We had a good class discussion this week. Every week, the ability to analyze the literature (prose and poetry) and the comfort level in the class increases, resulting in great insights and discussions.
This week students read poetry from the Romantic period, and in class we focused on four poems: "The Chimney-Sweeper" from Songs of Innocence and "The Chimney-Sweeper" from Songs of Experience (both by William Blake); "She Walks in Beauty" (Lord Byron); and "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (John Keats).
I love talking about the Keats poem because it has some good visual images but it also challenges the readers to contemplate
art within art
real time vs. slow'frozen time
the consequences of an action the never stops or never happens
What is art? the urn, the poem, or our imagination?
Next week, we will be discussing Victorian poetry. As with last week, studnets should read all of the poems but concentrate on the following ones:
The Lady of Shalott (Tennyson)
My Last Duchess (Browning)
God's Grandeur (Hopkins)
Links this Week
Class Notes
Have a great week!
Mrs. Prichard
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