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DECEMBER 4 TH WORLD LITERATURE

DECEMBER 4 TH WORLD LITERATURE. Warm-up: Y esterday, we read “Jade Flower Palace.” Re-read this poem and answer:

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DECEMBER 4 TH WORLD LITERATURE

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  1. DECEMBER 4THWORLD LITERATURE Warm-up: Yesterday, we read“Jade Flower Palace.” Re-read this poem and answer: • What is one strong piece of diction that is used to communicate a strong feeling? (Note: Diction is usually ONE POWERFUL WORD that you know well– and usually adjectives are the best to analyze.) • What connotations (thoughts/ideas/images) come to mind when you hear this word? • What’s the overall mood of the poem (main emotion created in the reader)? • What is slightly ironic about this poem?` • Why do you think Tu Fu wrote this poem? What was he trying to communicate about life, about great people, or about the past, etc.?

  2. REMINDERS • Monday at 6 p.m.: parent meeting for the trip to London, Paris and Dublin (for spring break 2014). • Any late work from November that I can collect now? • Turn in interactive readers. • Homework: Write definitions and examples for Key Terms and STUDY THEM!

  3. STANDARDS Reading 3.4: Analyze the ways in which poets use imagery… and sounds to evoke readers’ emotions.

  4. SELECTED POEMS OF TU FU • Turn to pages 462-463 as we prepare to read poems from Tu Fu.

  5. SELECTED POEMS OF TU FU • Let’s read “Song of P’eng-ya.” • Look for: imagery, diction, metaphors, and irony.

  6. SELECTED POEMS OF TU FU • On the bottom of yesterday’s class work (the imagery from “Jade Flower Palace,” write down the following: • What is one strong piece of imagery? a) What sense does it reach b) What’s the mood behind it? • What’s one strong piece of diction? • What’s the connotations associated with it? • What’s the mood created? • What’s the overall mood and why? • What’s the message behind this poem? What is the author trying to communicate?

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