“Death Be Not Proud” John Donne, page 1092 Purpose: This assignment provides you the opportunity of closely examining the language of a poem and offering your interpretation of that poem. Assessment: You will be graded on how well discuss the poetic elements in your chosen poem to support your interpretation of the poem’s meaning. Discuss…

Choose one topic !!: 1. In Edward Taylors “upon wedlock” and Edgar Allen Poe’s “Annabel Lee” with what figures (other than the deceased) is death associated in both poems? Do the speakers of the poems express a similar or different, response to those figures? Explain, quoting from each poem 2. Discuss the role alcohol plays…

You have the option of revising Paper #1. Read through your original paper carefully to see what changes you can and should make, how you might develop your discussion further, and how you might incorporate my grading suggestions into your revision. When you submit your revision, please include a brief statement about how you approached…

I have included some of the readings i did during the course of the class as well as some of the assignments i have completed. Reflect upon your individual learning experience by closely reflecting upon the works that you studied by using technology, e.g., a PowerPoint or PowToon. 1. Read and consider the following Prompts…

The Critical Response Paper should be based on a scholarly article No Title Paper should begin with the source, following proper MLA citation format guidelines. The paper should include quotes from the article. Tips for Success Identify the author’s thesis statement. What is the thesis statement? How does it function in the context of the…

Write an essay in which you compare the ideas and experiences discussed in one or more readings to your own experiences and attitudes. Show how the generalizations, theories, or experiences of another writer corresponds to or contradict your own background knowledge and experience. Your purpose is to test the truth or validity of the author’s…

“Katniss feels ashamed when Peeta tells her, “I want to die as myself…I don’t want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not” (141). She had been worrying about survival, not principles. Do Katniss and Peeta become monstrous during the games? How do they reach the point…

READ Chapters 5 & 6 Signs Preceding the End of the World. Book by Yuri Herrera What’s being looked for: significant lines (highlighted or typed out) AND why you noted them as important; diction (what words build imagery, what words you had to look up, what language is important symbolically throughout); connections (linking to other…

READ Chapters 5 & 6 Signs Preceding the End of the World. Book by Yuri Herrera What’s being looked for: significant lines (highlighted or typed out) AND why you noted them as important; diction (what words build imagery, what words you had to look up, what language is important symbolically throughout); connections (linking to other…

Week 15 Discussion Forum 2: Hardy, “He Prefers Her Earthly” “He Prefers Her Earthly” (photocopy) How does this poem depart from the commonplace myth or folk belief that spirits or angels dwell in clouds? What do the elipsis dots (“…”) signal? How does Hardy mean by the verb “feature”? How does Hardy’s use of “feature”…