1. Reflection:  Why is it significant that Icarus "isn't sorry"?  What might he be sorry for?  Do you think he should be sorry?  Why or why not?  It might help to consider other versions of the Icarus myth.

I think Icarus isn’t sorry because he risked his life for what he believed would be best for him which is freedom. It’s true that you have to ( Read more... )

Blog 10

Part 1 - Reflection: write a TEA paragraph or two in which you compare the way the two authors have presented the myth of Persephone.

Eaven Boland’s poem, “The Pomegranate,” and Rita Dove’s poem “Persephone, Falling” there is feelings expressed about holding on and letting go. This expression is created by the mother and daughter relationship ( Read more... )

BLOG 9

1.    Reflection: Why do you think it is called "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock"? The first thing you might want to ask yourself is if it is ironic...

The poem, “The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is indeed ironic. The title of the poem makes it sound like it will talk about love but instead it’s quite depressing. The poem ( Read more... )

Part One: Reflection
Write a strong TEA paragraph in which you summarize and compare how all three authors use an extended metaphor to write about life or growing up.

The extended metaphor that each poem can connect with would be developing life through life experiences. From reading the poems "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur, “Packing for the Future: ( Read more... )

·         Reflection- Use some of the ideas that might come up in this week's discussion to help you with this: write an obituary for Oedipus from the point of view of a citizen of Thebes.  Remember that the play is called "Oedipus the King" (not Oedipus, the guy who killed his father and slept with his mother).  You will need, as well, to do a ( Read more... )

Week 6 Blog Question:

Part 1: Reflection

Now that we're at almost the half-way point in the term, reflect a moment.  What has been the most useful or interesting aspect of studying literature for you, so far?  What do you still want to learn?  Any concerns or fears?

The most useful aspect of studying literature would be the way it makes me think. ( Read more... )

Blog Question 3
Blog Question #3

Part 1, Reflection: Read the course notes page on the T.E.A. paragraph and listen to my little lecture on intertextuality, and then write a T.E.A. paragraph on "The Boat."

Consider your answers to last week's blog question on intertextuality, and suggest

a) What they have in common and

b) Why the NARRATOR (not just ( Read more... )

Reflection on Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

Blog Question #2

Reflection: In the story "Boys and Girls," look very carefully at the descriptions of the areas where the father and mother work, and where the children sleep.  How does the narrator feel about each of these areas, and how can you tell?  Do these descriptions illustrate one or more ( Read more... )

Blog #1:

Part 1, Reflection

Thinking about literature, and having read Larkin's "This Be the Verse," do you think the poem fits some criteria for "great literature"? For example, do you think Larkin is dealing with a universal theme?

After the discussion online regarding the difference between literature and popular fiction, I feel that great ( Read more... )