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Literary Focus: "One Art"
Class experience
Students will learn how to properly read and interpret Elizabeth Bishop’s poem by examining the "four pillars" of literary analysis: diction, imagery, language, and syntax. If time, students will also learn how poets use various poetic devices -- such as alliteration/assonance, rhyme/rhythm/meter, and parallel structure -- to establish tone and convey theme. Finally, we will discuss how to structure an AP Poetry Analysis by using the rhetorical framework of Hegel’s dialectic. Sample...
Students will learn how to properly analyze a poem through the "four pillars" of literary analysis: diction, imagery, language, and syntax. They will also learn how poets use various poetic devices -- such as alliteration/assonance, rhyme/rhythm/meter, and parallel structure -- to establish tone and convey theme. If time, students will also learn how to structure an AP Poetry Analysis essay by using the rhetorical framework of Hegel’s dialectic.
I have a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University. For the past thirty years, I have taught English in a wide variety of educational settings -- from a private school on Maui, Hawaii, to a Catholic school in Portland, Oregon, to an inner-city charter school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Most recently, I taught freshman and senior English at the Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, where I also served as the school's Director of Curriculum and Instruction. In 2021 I started an online academic enrichment / professional development nonprofit organization -- Literary Focus, Inc. -- and offer classes on Outschool in the winter and summer months to continue teaching on a part-time basis.
1 file available upon enrollmentWhen students enroll, they will be provided a copy of the poem in the form of an AP Poetry Analysis prompt and an attached study guide, which they are encouraged -- but not required -- to complete before attending the class.
For the past thirty years, I have taught English in a wide variety of educational settings — from a private school on Maui, Hawaii, to a Catholic school in Portland, Oregon, to an inner-city charter school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Most...
Group Class
$15
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-12 learners per class