1. “Story of an Hour”

2. Warm Up: Review Whitman Poetry In your textbook, read “A Noiseless Patient Spider” on page 538. Answer the following on a piece of paper: 1.What is the effect of the parallelism used in the poem? 2.How does Whitman use cataloguing? 3.How is the speaker like the spider? 4.What is his theme? 5.How does this poem relate to the Dickinson poems we read yesterday?

3. SEES: “A Noiseless Patient Spider” Question: How does Whitman develop the theme of his poem? S: Statement/Thesis E: Evidence that is introduced E: Explanation S: Significance of theme

4. Emily Dickinson and the Victorian “Woman Question” 1.As you read, highlight the characteristics of a Victorian woman. 2.Read the poem on the back of the article and answer the questions. 3.What would Dickinson and Chopin have agreed about? 4.Under the end of the article, answer the following: How does Chopin reject the Victorian woman tenets?

5. “Story of an Hour” Written in April 1894 First published in Vogue on December 6, 1894, under the title “The Dream of an Hour.”Vogue Title remained the same until 1969, when it was inexplicably changed. No evidence indicates that the story set off as much controversy as The Awakening

6. As you listen... Highlight elements of Naturalism in the story.

7. Channel your inner Whitman or Dickinson Choose a poetic style that you can mimic. Pick a subject that your original poet might have also written about. You must use the figurative language/literary devices that he or she utilized in your poem. You must make stylistic choices that represent the features of their writing. Your poem must be at least 10 lines.