Sonnets and Sound Devices

Sonnets and Sound Devices

by | Dec 12, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First and sixth periods looked at sound devices in poetry. First period examined “Cat!”, which is positively loaded with devices; sixth period looked at “Thumbprint” and “The Drum.” We’ll continue tomorrow. Second and fourth...

Poetry for All

by | Dec 9, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

Everyone was working on poetry today: sound devices for most classes and sonnets for second and fourth periods. Homework First, sixth, and seventh periods: none. Second and fourth period: read “The Illiterate” (in anthology) and compare it to the English...

Sound Devices and Sonnets

by | Dec 8, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First, sixth, and (ironically) seventh periods all worked on sound devices today. First and sixth did so after finishing the poem “Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry”; seventh period completed the work after a few days working on...

Homework Only

by | Dec 7, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First and sixth periods began the poetry unit. We looked at how to read a poem — not as straightforward as some might have thought. Second and sixth periods learned about the difference between trochees, iambs, dactyls, anapests, and spondees — meter, in...