1. 10 November 2014 Ms. Trevathan ENGLISH III

2.  We examine literary texts (in this instance a poem) to understand their messages, interpret their meanings, and appreciate writers’ (poets’) techniques.  You might read Macbeth, for example, and notice that Shakespeare’s play contains a pattern of images of blood.  You will use analytical tools to go below the surface of the work to deepen your understanding of how it works and what it means.

3.  An arguable thesis  Careful attention to the language of the text (poem) – perform “close readings”  Build on patterns or themes  Demonstrate the plausibility of the thesis by using evidence from the text and secondary sources.  Follow MLA style

4. Audience Purpose Stance MESSAGE (analysis)

5. 1. Introduce the TEXT (POEM) you're analyzing and state your thesis. 2. Cite Passages from the text, one by one, explaining how each one supports your thesis and interpretation. 3. Sum up your interpretation in light of your analysis. 4. Document your sources.

6.  Five Slides (6 max)  Slide 1 - Title  Slide 2 – Introduce your selection “Poem,” Poet, etc.  Slide 3 – State your thesis. What is your focus/controlling idea?  Slide 4 – Discuss secondary sources How do your critical articles aid your analysis? What do these ‘experts’ say that pertains to your idea?  Slide 5 – Work Cited or Biographical info Is there any biographical info regarding your poet that ties in with your analysis? -- OR -- Works Cited (MLA)

8. Andy Trevathan

9.  “Canto LXXXI” of Ezra Pound’s Pisan Cantos which was written while Pound was in custody at the DTC in Pisa.

10.  Pound’s intricate and multi-layered use of mythology, history, and other cultural allusions in “Canto LXXXI” exemplifies his unique status as an exile and profoundly influences the poem with connotations of ‘the other’ – the alien.

11.  Doris Eder’s book Three Writers in Exile: Pound, Eliot, and Joyce discusses how the psychological and physical state of being an expatriate -- an exile living outside one’s native land -- influences the writer’s overall body of work.  Mark Byron’s article “This Thing That Has a Code + Not a Core” which addresses the composition history of Pound’s Pisan Cantos and how it relates to history.

12. Byron, Mark. “This Thing That Has a Code + Not a Core: The Texts of Pound’s Pisan Cantos.” Ezra Pound and Referentiality. Ed. Helene Aji. Paris: University of Sorbonne Press, 2003. Print. Eder, Doris L. Three Writers in Exile: Pound, Eliot & Joyce. Troy, N.Y: Whitston Publishing Co., 1984. Print.