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William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. First Read. Read Faulkner’s A cceptance speech, and mark what you think is important, interesting, or confusing. What does the text say? General Understanding .

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William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

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  1. William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

  2. First Read Read Faulkner’s Acceptance speech, and mark what you think is important, interesting, or confusing.

  3. What does the text say? General Understanding • According to Faulkner, who or what is the true recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature? • According to Faulkner, what alone is the subject matter of good writing?

  4. What does the text say? Key Details According to Faulkner, will humanity endure or prevail? What evidence does he offer in support of his argument? Revisit the text, and enumerate the specific duties of a writer.

  5. Listen to Faulkner’s delivery. • Pay attention to his delivery: pauses, inflections, intonations, and emphasis (prosody) on the words. What is the overall tone of Faulkner’s speech? Which words and phrases contribute the most to his tone? http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/williamfaulknernobelprizeaddress.htm

  6. How does the text work? Vocabulary At the end of paragraph 3, Faulkner states, “He writes not of the heart but of the glands.” What does Faulkner mean?

  7. Vocabulary • In the 2nd sentence of the speech, Faulkner uses the word trust. What is the meaning of the word in this context? • Dedicate can mean to “consecrate, proclaim, affirm, or set apart.” What are the connotations of “dedication” in line 4. And, what are the connotations of “dedicated” in line 7.

  8. Text Structure Loose Sentence Punctuation A loose sentence presents the main idea, then adds elaborate details through a succession of clauses or phrases. How does Faulkner use loose sentences to elaborate on his ideas? How does the structure of the loose sentence enhance the meaning of the sentence? How does Faulkner use punctuation, such as hyphens and colons, to emphasize key ideas?

  9. Text Structure How does Faulkner’s use of first and third person affect the tone and meaning of his speech?

  10. Author’s Purpose Besides accepting the Nobel Prize, what is Faulkner’s purpose? How do you know?

  11. Inferences Inferences What distinction does he draw about “the poet’s voice” in his explanation of how humanity can prevail?

  12. Opinions and ArgumentsAfter-Reading Tasks • Consider Faulkner’s definition of good literature. Defend, challenge, or qualify his claim. Why or why not? • To what extent do modern writer’s fulfill or not fulfill this duty? Cite a specific work. • Choose a line that you find most compelling, and discuss how the idea is relevant to another work of literature.

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