Poetry, Poetry, Poetry Everywhere
Essential Questions
- English I Honors: How has the "Odyssey" influenced artists in the 20th century?
- English Strategies: How are poetry and prose different?
- English Studies: How are poetry and prose different?
All classes are working on poetry. First period has spent a couple of days doing a refresher on the basic elements of poetry. We’ll have a quiz tomorrow.
Fourth and sixth periods began poetry today. We took a leisurely time discussing poetry and what it is for us personally.
Second period is working on the poem, the foundation of Western literature: the Odyssey. Today we finished up Odysseus’s adventures with Calypso, comparing what we read in the epic with Suzanne Vega’s song “Calypso.” I would quote the relevant portions, but this is what I got when I went to find the lyrics online:
You can find the lyrics here.
Homework
- First period: quiz tomorrow on basic terms.
- Second period: complete reading “I am Laertes’ son.”
- Fourth and sixth periods: none.
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