Tuesday, October 27th (Group A)

LIT HIIT- Poetry Edition

Fame is a bee. (1788)

BY EMILY DICKINSON

Fame is a bee.

It has a song—

It has a sting—

Ah, too, it has a wing.

What role does metaphor play in Emily Dickinson's "Fame is a Bee" ? ______________________________________________________

 1. Discussion of "Famous." Discuss annotations in small groups. 

• What is the style of this poem? 
• What is the impact of point of view in this poem? 
• What is the impact of the shift that occurs? 
• Can you spot? Alliteration? Metaphor? Enjambment? Anaphora? Assonance? Consonance? Repetition? 
• What type of form/meter is it? Effect? 
• Thinking about the balance between the science and the art... what makes this poem art? 
• Consider TPCASTT strategy. 
• Literary claim (from yesterday). 

2. Theme in "Famous" (Upload in Schoology Discussion Board) 

• Make a list of thematic issues that occur in "Famous"
• Select one issue and develop a thematic statement for "Famous"
• Provide three examples from the poem that would be supportive of this identified theme. 

Homework for Thursday- 

1. Continue annotations for "Jamyla Bolden" and "So Much Happiness"-  Upload to Schoology.

2. Read and annotate "Kindness" (poem 2). After you are done, listen to Nye read in video on Schoology. Watch video explaining background of this poem. 

Online work for Thursday/Friday is posted in Schoology.