V6C - 15-12-2021 - Les 35

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

WELCOME

Today is the 15th of December

The Word of the Day is fomite
noun | FOH-myte

An object (dish, doorknob) that may be contaminated with bacteria or viruses and serve in their transmission. 

Everyday objects that are smooth, like phones and credit cards, can be fomites.

TODAY

After this lesson you will

• ... have studied Keats' La Belle Dame Sans Merci
• ... have studied Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott
  

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

The story the knight at arms tells us is essentially an account of how he was seduced. Find evidence in the text to support this view.

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

Who is the I in line 9 and who is meant with thy?

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

Can you find any hints in the text that the lady the knight meets is more than just a beautiful girl?

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

There are references to the supernatural lady. Mention three words or phrases that indicate that this is no ordinary lady.

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

Describe carefully the state the first speaker in the poem (the person who speaks the first three stanzas) finds the knight in on the hillside. What is the function of the lily (line 9) and the rose (line 11)?

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

What is the time of year in the poem? How do you know? Give three words or phrases that give an indication to the season. Could this be related to the theme of the poem?

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI

Why (line 35) 'The latest dream I ever dreamt'?

THE LADY OF SHALOTT