Sonnet 43

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Letter from EBB to RB

Tuesday. [Post-mark, December 30, 1845.]

"When you are gone I find your flowers; and you never spoke of nor showed them to me—so instead of yesterday I thank you to-day—thank you. Count among the miracles that your flowers live with me—I accept that for an omen, dear—dearest! Flowers in general, all other flowers, die of despair when they come into the same atmosphere ... used to do it so constantly and observably that it made me melancholy and I left off for the most part having them here. Now you see how they put up with the close room, and condescend to me and the dust—it is true and no fancy! To be sure they know that I care for them and that I stand up by the table myself to change their water and cut their stalk freshly at intervals—that may make a difference perhaps. Only the great reason must be that they are yours, and that you teach them to bear with me patiently."

• Form & Structure
• Poetic voice
• Vocabulary
• Grammar & syntax
• Imagery
• Sound & Rhythm
• Links
• Final thoughts

Form & structure
+ effect

What can we say about the poetic voice?

Vocabulary
(trend + effect)
(words that stand out)
Imagery

Grammar & syntax

Sound
Rhythm

Links
&
Final thoughts

Task Wednesday & Thursday

Analysis of your assigned sonnet 

In pairs

Also a LP task for Friday

Take ownership, become an expert! 

Response from teacher & wrapping up EBB next week