Assignment Overview This assignment is split into 2 sections. Each section is worth 50 points.

You will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e. g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone). (RL.2.4)
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. (RL.2.6)
Part 1: This Room by John Ashbery
Directions: We will be going over the following poem: This Room. docx baixar
Audio Recording: Audio of "This Room" by John Ashbery (Links to an external site.)
1) In your own words, write a 2-3 sentence summary of the poem:
Then, annotate for words that create tone or meaning then answer two of the following questions:
2) What is the tone of the poem? Use at least two pieces of evidence form the text to support your response.
3)What impact do lines 2-5 have on the tone of dreamlike, sullen, or lonely?
What is the speaker’s point of view about his memories? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
Part 2: The Death of Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë (Links para um site externo.)
We will be going over the following poem:The Death of Anne Brontë (1).docx baixar

Spanish Copy of On the Death of Anne Brontë.docx baixar
Portuguese Copy of On the Death of Anne Brontë.docx baixar
You will be turning this Worksheet in

Use the responses and revisions to the worksheet to answer the following questions. You should include evidence for their answers.

4) How do both poets use language and/or figurative language in their poems? Provide examples.
5) How do the structures or stanzas build up the tone you’ve identified in your answers to the previous questions? Provide examples.
6) How does the last two lines of each poem show the perspectives of life in the absence of their loved ones? Provide examples.