronting at the moment as a mother.
-Tone: Lonely, indignant at certain points, but not despondent or overly hopeful.
POETIC TECHNIQUES
-Free verse. No pattern in enjambment, rhyme scheme or meter.
-Repetition is used: “including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”
-Parenthesis: “(I can almost see)”
-Rhythm: begins slowly- middle is rapid (kettle and mirror, spoon and bowl,) -end is calm.
SCRIPT
#1 INTROWhat does morning remind you of?
A beginning? Hope? Bright and light, starting anew, looking ahead?
To me, morning means all of these things and their polar opposites. Morning means an end to the night’s peace, waking up to face the day, having to start anew, think about the future. It is both a hopeful and daunting time of the day.
“Morning in the Burned House” by Margaret Atwood illustrates this ambivalence about morning. It depicts the remnants of the night, the sparks of a new day. It speaks of that feeling of the boiling blood in a tranquil body, the feeling of a woman scorched but empowered. Before I go further, here it is: “Morning in the Burned House.”
#2 POEM READING--finished
#3 ANALYSIS
THEMES & METAPHORS
-Surprised, much? Yes, this is a poem spoken by a pregnant woman. Or at least that’s how I see it. “The burned house” is the woman’s body. “The fire” is an incident that im pregnated the woman, presumably against her wishes. And “the morning,” of couse, symbolizes the new life that lies ahead her as a mother, and the new baby she carries in her womb.
Let’s take a look at the poem.
Some of the strongest clues are the references to having two different bodies:
in stanza 10, line 28, atwood clearly indicates that the speaker has two different bodies: “including the body I had then,/including the body I have now” These two bodies could mean the mother’s body before pregnancy and after pregnancy. Or it could mean the mother and the child.
Then the speaker refers to a child in line 31, saying that there’s “bare child's feet on the scorched floorboards.” Scorched floorboards could possibly mean her damaged body.
In line 22 to 23, she says that she “can't see my own arms and legs/or know if this is a trap or blessing.” A newborn is often referred to a blessing, but to the mother--whose pregnancy was not expected--it may also seem like a trap. The fact that she couldn’t see her own arms and legs also reminded me of a pregnant woman’s body, since she would have trouble seeing her arms and legs with the belly.
Literal vs Symbolic Meaning
-So literally, it depicts a woman observing morning in a burned house.
-Symbolically, it depicts a woman who is a burned house, a woman dealing with the consequences of the “fire” or intercourse. The remnants of her family (clothes on hangers, dishes etc.) are probably an indication of isolation.
-The objects that she mentions are reflective or round. Dishes, the spoon, the bowl, the kettle, the glass, the mirror all indicate a sense of reflection. To go a little overboard, it also reminds me of the belly of the pregnant woman.
Speaker’s intent and tone
-Intent: So overall, this is a reflection of the “body [she] had then” and the “body [she] has now.” It is also a pensive writing about the future she is confronting at the moment as a mother.
-Tone: The tone of the poem is lonely, indignant at certain points, but not despondent or overly hopeful. It says “every detail clear, tin cup and rippled mirror” in line 13, and “flaws in the glass” in line 20. yet the “day is bright and songless”. She feels watched by the forest, and saddened by the blue lake in line 16, which is an indication of scolding from others. It’s a mixed sentiment of sadness in seeing the ripples and flaws and hope in brightness.
POETIC TECHNIQUES
-In terms of poetic techniques, this poem doesn’t rely on a specific structure. There is no particular pattern in enjambment, rhyme scheme or meter. It’s free verse, but it does maintain a sense of balance by breaking up the poem into 12 stanzas, each stanza with 3 lines.
-It does however, use techniques such as assonance in its climax. In stanza 9, line 26, you hear “spoon and bowl.” When read out loud, the hollow sound of the “long o’s” mimic that feeling of emptiness. It also reminds us of the objects themselves, because it sounds as if we were talking into a bowl. A similar effect is achieved with the assonance in “scorched floorboards” in line 31 and “thin green” in line 33 as well. Scorched literally is a throat scorching sound, and “thin green” literally is a thin sound.
-Another major technique is repetition which appears in line 27 to 29. “including the body/including the body I had then,/including the body I have now”. This is where the poem culminates in its emotional hight with the series of “including.” And repetition builds this tension that brings about this climax.
-Then there’s other little things such as enjabment, which controls the pace of the poem, and the parenthesis used in line 32, “(I can almost see).” This poem is beautiful in the sense that its voice resonates--both metaphorically and literally when read out loud.
So all in all, “Morning in the Burned House” is not a poem to be seen in black and white. Lonely, confused, angry, yet hopeful...These are all the emotions that a soon-to-be mother would encounter. And to depict that as it is is what makes this beautiful.