4havo (short stories and poems, love is blindness)

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

4 havo (short stories)

Love is Blindness

We’re going to take a brief detour and we’re going to look into modern poetry. Do we still encounter poetry in society nowadays or it merely something from the past? Some say that song lyricists are the poets of the 21stcentury and therefore we’re going to listen to a song. The song is called Love is Blindness and is written by Paul David Hewson (Bono of the band U2) and performed by Jack White (former member of the band The White Stripes). You can read the text along on page 26 of your reader.

Examples of modern literature?

What is the poet’s argument or struggle?

Can you cite words from the poem that supports your idea?

What do the words “The thread is ripping, the knot is slipping” literally mean? What do they mean figuratively mean in the context of this poem?
Literally: .......
Figuratively: .....

Can you make a connection between the song and the poetic art (urban poetry in blue)?

Can you make a connection between the song and the poem Annabel Lee?

Tick the correct definition(s) of the word thread

1. a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving.
2. a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
3. behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
4. a theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing.

Tick the correct definitions of the word knot

1. used as a short substitute for a negative clause.
2. be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
3. a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.
4. connecting two cords together

The raven (page 29 reader)

Watch the video on the next slide and  be prepared to give a short summary of what the story is about.

What does a raven symbolize?

Summarize the video

In what way is the Raven connected to Annabel Lee?

Homework

End of the week: 
Finish unit 4, lesson 5 (Ofcourse)
Short stories and poems (till page 30)
Publish subject oral exam in the shared doc.

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