Hi Class,
First, I want to say thank you for sticking with me as we wrestled with poetic meter. You all did a great job on a difficult topic, and I hope that you gained some knowledge about the intricacies of poetry.
For next Wednesday:
1. Look up these terms: pun, hyperbole, irony, litotes, paradox, synechdoche, metonymy
2. Bring in your copy of the Comic Poems book.
3. Journal 5: after reading the rest of Poems of New York, find an example of comedy/humor and write a page reflecting why is funny or humorous. It may help to define comedy/humor.
ALSO: Here is a PDF version of the Meter/Scansion handout that we went over in class on October 24th:
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
