WEEK 6

Good morning!

This is another catch-up opportunity. You will have TWO weeks to get this work done. Don't procrastinate. Use your time wisely.

This week, we'll be moving on to poetry. As this is not a survey course in which you would get the whole sweep of a particular classification of literature (Ancient Greek, American, British, etc.) but a course in writing about literature, we'll focus the poetry on a particular "chunk" called the Romantic movement. You might recognize the names: Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Byron, and the one we'll start with, Coleridge. But in order to get at the Romantics, we also need to know a little bit about what came before: neoclassic poetry. 


Here's your work for the week:


1. Read the two articles below and follow the instructions for each: 

Neoclassic poetry  Write a 100+ word summary of the key ideas of this movement (You can stop reading at the "Alexander Pope" section). 

Romantic poetry. Write a one-sentence definition of romanticism using link.


2. Read this bio on... Samuel Taylor Coleridge.


3. Read Rime of the Ancient Mariner. (The notes in the margins are Coleridge's commentary; don't forget to read those!) I suggest printing out this version so you can make notes for item #4. Give yourself time for this. You might want to even break it up over a couple of days. I also suggest listening to an audio version. This one on Youtube lets you listen and see the words (It's also read by Ian McKellen which is kind of cool). 

a. For each of the poem's 7 parts, write a brief paragraph summarizing the plot.

b. Explain in a paragraph (50-100 words) how R.A.M. emphasizes or relies on nature, strong emotion, and gothic elements. 


4. Define each of the following (you'll need to look them up) and provide an example from R.A.M. for each:
a. masculine rhyme
b. feminine rhyme
c. near rhyme
d. end rhyme
e. internal rhyme
    (here's a good source for the 5 types of rhyme)
f. alliteration




TURN IN EVERYTHING BY MIDNIGHT, NEXT FRIDAY. HAVE A GREAT TWO WEEKS!