Lecturing Plan for poetry.docx

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LecturingPlanforpoetry

Twofalseapproachesoftentakentopoetrycanbeavoidedifwekeepthisconceptionofliteraturefirmlyinmind.Thefirstapproachalwayslooksforalessonorabitofmoralinstruction.Thesecondexpectstofindpoetryalwaysbeautiful.LetusconsiderasongfromShakespeare’sLove’sLabor’sLost（V,ii）.

Winter

Whenicicleshangbythewall,

AndDicktheshepherdblowshisnail,

AndTombearslogsintothehall,

Andmilkcomesfrozenhomeinpail,

Whenbloodisnippedandwaysbefoul,

Thennightlysingsthestaringowl,

“Tu-whit,tu-who!

”

Amerrynote,

WhilegreasyJoandothkeelthepot.

Whenallaloudthewinddothblow,

Andcoughingdrownstheparson’ssaw,

Andbirdssitbroodinginthesnow,

AndMarian’snoselooksredandraw,

Whenroastedcrabshissinthebowl,

Thennightlysingsthestaringowl,

“Tu-whit,tu-who!

”

Amerrynot,

WhilegreasyJoandothkeelthepot.

Questions

1.Whatarethemeaningsof“nail”and“saw”?

2.Istheowl’scryreallya“merry”note?

Howarethisadjectiveandtheverbs“sings”employed?

3.Inwhatwaydoestheowl’scrycontrastwiththeotherdetailsofthepoem?

Consideranotherexample:

DULCEETDECORUMEST

Bentdouble,likeoldbeggarsundersacks,

Knock-kneed,coughinglikehags,wecursedthroughsludge,

Tillonthehauntingflaresweturnedourbacks,

Andtowardsourdistantrestbegantotrudge.

Menmarchedasleep.Manyhadlosttheirboots,

Butlimpedon,blood-shod.Allwentlame,allblind;

Drunkwithfatigue;deafeventothehoots

Ofgas-shellsdroppingsoftlybehind.

Gas!

GAS!

Quick,boys!

—Anecstasyoffumbling,

Fittingtheclumsyhelmetsjustintime,

Butsomeonestillwasyellingoutandstumbling

Andfloundringlikeamaninfireorlime.—

Dimthroughthemistypanesandthickgreenlight,

Asunderagreensea,Isawhimdrowning.

Inallmydreamsbeforemyhelplesssight

Heplungesatme,gutting,choking,drowning.

Ifinsomesmotheringdreams,youtoocloudpace

Behindthewagonthatweflunghimin,

Andwatchthewhiteeyeswrithinginhisface,

Hishangingface,likeadevil’ssickofsin,

Ifyoucouldhear,ateveryjolt,theblood

Comegarglingfromthefroth-corruptedlungs

Bitterasthecud

Ofvile,incurablesoresoninnocenttongues,—

Myfriend,youwouldnottellwithsuchhighzest

Tochildrenardentforsomedesperateglory,

Theoldlie:

etdecorumest

Propartriamori.

WilfredOwen（1893-1918）

Questions

1.TheLatinquotation,fromtheRomanPoetHorace,means“Itissweetandbecomingtodieforone’scountry.”（WilfredOwendiedfightingforEnglandinWorldWarI,aweekbeforethearmistice.）Whatisthepoem’scommentonthisstatement?

2.Listtheelementsofthepoemthatseemsnotbeautifulandtherefore“unpoetic.”Arethereanyelementsofbeautyinthepoem?

3.Howdothecomparisonsinlines1,14,20,and23-24contributestotheeffectivenessofthepoem?

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee,

LittleJackiePaperlovedthatrascalPuff

Andbroughthimstringsandsealingwaxandotherfancystuff,oh

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee,

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee.

Togethertheywouldtravelonaboatwithbillowedsail

AndJackiekeptalookoutperchedonPuff'sgigantictail,

Noblekingsandprinceswouldbowwhene'ertheycame

PirateshipswouldlowertheirflagswhenPuffroaredouthisname.

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee,

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee.

Adragonlivesforever,butnotsolittleboys

Paintedwingsandgiant'sringsmakewayforothertoys,

Onegreynightithappened,JackiePapercamenomore

AndPuffthatmightydragon,heceasedhisfearlessroar.

Hisheadwasbentinsorrow,greenscalesfelllikerain

Puffnolongerwenttoplayalongthecherrylane,

Withouthislifelongfriend,Puffcouldnotbebrave

SoPuffthatmightydragonsadlyslippedintohiscave,oh

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee,

Puff,themagicdragon,livedbythesea

AndfrolickedintheautumnmistinalandcalledHonahLee.

Allegoryhasbeendefinedsometimesasanextendedmetaphorandsometimesasaseriesofrelatedcomparisonsratherthanonecomparisondrawnout.Itdiffersfromsymbolisminthatitputslessemphasisontheimagersfortheirownsakeandmoreontheirulteriormeanings.Also,thesemeaningsaremorefixed.Inallegorythereisusuallyaone-to-onecorrespondencebetweenthedetailsandasinglesetofulteriormeanings.Incomplexallegoriesthedetailsmayhavemorethanone