Oscar Wilde

Please go to www.oscarwildecollection.com and read The Importance of Being Ernest.

As we are reading A Tale of Two Cities, you have two weeks to read the play. On Friday, March 21st, we will discuss the play and answer an AP prompt.

Poetry Explication for Weekend of February 22nd

Please read the following poem by Elizabeth Jennings. Write a short essay explaining the meaning of the poem. Next, write a few sentences explaining the significance of the use of enjambment in the poem.

 

 

 

Answers

 

I keep my answers small and keep them near;
Big questions bruised my mind but still I let
Small answers be a bulwark to my fear.

The huge abstractions I keep from the light;
Small things I handled and caressed and loved.
I let the stars assume the whole of night.

But the big answers clamoured to be moved
Into my life. Their great audacity
Shouted to be acknowledged and believed.

Even when all small answers build up to
Protection of my spirit, I still hear
Big answers striving for their overthrow

And all the great conclusions coming near.

Response to Enotes analysis of "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron

After reading your copy of the enotes summary on "She Walks in Beauty," please write one paragraph summarizing the usage of enjambment and change in meter as noted in the article. Try to not use any quotes. I am wanting you to truly comprehend what the article is saying, and then put it into your own words.