XH ENGLISH

"Education Is Not the Filling of a Pail, But the Lighting of a Fire" -Yeats

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Class Notes 11/15 B block

Homework: Bring things for safety pins. Work on Papers, Quest Next Week on Poetic Terms (moodle)

Theme for all three poems: Time. Carpe Diem - "seize the day"

The Passionate Shepherd to his love:

Speaker: Poor Shepherd *not Marlowe
Shepherd's Message: He is pursuing a woman of a higher ranking than him.
- he is making promises in order to try to woo her
- his promises are not literal -> metaphor for his love for her
Rhythm = Iambic tetrameter (four beats)
- sounds like a heartbeat, playful, lyrical
Could be symbolic of anyone with a love for someone who seems unattainable

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time:
Speaker: Wise man
Audience: Young girls
Message: Giving advice.
- Cherish youth.
- Take advantage of youth + the time one has now.
- You are a flower, take advantage of the time when you are blooming.
-"Seize the Day" before it is too late
Sun, "lamp of heaven"
- metaphor
- personification - "he is running"
Personification
- Old time is flying, the flower smiles
"Then be not coy, but use your time,    And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime,    You may forever tarry."
 - Coy - shy/cautious
 - Do not waste your time. Go enjoy + get married while you are at the prime of youth
"Virgin" - Symbolizes youth



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