Exercises & Assignment -- Week 13b

Exercise 1:

Paraphrase Lord Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade". Then, summarize your paraphrase into one or two sentences, focusing on the topic, theme and tone of the poem.

Assignment:

As a group assignment, write an analytical paragraph of Lord Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade".

Exercises -- Week 9: Lord Byron

Exercise 1:

Discuss the irony in Lord Byron's "Stanzas: When a Man Hath No Freedom to Fight for at Home".

Exercise 2:

It what ways reflects "Stanzas: When a Man Hath No Freedom to Fight for At Home" Lord Byron's own life? Would you consider this poem biographical? Motivate your answer.

Exercise 3:

Perform scansion on Lord Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib". What do you think is the purpose of the meter used in this poem?

Exercise 4:

Read 2 Kings, chapters 18 and 19, from the Bible (English / Korean). Why do you think Lord Byron based a poem ("The Destruction of Sennacherib") on this passage from the Bible?.

Assignment:

In groups of 3-6 members, do an analysis of "The Destruction of Sennacherib". What do you think was Lord Byron's purpose with this poem? Submit your group's assignment.

Extra Credit Assignment:

For extra credit, write an analytical paragraph for Lord Byron's "So We'll Go No More A-Roving". This is NOT a group work assignment.

Exercises & Assignment -- Week 6

Exercise 1: Paraphrase

Write a paraphrase for William Wordsworth's poems "She Was a Phantom of Delight" and "My Heart Leaps Up" (aka "The Rainbow Poem").

Exercise 2: Analytical Paragraph

Write an analytical paragraph about the themes in Wordsworth's "My Heart Leaps Up".

Assignment: Comparison

Compare William Blake's poem "London" and William Wordsworth's poem "London, 1802".

Exercises & Assignment -- Week 5

Exercise 1: Analysis

Do an analysis of William Wordsworth's "I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud".

Assignment: Analysis

Do an analysis of any of the following Lucy-poems:

"She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways", "The Years She Grew"; "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal".

Part of your analysis should also include scansion.

Exercises & Assignments -- Week 3

Exercise 1: Meter

Determine the meter in William Blake's "The Tyger" and "London".

Exercise 2: Scansion and Meaningful Variation

What is the significance of the change from an iambic to a trochaic rhythm in line 4 of "London"?

Exercise 3: Scansion

Perform scansion on the poem "Song" by William Blake.

Exercise 4: Combine Imagery, Symbolism, Apostrophe, Personification and Rhythm

Do a short analysis of "Song" and "A Poison Tree" by William Blake.

Exercise 5: Writing a Paraphrase

Paraphrase the poems "London" and "Song" by William Blake.

Assignment: Interpretation

Interpret the poem "Song" by William Blake.

Exercises & Assignments -- Week 2

Exercise 1: Imagery, Symbolism, Simile, Metaphor, Apostrophe and Personification

William Blake's "To the Evening Star"

Mark all the examples of imagery (and their types), symbolism, simile, metaphor, apostrophe and personification.

Exercise 2: Imagery (and apostrophe and personification)

William Blake's "The Tyger"; "London"; "Song"; "The Lamb"; "A Poison Tree"

Identify and discuss the imagery in these poems. Also identify examples of apostrophe and personification.

Exercise 3: Denotations & Connotations

William Blake's "The Tyger"; "London"; "Song"; "The Lamb"; "A Poison Tree"

What is "said" (denotations) and what is "suggested" (connotations)?

Assignment: Symbolism

William Blake's "The Sick Rose"

Discuss the symbolism in this poem.

• Is the poem about England that is corrupted by politicians (the "worm")?
• Is the poem about a prostitute that is infected with a sexual transmitted disease?
• Is the poem about a virgin, that lost her virginity, maybe through rape?
• Do you have another interpretation?

Motivate your answer.