Due Friday: a love poem imitating Elizabeth Barret Browning's sonnet. However, your love poem may praise a person or a thing (chocolate, sleeping in, sailing, shopping, whatever you wish). Start with the same first line as Barrett Browning. Hand in to Evann and Cheyenne. Bonus points for using iambic pentametre.
Due Tomorrow: In a formal, literary paragraph choose at least three literary techniques (imagery, dramatic monologue form, interjections, caesuras, juxtaposition, enjambment) which help to electively reveal the character of the Duke of Ferrarra. We read the poem and took notes during class and had time to create a what / so what chart and get the thesis completed. If you need an extension email me. If you need an extension for the poem, ask Evann or Cheyenne. Ensure that your thesis states which three techniques you plan to discuss and what you think of the Duke.
We also took notes on Tennyson. If you were away Friday, read his poem, "Ulysses" and take notes on the dramatic monologue form. Get the notes from a friend.
We'll finish the Victorian era poems this week and start the play, The Importance of Being Earnest next week.
