MONDAY

• NEW UNIT: POETRY

• General Notes on Poetry

• 1-2-3 Poetry Analysis

• 1: Basics (first reading: note definitions, look up unfamiliar references, mark shifts)

• 2: Figurative elements (2nd reading: determine what is literal and what is figurative, work out meaning and annotate for all figurative elements)
• simile, metaphor, personification       
• imagery
• symbol
• allusion
• paradox 
• irony
• apostrophe (not the punctuation mark)

• 3: Meaning (3rd reading: use notes and ideas from steps 1 & 2 to come up with a topic and poetic idea/theme for the poem)
• topic: 1 word or brief phrase that covers the subject of the poem (love, fear, obligation)
• poetic idea: a sentence explaining what we are supposed to learn about the topic from the poem

• Practice Annotation for "Reply to the Question: 'How Can You Become a Poet?'" by Eve Merriam

• Assignment: Read and complete a 1-2-3 analysis for "Crossing the Swamp" by Mary Oliver (turn in)

• HW due Wed. 11/13/19: Read and complete a 1-2-3 analysis for "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop