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Pg. 27- “Lucy Gray, or Solitude” Written in 1799 Latin “lux” means Light. Therefore, Lucy Gray means light dark; light gone out
Vocabulary Wretched- Deeply distressed wanton- Playful; careless
Speaker - Admirer of Lucy
Setting- moor – an open marsh land
Characters- Mother- distracted, concerned Father- distracted, trusting, hardworking, harsh Lucy- eager to please, compliant, playful, innocent, carefree, alone but not lonely
Theme- splendor and innocence of childhood “ignorance is bliss” nature gives and takes life
Irony- Lucy is connected to nature, yet nature is what takes her away
Literary Elements/Language Usage- Appositive- direct address. Line 15 “And take a lantern, Child, to light” Foreshadowing- Lines 11 and 12 “But the sweet face of Lucy Gray/Will never more be seen” Flashback- the entire middle of the poem is written in the day Lucy disappeared. The intro and conclusion are after-the-fact.
“My Heart Leaps Up” Video reading: kr-4fqrdYSw&feature=fvwrel kr-4fqrdYSw&feature=fvwrel
References nature- line 2- “rainbow in the sky” child- line 7- “Child is father of the man”- childhood is the most important stage of a man’s life
Themes Splendor of childhood Power of human mind- “I could wish my days to be”
William Blake Video:
“The Clod and the Pebble” Written in 1794 From Songs of Experience
Speaker Clod= piece of dirt; stupid person; idiot Pebble=“realist” pessimist
Personification Love is two-faced Selfless, easy Selfish, suffocating Clay and pebble talking
“A Poison Tree”
Allusion Apple= Adam and Eve; sin
Symbolism Apple= fruit of deceit
Theme Suppression of anger leads to more anger
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Appeals to the senses: Ripe fruit Sweet kernel Warm days Clammy cells Hair soft-lifted Fume of poppies Watching the last oozing hours Songs of Spring Stubble-plains Wailful choir Light wind Lambs loud bleat Hedge-cricket sing Red-breast whistle
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Keats: “To Autumn” As autumn is dying, so is Keats Message/Theme: circle of life
Keats: “When I Have Fears” Sonnet- 14 line poem usually using iambic pentameter (10 syllables….one unstressed, followed by a stressed syllable) When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain
Figurative language Simile Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain Personification Night’s starred face; magic hand of chance
Fears Death Fears that I may cease to be Failure Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain/To love and fame to nothingness do sink Dying alone Cloudy symbols of high romance/that I may never live to trace/ I stand alone
Images Space Night sky Fairies
Edgar Allan Poe: “To Helen”
“To Helen” Comparisons: Sailing ship Tidal wave Hyacinth Statue Psyche- Greek goddess of soul