61, 62, 65, 68, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80
For Monday’s class, I only have one ‘question’ for you to
answer: I want you to choose one of the poems above and analyze it in a close
reading response. This means that
you will examine the poem line by line, exploring how the poem uses metaphors,
images, puns, suggestions, and even sounds to make its points. Read carefully and be sure to analyze
throughout—explain why you see what you do, and help us ‘see’ where you
found the clues to decipher (or at least make sense of) the poem. The key here is to quote words or lines and
then discuss them, rather than simply summarizing what the entire poem
‘means.’ Writing a close reading is an
act of discovery: you’ll learn a lot more as you do it than you could ever know
before you started. As you analyze the
poem, look for some of the common themes of the Sonnets: increasing,
immortality, acting, reflecting, social barriers, etc.
* * * The Sonnet Recitation
Assignment! Due by Friday, October 11th * * *
At some point in the next 3 weeks, I want you to choose
one of Shakespeare’s Sonnets to memorize and recite to me in my
office. You may choose any Sonnet, even
one we didn’t read or discuss in class.
Once you’re ready, you can either schedule a time to recite it or just
come to my office hours: MWF 9-10, 1-3, or TR 1-3. I will follow along in the book, and as long
as you have 95% accuracy, you’ll get full points for the memorization.
ALSO—I want you to turn in a typed 1-2 page close reading
of the poem, examining how you read the poem and why you see it this
way. And yes, you can do the same poem
from your close reading assignment (above).
This assignment is worth 10% of your grade and must be
concluded before or by Friday, October 11th. Please do not dread this assignment or worry
about embarrassing yourself. I just want
to see you enjoy the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse and have something in your
memory that can potentially last a lifetime.
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