American Lit II (EL 267)


31 January 2006

How does a poem mean?

How does a poet use language? Why are poems best when read aloud?


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Oster [On ''Desert Places'']

Read Judith Oster's analysis of "Desert Places," as compiled by this University of Illinois at Urbana-Champlain website: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/desert.htm (Scroll about halfway down the page.)


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Lehman, ''The World Trade Center'' (1996)

I found this poem on a collection of literary references to The World Trade Center.

http://ericdarton.net/html/litallusions.html

(Scroll about two-thirds of the way down the page.)

In the future, I will want you to post all your agenda items on your own blog, but for this assignment you are free to post either on the course blog or on your own blog. (Consult the blogging instructions handout.)


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Masculine and Feminine Rhyme

BrendaChristeleit: Hey Jude! Take a sad song and make it better!

What is a feminine line and why are they considered weak? I'm no raving feminist, but perhaps a different descriptive term is in order.

Great question, Brenda!

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