1. The Elegy English 1 & 1H Mr. Laurich

2. Quick Write Look at the photo and write about what you think happened to the woman. It needs to be at least 3 sentences in length. It may be the beginning of a story or a few short lines. You may also include personal experiences in your answer.

3. Marcia Goddard and her 2-year-old son, Ian, were at the "Healing Hands" remembrance service at Tucson Botanical Gardens on Sunday. Goddard lost her daughter, Ava, in June. Photo: Kelly Presnall, Arizona Star

4. The Elegy Subtype of Pastoral Poetry Elegy is a lament Mourns loss Elegy read in public – shared grief Modern elegy often written about other poets No set structure or rhyme scheme

5. Answer the Following 1.What is the purpose of the Elegy? 2.What poetic form is it based on? 3.Were the poems read in public or private? 4.Is there a set rhyme scheme to elegies? 5.What are most modern elegies written about?

6. On My First Son Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy; My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy. Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay, Exacted by thy fate, on the just day. Oh, could I lose all father now! For why Will man lament the state he should envy? To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage, And if no other misery, yet age? Rest in soft peace, and, asked, say, “Here doth lie Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry.” For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such As what he loves may never like too much.

7. On My First Son 6.Who is Ben Jonson mourning? 7.How did he view his son? 8.Did any of the lines rhyme? 9.Even though the language is old, were you able to understand the poem? Why? 10.Did Ben do a good job expressing his grief in this poem?

8. Closing Thought Answer the following questions in a 1-2 paragraph response: In what ways were the photo and the poem the same? In what ways where they different? Which one did a better job displaying the grief at losing a loved one? Give specific examples from the poem and the photo in your reply.