Option #1: Poetry
Select one example of a poem from the assigned Gateway into Literature resource you would like to interpret and use the Required Learning Resource, “Approaching Poetry” by Sue Asbee, and any other Required Learning Resources and videos from this week’s Required Learning Resources list as appropriate to address the following:
Choose two terms, literary devices or types of literary language that you think you can use to interpret the poem you chose.
Briefly define each of these using your own words. Please paraphrase and do not just copy the definitions from the readings and videos.
Apply each term, literary device or type of literary language to the poem by quoting a line or section from the poem that is an example of each and explain how this quote from the poem is an example. Do not just quote a line from the poem and say it is an example. Be sure to show how it is an example.
Based on your use of terminology, method or type of literary language, for each of your two quoted examples, try to interpret the meaning of the line or section and how it relates to the context of the overall poem or piece. Asbee’s reading has examples of how to do this, and below is another.
Make sure to cite any quotes or paraphrases in MLA style.
Example of Original Discussion Post for this Option
Example
Trochaic meter is when the first syllable of a foot is emphasized. (definition) This example from Macbeth by Shakespeare has a trochaic meter pattern (quote from poem). I have bolded the emphasized syllable (showing how these lines are an example of trochaic meter)
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf;
Witches’ mummy; maw and gulf… (quote)
These lines are from Act IV Scene 1 of the Song of the Witches in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth.” This trochaic pattern of word emphasis slows down the witches’ chant and makes it more mysterious sounding. The witches are making a potion to call up dark forces, and this scene happens in the play after Macbeth has killed Duncan and Banquo while seeking power. The potion the witches are making is supposed to let Macbeth know about his future, and the foreboding sounds made by the trochaic meter pattern can be representative of the psychological turmoil Macbeth is experiencing because of his actions. (interpretation of how this section relates to the overall story)
Here is the link to the resoruces https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tus/humn/humn100/2242/week-4/humn-100-gateway-into-literature–british.html?ou=931927
*This is a short one that is no more then 300 words without citations. Only needs to be on one of the poems. The example is in bold and underlined. Thank you*
