1. English 12, Section 4 Thursday, February 11, 2009 E – Day

2. Outline for Today Today:  Alexander Pope Heroic Couplets Excerpt from “An Essay on Man” Canto III from “The rape of Lock” Work for the week:  Paper due Friday Submit it on www.turnitin.com Cite Chapter 11 of Writing About Literature  Finish Part 2 of A Star Called Henry by Friday Quiz tomorrow

3. Alexander Pope Translated the Illiad and the Odyssey.  An expert on the epic poem, so it stands to reason that his own writing would revolve around similar conventions: Rhyming couplet - iambic pentameter, last word in each line rhyme. Mock epic - Antithesis - a contrast of ideas expressed in a grammatically balanced statement.  “Give me liberty, or give me death.” Epigram - a short, witty and satirical statement or truism that often rhymes. Figurative language – similes, metaphors, and personification.

4. “An Essay on Man” How many sentences? Describe the structure of every line and clause?  What do you think Pope is trying to reveal about humanity?

5. From “The Rape of the Lock” Mock epic:  Comedy arises from discrepancy between its trivial subject matter and its grandiose treatment.  Think, 17 th century The Onion… Canto III:  Stanza 1 (lines 1-18): Establishes tone  Stanza 2 (lines 19-28): A Game of Cards!  Stanza 3 (lines 29-32): Verbal Irony…  Stanza 4 (lines 33-52): Coffee…  Stanza 5 (lines 53-74): Three attempts…  Stanza 6 (lines 75-82): The snip!  Stanza 7 (lines 83-88): The shriek (hyperbole & antithesis)  Stanza 8 (lines 89-100): The hero’s shouts