Showing posts with label Themes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Themes. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Themes in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

The following are some of the major themes in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:
  • The Natural World (The Physical) vs. The Spiritual World (Metaphysical)
  • Nature vs. Man / Artifact
  • Liminality (Liminal Space)
  • Religion
  • Imprisonment
  • Retribution
  • Narration (Storytelling)

Monday, April 6, 2009

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".