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REA
Prose: Essay and Satire
Poetry: Verse and Meter
Read and Analyze
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Take notes and add to notebook
Answer the following questions
- Initial Response- What are your first thoughts on reading the passage?
- Notes on Setting- How does the author use words to reveal different facets of the setting? List various aspects of the setting.
- What does the author use to present his beliefs? What are those beliefs?
- Themes- Is there a predominate theme in the passage?
- Narrator- Can you trust the author?
Read and Analyze
English LiteratureRead pages 100-101 Puritan Poems
Read pages 285-286 Kubla Khan
Read page 357 The Revenge
Read
Add notes to notebook
Determine the theme, mood, and type of narrator of each pieceFind 6 total examples (paradox, simile, oxymoron, personification, aliteration etc.)
Remember when reading poetry to look at
1. Harmonic Textures
2. The Form
3. Figures of Speech
4. Rhythm and Meter
5. Line Breaks
6. Stanza Breaks
Also remember, to ask questions like
Who is the speaker?
What is the structure?
What is the theme?
Are the grammar and meaning clear? Why or why not?
What are the important images and figures of speech?
Are there repetitive words or phrases? Why?
What is the tone?
What are the literary devices used in the poem?
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