Figures of Speech/Symbols
Let’s talk literature! Write an entry of at least 200 words. You may follow these guidelines (if you find them useful):
- Avoid asking questions that prompt a repeating of explicit information in the text. Formulate questions that have no “easy” answer, and ones that can be interpreted through various perspectives.
- Compare, contrast, and look for connections between stories assigned on a given day with each other or with past stories we have read for class.
- Look for “gaps” in authors’ reasoning or statements that you find problematic.
- Think about the broader issues that the author’s arguments point to. What are the broader implications?
- Consider connections to current event issues.
Today’s post should concern one of the following poem(s):
- Judy Page Heitzman, “The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill,” p. 441
- Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Richard Corey,” p. 450
- Jane Kenyon, “The Thimble,” p. 466
- William Blake, “A Poison Tree,” p. 472
- Focus on 2 additional poems of your choosing
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You must also reply to at least one classmate’s discussion post.
Classmate’s post #1:
The most interesting poem for me this week was Richard Corey. It has the theme of a lesson that we learn very often. “Never judge a book by its cover.” But I can honestly say that I didn’t expect the ending. Perhaps, that’s the author’s point. This specific poem reminds me of several singers and celebrities in general who have taken the final action amongst themselves. The ones where we mutter. “I thought he was so happy.” But you never really know. Money doesn’t negate the things that people go through. But also, I saw a Tik Tok video the other day where a guy was making a joke about how an artist makes a very obvious song about that action. And then we say “wow, who would’ve thought?” when it happens.
I was also a fan of The Schoolroom… because it speaks to a much bigger picture. It really is something that happens universally. Humans are good at pretending, but there are definitely some things that you just don’t get over. For the author it just happened to be that one teacher. For others it may be a stranger or even a family member. If more of us took this into account, I feel like we’d be more careful with what we say. Because our cruel words can easily become someone else’s lifelong, negative tagline.
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