T Shirt Time!

This week's required blog post is a suggestion (or a few suggestions) for the class T Shirt. We cannot have artwork or the cost becomes prohibitive, so text only. Suggestions may come from works studied, favorite quotations, literary allusions, literary malapropisms, class gaffs, AP references--it's up to you!

This post is due Friday 3/4/11 by 3pm

Just thinking....

Read Thomas Hardy's poem, "The Man he Killed"
( http://www.bartleby.com/103/3.html )
and post your questions/reactions.

Due Tuesday (yes, TUESDAY) by 3:00.

The Tool Box sentence "quiz"

Using your Tool Box as a guide, complete the following sentences for the poem, "Daily" by Nye and be prepared to write them in a timed "Ninja quiz"...

The poet's use of ________ emphasizes the idea of ___________ .
(Example: The poet's use of biblical allusion emphasizes the idea of salvation.)
The _______________ tone of the poem reflects Nye's message of _____________ .
The _______________ diction underscores the poet's view of ________________ .
Choosing colors such as "blue" and "brown" suggests _________________, which supports an idea of ____________________ .
The diligence with which the speaker performs her daily "chores" illustrates Nye's suggestion ______________ .

Can't give up the vocabulary!

malapropism (know some examples)
milquetoast
a Sisyphean effort/task/attempt
hifalutin
zeitgeist
tacit and taciturn
trivial and triviality/ies
misanthrope
Wagnerian
curmudgeon

Be a vocabulary Ninja--prepared to battle (or to take a quiz) at any moment !

Important distinction

Please know the difference between verbal irony, situational irony and dramatic irony. Then post an example of each from your choice of "works of literary merit" (preferably from our class texts).

Due Wednesday by 3pm.