XH ENGLISH

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

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Highlights of Canto III:

Quiz:  look at the questions from the quiz; they are all from key moments in Canto III.

Hyperbole, Anaphora and Allusion:  we found examples in Canto III - all prevalent devises used throughout the poem.

Lines 139-148 - we talked about the possible meaning and greater significance.

Take note of the Baron's response to his victory - telling of his character.

Highlights of Canto IV:

What is the significance of the first 2 lines?

Who do we meet in the underworld?  Ill Nature. What is she like?  Who travels to the underworld?  Umbriel. Can you picture him?  What does he bring back from the underworld?   How is Belinda's disposition different from the beginning of Act IV compared to the end of Act IV?  Who is Thelestris?






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