Class does not meet. Instead, read at least 2 analyses of performance poetry by your classmates, watch the poems, and reply with contributions of other meaningful details you noticed in the performance.
Assignment: In this Google Drive folder, create a document in which you identify the poem you will write your Essay #1 about and write a 1-3 paragraph interpretation of the poem and an analysis of key word choices the poet made in the poem. Share the link to the class before class on Thursday.
Thursday, September 26
In class:
Lecture and discussion on meaning in poetry.
Assignment:
Read "Metaphor" and other relevant figures of speech in the Princeton Encyclopedia.
Analyze your Essay #1 poem using the critical vocabulary discussed in class. Add to your document before class on Tuesday.