1. Dramatic Poems Poems where a character speaks to other characters, themselves, or the reader Examples: The Seven Ages of Man Lord Randal

2. The Seven Ages of Man ~William Shakespeare

3. A poem within a play Poem is actually a speech by Jacques Character in play “As You Like It”

4. The poem employs an extended metaphor World IS stage Men/Women ARE players (actors) Roles, costumes, actions, playing parts: links theatre stage and life stages Entrances to stage = Exit from stage=

5. Infant Crying, puking

6. Schoolboy (childhood) Whining Unwillingly to school

7. Lover (youth/teen) Sighing like furnace Woeful ballad

8. Soldier (young adult) Strange oaths Quick in quarrel Careful to defend reputation

9. Judge (maturity/middle aged) Fair round belly, lined with chicken Severe eyes, formal beard Full of familiar sayings and trite examples

10. Old Man #1 (trying to look young) Wearing pantaloons, tight fitting trousers Old man but trying to look young Big manly voice turning again toward sounding childish

11. Old Man #2 (Senile/mental & physical losses) Second childishness: How is being old like being a child again?

12. Second Childishness Can’t take care of yourself Dependent on others Frail Possible reduction in mental capacity Trouble speaking

13. Mere Oblivion Forgetfulness, Senility Reduced to Nothingness Sans (Without) sans Teeth (fall out) sans Eyes (go blind) sans Taste (Dulled senses) sans Everything---reduced to nothing

14. Reduced to nothing We come from dust and to dust we shall return.

15. Tone of speaker Cynical Humans are laughable, predictable

16. Timeless Shakespeare revered for his “timelessness” Outside of time His observations on human nature are Universal and Accurate Stand test of time

17. LORD RANDAL ~Anonymous

18. Plot: Lord Randal returns home weary from hunting He has been poisoned and will die!

19. Format Each stanza opens with a question, question repeated (Mother) Seems reluctant to answer (Son/LR)

20. Clues LR tired & weary Saw dogs die He fed them same food as himself Who dined with? Who fed food?

21. Synthesis of Evidence His TRUE LOVE poisoned him!!!

22. Two meanings for “Sick at the heart” 1.Close to death 2.Betrayed by his love

23. Explains actions Why unwilling to tell mom Humiliating to admit a betrayal May be in denial

24. Ballad Short, musical poem passed down by word of mouth for many generations.

25. Characteristics of a ballad in LR 1.Simple, not much detail 2.Starts in middle of story (in media res) 2.About tragic love 3.Few characters 4.Develops plot through dialogue 5.Anonymous author