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HW12G due 10/13: Confessional Poetry and Poetry Workshop

October 9, 2015 By

All due Tuesday, 10/13

1. Confessional Poetry–The linked reading is quite brief, yet gives us a sense of the nature of confessional poetry. Read it closely please in preparation for your own confessional poem.  

2. Writing Workshop:

  • In your poetry journal brainstorm subjects for your confessional poem. Broadly, the subject is you of course! But more specifically, what aspect(s) of YOU would you like to share via poetry?
  • Then, I would like you to begin to write your confessional poem. How much you write is up to you. Final drafts are due Thursday.

3. Poems by Anne Sexton:

 

HW due 10/13: The Bell Jar

October 9, 2015 By

1. The Bell Jar–read and annotate the first four chapters (focus your annotations on Esther’s characterization). In addition to characterization, allow your annotations to be guided by the following feminist criticism questions:

1. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
2. How does Plath characterize the relationships between men and women? (focusing on power)
3. How are male and female roles defined?
4. Do characters take on traits from opposite genders?
5. What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy?