Reading and analytical respose Wed/Thurs 8/24 (A) 8/25 (B)

Poetry Journal, Assignment : "Otherwise"

 Questions for composition books.

1. What is Jane Kenyon telling us about the human experience in "Otherwise" and why is it important? 

2. What words (diction) and specific details support this assertion? 

3. How?

4. How does the tone shift? (use tone page from class. It's also in Dropbox

5. How is this important to Kenyon's universal idea

Compose an analytical paragraph that unites these answers into a cohesive mini-analysis of "Otherwise."  Structure your paragraph thusly:

Assertion (Topic Sentence). (Support) 1st detail of support from text and what it establishes (tone?) . (Commentary) why is this important? Transition of agreement + (Support) 2nd detail of support from text and how it further elaborates this idea. (Commentary) How is this vital to the speaker's understanding and message? (Concluding Sentence) How does the tonal shift from  _______ to _________ reinforce this message?

 

"Battle Royal" Questions Due at beginning of class

The Summer Reading Assignment is in Dropbox

1. How is each of the following an example of satire in speech, event, or situation? What is the significance of the school superintendent’s presence at the Battle Royal?

                   The men’s comments “Bring up the little shines” and “That’s right, Sambo.”

                   The nude dancer with the American flag tattooed on her stomach

                   The blindfolds

                   The men’s behavior and language

2. When the narrator gets mixed up and says “social equality,” he must immediately correct his error. What is the significance of that exchange between the speaker and audience?

3.“I was swallowing blood” seems a simple explanation for his being misunderstood. What is the author implying on a deeper level than the simple statement?

4. Chapter One, originally published before the rest of the novel as a short story called “Battle Royal,” can be seen as both a rite of passage and as an initiation.  Explain.

5. Given Ch. 11 from HTRLLAP, how is the violence of this chapter both personal and literal, but also a metaphor for the narrator's human experience?

6. How do the social and political structures (Ch 13 HTRLLAP) of the period impact the chapter and it's inherent violence?