1. Today: Visual Poetry Continuing “How to read a Dickinson poem”

2. Notes, notes, notes Remember to continue taking notes using the Vendler handout You will be able to use your notes for the final Passage Analysis test.

3. Common themes Nature Death (Mortality) Religion Love Thought/thinking/psychology (the workings of the mind) Sexuality

4. Review “I started Early-Took my Dog-”: Journey of the body “It was not Death, for I stood up”: Journey of the mind/soul “If you were coming in the Fall”: Journey of the heart

5. Let’s read #986 (back page) “A narrow Fellow in the Grass”

6. On Your Own: Divide your paper into quarters and number the four sections (1, 2, 3, 4). Read the poem silently to yourself. Then, in box #1, write down what the poem makes you think of/how it makes you feel. Does it remind you of anything else that you’ve read?

7. Now read the poem again This time, circle 1 or 2 important words in each line—words that seem significant or that stand out to you for any reason. Re-read just those words, and then, in box #2, draw a picture (just a quick sketch) that expresses the feeling you get from those words. (This could be an abstract sketch or a picture of something that represents the feeling of the words.)

8. Read the poem a third time This time, as you read, complete an annotation of the poem. Then, list in box #3 the stylistic elements of the poem—form, figurative language, imagery, diction, rhyme, meter, alliteration, etc.

9. Finally- one more time Re-read what you wrote in box #1. Then, in box #4, make a statement about your final thoughts on the poem. Have your first impressions changed? Or do you now have a better sense of how the poem created that initial impression you received from it? On the poem itself: write 1-2 sentences explaining what the poem is about, and how form equates that meaning.

10. The Romantic Era Rationalization of nature Live outside the city Individualism Originality Lyrical Ballads

11. Dickinson meet Hawthorne How do the two writer’s convey a different type of nature? Hawthorne’s view? Dickinson’s view?

12. Homework Annotate #327 Note also how this poem differs from #986 Follow Vendler’s Guide Attempt a 1-2 sentence summary of the poem (on the bottom of your annotations)