Authors

= = =Elizabeth Bishop=

Standards

 * W.11 - 12.1,4,5,6**
 * SL.11-2**
 * RI.11 - 12.1,6,10**
 * RI.11 - 12.1,2,3,4,6,7,10**
 * L.11-1-6**


 * Purpose:**
 * Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of literary techniques on the text and the reader.
 * Analyze the use and effect of poetry elements such as imagery, similes, metaphors, narratives, rhythm, meter, structure, and effect


 * Unit 9 Learning Outcomes **

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:


 * Identify and analyze the predominant themes in post-modern American literature.
 * Identify and analyze literary techniques used in the works of notable post-modern authors.

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 * Link to Bishop's life and her poetry**

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 * Reading: Academy of American Poets: Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Fish”
 * Activity: EDSITEment!: “Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World - Worksheet 2 for Activity 4: Literary Device: Imagery”

=Walt Whitman=

Standards

 * W.11 - 12.1,4**
 * RI.11 - 12.5,6,10**
 * RI.11 - 12.10**

Purpose
Identify and analyze the predominant themes of Civil War literature in America and synthesize with themes in The Civil Rights Movement

Questions:
===**1-How does Whitman's use of figurative language impact the meaning of the poem? Include two examples from the text to support your answer. These examples must appear within your sentences and not be full-length quotes.**===

**4-Locate the shift in the poem where the speaker shifts point of view. Examine and interpret the impact of this shift on the meaning of the poem.**
=Emily Dickinson= = Standards =

CCSS: 11 Literature Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. =Purpose:=

To recognize the use of poetic sound devices to enhance meaning and set tone in poetry


Learning Objectives

 * Recognize key attributes of Realism and Naturalism
 * Identify important Realistic and Naturalistic writers and works
 * Identify common poetic sound devices
 * Analyze thematic and tonal purposes of sound devices
 * Interpret a poem from intuitive responses and informed research

Realism and Nature:
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Sound and Sense in Poetry; Focus on "I Heard a Fly Buzz"
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"I Heard a Fly Buzz"
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 * 1) This poem focuses intently on the senses, especially sight and sound. Find several examples of onomatopoeia in the poem. What sounds does Dickinson want us to hear by means of this device?
 * 1) How do you interpret the allusion in the second verse to "the King"? The expectation of those present or of the speaker seems to be that the King will somehow be present at the moment of death. What //is// the last sight, sound, and presence the speaker is aware of before death? Why is this contrast ironic?
 * 1) Consider the sound devices and the irony Dickinson uses in this poem. What is the final attitude of the poem toward death? Do you find this picture of death consoling? disturbing? humorous? Explain.

= =Edgar Allan Poe= =A brief introduction to the author:= media type="custom" key="27011512" =**Poe's Struggles and Growth Through Poverty**=

1:The Truth About Poe
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2:Unknown Facts About Poe
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How do mixed genre, the short story in The Pit and The Pendulum and The Tell Tale Heart, and poetry in The Raven, reflect both a common theme and the life of the author?
The Life of Edgar Allan Poe