"Poetry Reading", " The Joy of Writing", "In Praise of my Sister" HL

"Poetry Reading" 

To analyze Szymborska’s poem “Poetry Reading”.

Read the poem.
muse = a person who inspires an artist
teeming = over flowing, large amount
Dante’s “Inferno” and “Paradise”= reference to famous epic poems about Hell, Eden and Humanity, considered great literature
hard shelleying = Shelley is a famous Romantic poet, Szymborska has made the poet’s name into a verb!!! (“verbing” or ’denominalization’)bobtail = missing a tail (bobtail angel = maybe an angel missing something essential)

1. Paraphrase what is happening in each stanza. (Literally)
   
2. What is this poem about at its heart?
   

Read "Poetry Reading" 

topic/idea and technique method of annotation

Main topic/idea/significant word(s)	extract/poem per stanza or paragraph	Authorial techniques
Reading is slow Books are not dynamic Books/reading is archaic Proust vs Cadillac	"Nonreading" Bookstores don't provide a remote control for Proust you can't switch to a soccer match or a quiz show, win a Cadillac	Enjambement ceasure extended metaphor enumeration

Use the topic/idea and technique methode to annotate the poem

Annotate the main topic/idea or significant word(s) on the left and any literary devices you notice on the right.  Look especially for:

• extended metaphor 
  
• allusions
  
• alliteration, assonance, consonance
  
• syntax
  
• anything else you notice

How does this poem connect to the idea of the role of the writer that Szymborska has been exploring?

Read "Poetry Reading" 

Write, in your exercise book, your response to these questions. 

 

1. How does this connect to the idea of the role of the writer that Szymborska has been exploring?
   
2. What is Szymborska saying about the importance of writers in and to society in this poem; “Poetry Reading”?
   
3. What is the importantance of the concept of Communication both in the content and in the crafting of the poem?
   

Read "Poetry Reading" 

Meet your 2 o'clock appointment. 

Read "In Praise of my Sister" and  ”The Joy of Writing” and discuss what aspects of the importance of the writer is Szymborska meditating on? Is it similar or different in the poems?

Which poem do you think is most reflective of the role of writers in our society?Which poem do you think is most reflective of the role of poet’s and poetry in our society?

Read "In Praise of my Sister" & "The Joy of Writing" 

what aspects of the importance of the writer is Szymborska meditating on?

How important do you think the role of poets and poetry in our society is?

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Make a table in your exercise book and write arguments for and against this statement:

Debate on paper 

Poetry is an often overlooked form of expression

I agree because of these reasons ...

I disagree because of these reasons ...

Make a web of connection between "Reading Poetry", " The Joy of Writing" and "In Praise of my Sister" 

In what ways do the poems we have read connect?

Consider both Global Issues and Literary Aspects in your web.

Connections between the three poems 

Choose an idea, aspect or a device from within the poem. Using my annotations and your own, discuss:

 

Remember:

Make a clear topic sentence focusing on one device/aspect and how it is used.

Have at least two examples from the text which you will discuss and ‘embed’ in your paragraph.

Connections between the three poems 

Identify an aspect or author’s choices and how her choice has affected the poem.

What deeper understanding does it create?