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Activity 1
Click this link to review a brief introduction to poetry.
Authored by: Tom Chester. Provided by: Ivy Tech Community College. License: CC BY: Attribution
Activity 2
Click this link for a helpful and insightful article on the American Academy of Poets, “How to Read a Poem”
https://www.guggenheim.org/blogs/checklist/kandinsky-first-abstract-works
Activity 3
Please watch this short video, which explains the difference between English and Italian sonnets and discusses common themes that are usually the subject of these highly structured poems.
Activity 4
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Click this link for an interactive reading of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.”
This link presents the same sonnet on the Poets.org website.
You are not required to complete the assessment questions but doing so may enhance your understanding of the poem.
Activity 5
Click this link to access Sonnet Number 130, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare.
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https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/my-mistress-eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130
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Activity 6
Click here for a short lecture on Sonnet 130, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.”
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Activity 7
Click this link to access the Italian sonnet, “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Commonlit website.
Click this link to a commercial poem that contrasts in quality to the sonnet above. As a student of literature, how would you compare/contrast the greeting card lyrics to the Browning sonnet? What differentiates them from each other?
Activity 8
Click this link to access a reading of the Italian sonnet, “What My Lips Have Kissed and Why and When” by Edna Saint Vincent Millay.
Activity 9
Essay 3 due: Sunday, November 20th, 11:59 p.m.
For the final draft of your research essay, you will be incorporating your secondary source(s) into the corrected version of your first draft essay. Please be sure that your secondary source information is relevant and supports your thesis.
Click here to access essay directions.
All essays in this class must adhere to MLA format. Before submitting any written work, please review the following guides to formatting. Only correctly formatted essays will be eligible for a grade of A.
Guide to MLA essay formatting from the BMCC library.
Guide to MLA citation from the BMCC library.
Activity 9
Click this link to access the Week 11 discussion
Click here for information about How Discussion Boards Work.
Click here for information about How Discussion Boards Are Graded.
