10/1 or 10/2

Be prepared for you first in class essay. You will want to review all poetry devices on the placemat, and be sure you are familiar with all of the concepts of the "So you want to talk about..." notes.

Due 9/25-9/26

Make sure you have done your reading on Rhythm and Meter and Sound Devices. Rhythm and Meter (481-492); Sound (472-480)

Poetry Prospectus 1 Due today.

Due 9/23-9/24 "Serpents" Paper

Your first poetry paper is due today! All I need is the final copy, typed and double spaced.

Due 9/19 -9/22

Symbolism/Allegory Reading: (457-464)

Continue working on paper and poetry prospectus assignment.

Due 9/11-9/12

Part 2 of the Manifesto.

Also, you should begin your poetry prospectus assignment which will be due on 9/25-9/26. For more information on poetry prospectus', check explanation at the end of the tentative poetry syllabus available on the right.

Due 9/9-9/10

Reading: Part 1 of the Manifesto
Reading and Quiz: Figurative Language (451-456) and Imagery (444-450)

Make sure you have learned the literary terms for the quiz!

Due 9/5-9/8

Frost Diagnostic

Read and think about the poem "Design" by Robert Frost. Then, time between 40-50 minutes during which you will write as much as you can analyzing the poem. The prompt you are using for your essay is:

Explain how Frost uses literary devices such as figurative language, imagery, and structure to convey the meaning of the poem, "Design."

You may type the essay if you wish, but DO NOT consult outside sources.

THIS IS A COMPLETION POINTS ASSIGNMENT!!! As long as you produce a reasonable product in 40 minutes, you will receive full credit.

Text of Poem:

Design


I found a dimpled spider, fat and white,
On a white heal-all*, holding up a moth
Like a white piece of rigid satin cloth --
Assorted characters of death and blight
Mixed ready to begin the morning right,
Like the ingredients of a witches' broth --
A snow-drop spider, a flower like a froth,
And dead wings carried like a paper kite.

What had that flower to do with being white,
The wayside blue and innocent heal-all?
What brought the kindred spider to that height,
Then steered the white moth thither in the night?
What but design of darkness to appall?--
If design govern in a thing so small.

* A type of flower that is typically blue, but in this case, white.