Senior British Literature Ms. McDermott GreaneyMarch 23, 2016 Block 5 th and 6 th (B)

Entry Task On a piece of notebook paper answer the following questions. You may use your novel but you will only have 15 minutes. Journals on desk for check 1984 Quiz Section I chapters V-VII 1.Why is Newspeak essential to the success of this society? 2.Why does Winston think that his colleague, Symes will be vaporized? 3.Why does Winston live alone? 4.Who are the “proles”? Why does Winston write, “If there is hope, it lies in the proles”? 5.What is the Chestnut Tree Café? Who are Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford? What happens to them? 6.Winston writes, “I understand How. I do not understand Why.” What does he mean by this?

Romantics (add to notes) Romantic (Poetry) Features Embraced imagination and naturalness. Preference for personal poetry that focused on experiences and emotions in simple, unadorned language. Used lyric form to express feeling, self-revelation, and imagination. Poets adopted a democratic attitude towards their audiences. Focused on the past or inner dream world to escape the ugly industrial age Belief in individual liberty; rejection of tyranny Fascinated by the ways nature and the human mind “mirrored” each other’s creative properties. Use of the supernatural Search/quest for “true” beauty

Romantic – William Wordsworth Cornell Notes Essential Question: Who is William Wordsworth and How did he contribute to the Romantic movement of poetry? William Wordsworth (798 – 799) 4 significant facts on Wordsworth Text Analysis/Stylistic Elements (799) “The World is Too Much with Us” (807) TPSFASTT

Text Analysis – The World is Too Much Characteristics of Romantic PoetryExample Emotion, Spontaneity, and Imagination Importance of Individual’s Experiences Nature as a Source of Inspiration Emphasis on Everyday Life Language Resembling Natural Speech Mysterious, Exotic, or Supernatural Elements

TPSFASTT TitleDoes the title give a clue about the poem’s content? Paraphrase Put into your own words the literal action of the poem. What is this poem about? SpeakerWho is the speaker? Are the speaker and poet the same? Who is the audience. What is the poet’s purpose? StructureIs this free verse (open) or structured (closed)? What is the form? How does it affect the poem’s meaning? Is it important to the poet’s message? Figurative What poetic language is used: simile, metaphor, imagery, alliteration, etc… Language Attitude What is the speaker’s attitude towards the subject of the poem? (Tone) Shifts Make note of a shift (change) in speaker, attitude, rhythm, punctuation, stanza length, rhyme Title Examine the title again, this time trying to figure out its deeper meaning beyond just being a title. ThemeWhat the poem is about (subject) + what the poet is saying about the subject = ThemeState the theme as a complete sentence. It is never one word.

Homework Turn in your Entry Task and poems H/W 1984 read w/journal entries (2 quotes and 2 higher level questions)