“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” By: Emily Dickinson ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – ThatContinue reading “Hope”
Category Archives: Literature
James Baldwin
James Baldwin Mini Biography https://www.biography.com/embed/30350121 “Sonny’s Blues” “Sonny’s Blues,” 1957 YouTube Recording of “Sonny’s Blues” Assignment #1 Read and annotate James Baldwin’s “Sonny Blues.” Above, you will see a digital PDF of the short story. Please use this version if you do not have The Story and Its Writer with you. You might findContinue reading “James Baldwin”
Zora Neale Hurston
Who was Zora Neale Hurston? As you take a moment to explore Hurston’s hometown, be sure to view Eatonville from multiple lenses and to take notes. Click on the Google map included below, visit the town’s official website, skim the NY Times article about Eatonville’s historical legacy, and watch PBS’ biography on Hurston. RememberContinue reading “Zora Neale Hurston”
Grammar Practice
Studying the intricate rules of conventional modern English can be extremely painstaking. If you need extra practice, please use No Red Ink. This is a completely optional site that is just for extra practice. How do you access No Red Ink? Click on the link below, create an account, and join your class based onContinue reading “Grammar Practice”
Siddhartha
Author: Herman Hesse Who is Hermann Hesse? Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 Life Story Difference between Hinduism and Buddhism Creation of Hinduism Digital Version of Siddhartha Comprehensive Glossary of Terms Siddhartha film (1972) Writing Reflection: Write a reflection explaining what sort of spiritual quest you would take. How would you define the word spiritual? WhatContinue reading “Siddhartha”
T’ang Poetry
Major T’ang Poets: Wang Wei Tu Fu Li Po Li Ho Li Shang-yin Resources: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at/tang_po/tp01.html https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/tang Wang Wei’s Paintings Further Reading for Those Interested: meaning-metaphor-and-allusion-in-tang-poetry-jstor
The Harlem Renaissance
1920-1930s Langston Hughes (the voice of the Harlem Renaissance) 1902-1967 Hughes speaks at UCLA in 1967 Hear Hughes read his own poetry in 1967 as he speaks to the students at the University of California, Los Angeles. “A Negro Speaks of Rivers” “I, Too” “I look at the world” “Dreams” “The Weary Blues” “DreamContinue reading “The Harlem Renaissance”
Have You Ever Wondered…?
Have you ever wondered what commonly used abbreviations mean? What is “i.e.” and “e.g.”? i.e. is Latin for id est which means that is, namely, or in other words. e.g. is Latin for exempli gratia which means for example.
Poetic Meter and Scansion
Meter and Feet Marking meter in poetry is also called scansion. Now for some notes: Stress= / (ictus) Unstressed= U (breve) or – (macron) Iamb: one unstressed and one stressed syllable ( U / ) = iambic Trochee: one stressed and one unstressed syllable ( / U )Continue reading “Poetic Meter and Scansion”
Comparative Essays
What is a comparative essay? Examples: Half-and-Half (text-by-text) Structure Discuss all of A and then all of B. Point-by-Point Structure Alternate points about A with comparable points about B Works Cited: Walk, Kerry. “How to Write a Comparative Analysis.” The Writing Center at Harvard University. 1998. http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-write-comparative-analysis
