http://aw712.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:26:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The title of "Hero" can be defined in many ways. I believe that each person has his/her own views and expectations of what a hero should be and do. Society and the media sometimes give the wrong definition of heroes by displaying super models, singers, actors, and government officials in ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/04/07/courage-vs-cowardice/ ...sorry this is late...my internet did not work all weekend.... The reasoning behind Realism and Naturalism is that many people try to cover up, hide, and ignore the real issues that are occurring in the world and society. Realists and Naturalists write, paint, or sing about the problems and flaws that ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/spin-blog/ 5 Tangible things that Henry, the main character, carries in his story are: 1.) 8 pairs of socks (page 7) 2.) his best shirt (page 7) 3.) blackberry jam (page 7) 4.) canteen ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/27/red-badge-of-couragechapters-1-2-3/ Song Q1.) What is the occasion of the poem? What literary device does the poet employ? Describe what you know of the speaker, the listener, and the "she" referred to in the poem. A1.) The occasion of the poem is that the speaker is in love with this woman who he compares ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/lesson-36/ Q1.) Describe the subtle changes in setting and analyze how these shifts reveal Eve's fall from grace. A1.) The subtle changes in setting begin between stanza one and stanza two. First the author focuses on where Eve is and then he subtly switches to the snake who is in a "corner." ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/lesson-29/ Q1.) What imagery does Shapiro use in the first three lines to evoke sound and sight? How do these images become increasingly significant in the context of the entire poem? A1.)The imagery the author uses in the first three lines to evoke sound and sight are sound, and sight imagery. These ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/13/lesson-35/ Q1.) Describe the form called a rime royal: meter, rhyme scheme, stanza form. A1.) Rime royal is a stanza with seven lines of iambic pentameter rhyming ababbcc. The poem follows this form through the whole poem until the last stanza which only has 5 lines. Q2.) What is the structure of the ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/lesson-34/ Spring and Fall Q1.) Hopkin's idiosyncratic meter, which he dubbed "sprung rhythm" uses accent marks over certain syllables. What is the dominant meter and line length? What is the rhyme scheme? Describe the poem's structure. (HINT: The anomaly in the rhyme scheme is the key). A1.) The dominant meter of the poem ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/lesson-33/ Q1.) Describe a villanelle by explicating the stanza pattern and the rhyme scheme of this poem. How many different end rhymes are in the poem? How many times is each sound repeated? Which words are repeated exactly at the ends of lines, in what pattern? How does the last stanza ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/06/lesson-32/ Q1.) As the title tells us, this poem is written in a form called a sestina, first used by a French troubadour in the twelfth century. In describing the prosody of Alvarez's poem, you will be describing a sestina. HINT: Instead of looking for a rhyme scheme, look for a ... http://aw712.edublogs.org/2008/03/06/lesson-31/