Instruction
Part I.
1. People sometimes think poetry is all about love and romance, but poems can be written about any topic or subject matter. Select three themes and illustrate each theme with at least one poem. [Use the poetry genre only]
suggestions: death, art, nature, religion, relationships, elegy, occupations; immortality through art
2 Writers use a variety of techniques and literary devices to create literature as we have seen throughout this course. Define five (5) of the terms below, suggesting how they might be used and give a specific example from our reading:
Allegory; first-person narrator; dramatic irony; surprise ending; Naturalism; allusion; juxtaposition; rime scheme; flower symbols; animal symbols; metaphor
Part II.
1. they were delicious, so sweet, and so cold [William Carlos Williams “This is just to say”]]
2. With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand against the devil" cried (Goodman Brown)-Young Goodman Brown"
3. I would gladly toil day and night for you, Nora, enduring all manner of sorrow and distress. But nobody sacrifices his honor for the one he loves. (A Doll’s House)
4. Sheriff: Well, can you beat the woman! Held for murder and worryin' about her preserves. [Trifles]