FILES!

hey all. please prepare files and complete your text.
i would like to correct and collect them by next lesson.
dont forget to do your group reflection!

Poem Assignment!!!

ok.listen up. it's ok not to always do well in Lit. What really matters is improvement. if you constantly improve someday you're gonna get that A. It just depends on how long but YES you will get there.

im sorry if you didnt do well for the last common test. i know i tried my best, but did you? and i HOPE the answer is YES, you have.

ok. so now's time to get that A you guys. In creating your poem, you MUST:

• write sufficiently on the topic and have ample length
• use Literary Techniques (L.Ts) e.g similies, metaphors, personification, alliteration, repetition, caesura, run-on lines, onomatopoeia...
• in your explanation, explain the EFFECT of the L.T (e.g the use of run-on lines "..." seeks to mimic the fast/ swift motion of the killing of soldiers in the fields... or things like in the similie "like a devil's face sick of sin", the dying soldier's face is compared to something worse than monster as his face is so contorted by war and injury, to say he is a devil has become undermined for he is worse than it. It thus overall creates the effect that war has committed a lot of atrocities and that men have become dehumanized.
• from the above, you can see that sufficient EXPLANATION and its EFFECTS, will give you greater credit.i. e higher marks.
• use KEY WORDS: emphasize, highlight, enforce, stress, suggest, implies, amplifies..
• dont forget to explain why the L.T used is effective. Dont just say "it's good." say why and how it contributes to the overall theme and atmopshere you want to create.
• Point
• Evidence
• Explanation

the above points are just some helpful tips. the onus is on you to be creative! i look forward to marking your wonderful work =)

so Go get that A! This is due tmr as it will be my first lesson.

just a heads up, your next CA will be on PROSE. so you BETTER be paying attention and be diligent from now onwards if you havent. Feel free to clarify. CONSULTATION IS FREE.

All the fun's in how you say a thing---Frost

TONE

There are numerous and sometimes conflicting text book definitions of tone:
"The poet's or persona's attitude in style or expression toward the subject, e.g., loving, ironic, bitter, pitying, fanciful, solemn, etc. Tone can also refer to the overall mood of the poem itself, in the sense of a pervading atmosphere intended to influence the readers' emotional response and foster expectations of the conclusion." (Glossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY)

"The writer's or speaker's attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work." (Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry by Laurence Perrine)


"The word tone in literary discussion is borrowed from the expression tone of voice. Tone is the manner in which a poet makes his statement; it reflects his attitude toward his subject. Since printed poems lack the intonations of spoken words, the reader must learn to "hear" their tones with his mind's ear. Tone cannot be heard in one particular place since it reflects a general attitude, it pervades the whole poem." (Poems: Wadsworth Handbook and Anthology by C. F. Main & Peter J. Seng)


"Tone expresses the poet's attitude toward his audience. We all experience tone in everyday life. A speaker's placing of emphasis, his tone of voice, his facial expression, even his gestures all help the hearer to determine the speaker's meaning and attitude." (The Order of Poetry, An Introduction Bloom, Philbrick and Blistein)

Mary Had a little Lamb

i chanced upon an impressive analysis when i was researching for materials for my class.
it's an in depth analysis worth pondering over.
do check it out:
http://www.cannells.com/colin/archives/mary_had_a_little_la.php
hope lit test was ok=)

Content Page

Class, remember to update your content page and file in your worksheets.
this is a more updated version.
files will be checked and collected after your CTs.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/1/24/1717600/lit%20CP.doc

with regards to your test tmr, dont forget the structure:
Point
Evidence
Explanation.

similes are like metaphors, just that metaphors do not use 'as' or 'like'.
identify the characterisitc you need.
rmb the topics tested:
alliteration
assonance
rhyme scheme
personification
metaphors*
similes*
subject matter
theme

i have given you ample ws. however, if you feel the need do consult me. consultation is free.

Revision: death the Leveller

class, we did Death the Leveller and here are model questions.
please rmb to work hard for your upcoming test. if you have any queries, pls arrange a consultation. i would also like to have a supplementary lesson on tues, 12/2.
shd only be an hour long. we'll be covering more on metaphors and similies in preparation for the cts and a quick recap on other topics.
pls do your meteor of words. make sure everything is complete! and file your ws.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/11/29/437126/Copy%20of%20Sec%202%20Lit%20CT1.doc

oh yes! for the last supplementary lesson, we went through Mirror and Child by Sylvia Plath. it's really interesting. so please check with your friends. we also did Thomas Hardy's 'Ah, are you digging on my grave?' ive got some spare copies. approach me if you need or dont be lazy and look for the poem online. the web is such a useful thing isnt it?

More Poems!

hello all. for those who turned up last tues, i hope the lesson was useful to you and that you've understood everything ive said.
if you have any queries, pass a list around to make an appointment with me.
THUS is strictly out as i will not be around. anything else should be pretty ok. and try not to have weekends for consultation ok?

i was surfing online for poems and i think The Tyger by William Blake is pretty good. try to understand this. it is for extra reading.

THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)
By William Blake

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

1794

after which, you can visit this site for more:
http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~wblake/SIE/42/42bib.html

happy reading! i hope you have been studying diligently for your test.