英美诗歌L8教学文案.ppt
英美诗歌L8AnnouncementsuMidterm Exam will be next week:April 28thvAll the poets and poems we have studied in classvHistorical ContextvPoetic DevicesvVocabularyuYou are allowed to bring a half-sheet of notes to the exam.uWe will spend some time reviewing the second half of this class.Three thingsuReturning your Quiz 3uCollecting Extra CredituCollecting Journal Entry#5 and#6vIf you have notes in your journal you want to study from,you may cut out journals#5 and#6 to turn in.Poetic Device 7.AllusionDefinition:An indirect reference to some literary or historical figure or event that might enrich an author or poets work.It requires the reader to make a connection between the poem and something outside it.Allusion(cont.)uIn Western poetry and literature,one very common type of illusion is a biblical illusion -an indirect reference to a person,story,or words from the Bible.Holy Sonnet VIIAt the round earths imagined corners,blowYour trumpets,angels,and arise,ariseFrom death,you numberless infinitiesOf souls,and to your scattered bodies go,All who the flood did,and fire shall oerthrowAll who war,dearth,age,agues,tyrannies,Despair,law,chance,hath slain,and you whose eyesShall behold God,and never taste deaths woe.But let them sleep,Lord,and me mourn a space,For,if above all these,my sins abound,Tis late to ask abundance of thy grace,When we are there;here on this lowly ground,Teach me how to repent;for thats as goodAs if thou hadst sealed my pardon,with thy blood.John Milton 1608-16741.Milton is best know for his epic poem _.a.Paradise Foundb.Paradisec.Heaven Lostd.Paradise Lost2.Milton wrote poetry in the following language(s):e.Latinf.Italiang.Englishh.All of the aboveJohn Milton 1608-16741.Milton originally planned to become a _.a.Priestb.Professorc.Composer of musicd.Lawyer2.Miltons professions included_.a.Political writerb.Poetc.Secretary of foreign tonguesd.All of the aboveJohn Milton 1608-16741.In 1652 Milton became _a.Completely blindb.Divorcedc.A famous poetd.A priestHistorical Context:England in the 1600suPuritans-va significant religious group made up of English-speaking Protestant Christiansvadvocated greater purity of worship and beliefvshort time enjoyed power as a result of the English Civil War-but this ended in 1662vMost then migrated to New England(America)and started to be called the PilgrimsHistorical Context:England in the 1600suEnglish Civil Wars(1642-1647)(1647)vKing Charles I vs.Parliament(let by Oliver Cromwell)vCharles I defeated&captured in 1647 but escapedvShort second civil warvKing Charles beheaded 1649vEngland became a republic&Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector(king in all but name)Historical Context:England in the 1600suRestoration vMonarchy restored in 1660vKing Charles IIvThose who opposed the monarchy were punishedJohn Miltons PoetryuHe was interested in the conflict betweenvLife and Puritan idealsvLife and moral truthvLife and the Bible as a guide to livingu“He saw poetry as a means of instruction which could help people to achieve and understanding of the divine,Milton chose Biblical themes as his subjects:vThe fall of manvThe tempting of Jesus by SatanvGods vengeance(punishment)on his enemies”(from Mastering Poetry by Sara Thorne)A good pun is its own re-wordHow do the following sentences have double meanings?uQ:What did the grape say when it got stomped on?A:Nothing,but it let out a little whine.uThe bicycle couldnt stand on its own because it was two tired.uTime flies like an arrow.Fruit flies like a banana.uAlarms:what an octopus is.uWhen the actress saw her first strands of gray hair,she thought shed dye.uA chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.Literary Device:PunuDefinition:A play on words that relies on a word having more than one meaning or sounding like another word.uPuns have serious literary uses,but in modern times,puns have been used almost purely for humorous effect.Biblical Allusions in Sonnet 19uThe parable of talentsu“My yoke is easy,and my burden is light”Jeopardy ReviewuGroup of 4-5vElect a spokespersonvElect a team leader vElect 2-3 fact checkersuCome up with a team nameuIf you answer correctly you get the points.uIf you answer incorrectly it goes to the next team that raises their hand to“steal.”The team that“steals”and answers correctly chooses the next question and gets to go twice.此此课课件下件下载载可自行可自行编辑编辑修改,修改,仅仅供参考!供参考!感感谢谢您的支持,我您的支持,我们们努力做得更好!努力做得更好!谢谢谢谢