Colorado State University Periscope Blog

Hey guys, check out my blog about Colorado State University. It has information about the school, the town, experiences from students, interesting facts, and helpful tips to help those considering Colorado State University. Even if you haven't considered going there, check it out, it might open up another option for you!

http://whychoosecoloradostateuniv.blogspot.com/

Digital Literacy Information Resources

• Howard Rheingold article (it felt fitting): http://techpresident.com/news/22240/rheingold-says-mindset-digital-literacy-are-key-success-online-movements
• Though pretty standard, I found this one to be quite informative. http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html
• An Ivy-league institution such as Cornell finds digital literacy to be a priority: http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/

Progress

• So far I have created and set up the blog, received and recorded few people's reasons for choosing Colorado State University, as well as my own. I have also been regularly posting to the home page with fun things, random facts, and helpful tips.
• I still need to talk to current students about their experiences with CSU, finish the page on what the campus and town are like, and what you can get out of CSU. Also, I should probably add more to the page about my opinion (pictures and such).
• I think this blog will help others by giving them observations and points of view besides those you find of the CSU website. It's a peer's point of view so it's not just being told what you should think. Also, it will help the college get some publicity beyond what they would normally get.

I would love it if followers of this blog, or even just viewers, would view, follow, and share the CSU blog as well. Also, email me suggestions at stfahey14@gmail.com.

http://whychoosecoloradostateuniv.blogspot.com/

Thank you!

My Plan

Goals:

• Produce a blog from which people will gather information that will help them make the decision on whether or not to attend Colorado State University.
• Have the opinions and accounts of at least 10-15 other future CSU students on their choice to attend CSU.
• Have the opinions and accounts of at least 5-10 current CSU students on their experiences at CSU and in Fort Collins, CO.
• Get inside information on the school, the town, and everything that has to do with attending CSU.

Materials/Resources/Information Required:

• Facebook is my best friend when it comes to this project. With it, I am able to get in contact with other future and current CSU students and talk to them about their experiences.
• Google is also quite helpful in finding information on the school and the town. I will be able to find not only the information readily available on the CSU website, but if I dig deep enough, I will be able to find information and intel that is not so mainstream.

Timeline:

• I have already set up the blog and began asking around about experiences as well as other informations. I have also begun posting on the different pages on the blog.
• Every day, I am going to post to the home page with different facts, useful information, and interesting tidbits about college life. I will also work on one of the pages, along with the home page, every day.

Presentation of "Finished" Product:

• In this case, there will be no "Finished" product. By the end of the school year, each page will have a significant amount of information on it, but I plan to continue this blog next year, as I attend CSU, talking about my experiences there.
• In order to present this, I will give my colleagues a tour of the blog, showing them each page, and giving them a summary of what is on the page.

AP Test Practice Experience

When I first began my study plan, I had to prioritize. Thinking about what I needed the most help on, what I hadn't practiced as much, and what I felt I needed to brush up on, I decided to start with the multiple choice. It had been a while since I had practiced any questions like the ones on the AP test, so I figured, that's where I should start. I downloaded the 2004 Released Questions and got to work. As I read the first passage, I forgot that, compared to the passages on the standardized testing, these passages are actually somewhat entertaining and insightful. I read the passage, taking mental notes on the important aspects of the text, sentences that stand out, and influential diction. As I proceeded onto the questions, they were actually quite easy. Although there is no key for this particular practice test, I feel as though I did pretty well on them. There were a couple questions that contained literary terms that I need to review, but for the most part, I found the questions to be quite clear and fairly easy to answer.

Possible Macbeth Essay Prompts

1. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or physiological: for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-orgnized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot.

2. Critic Roland Barthes has said, "Literature is the question minus the answer." Choose a novel or play and, considering Barthes' observation, write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author's treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.

3. According to critic Northrop Frye, "Tragic heroes are so much the highest points in their human landscape that they seem the inevitable conductors of the power about them, great trees more likely to be struck by lightning than a clump of grass. Conductors may of course be instruments as well as victims of the divine lightning."
Select a novel or play in which a tragic figure functions as an instrument of the suffering of others. Then write an essay in which you explain how the suffering brought upon others by that figure contributes to the tragic vision of the work as a whole.

AP English Literature and Composition Test Study Plan

As the AP test fast approaches, I have an odd calm about me. I'm not all that worried about the test. I am decently confident in my writing abilities and I feel that I can understand and analyze literature decently well. However, decent isn't what I am striving for. I know that I need to brush up on my lit terms (thank you Dr. Preston for quizzing us on them. It really helps me), and I could definitely use some tuning up on my multiple choice methods. Over the next two weeks, while preparing for my three other AP tests and completing various scholarship applications, I plan to spend some time working on the multiple choice questions provided here. I plan to do about half a test every day, going over the answers with friends and discussing why we answered them the way we did. I will also do a couple of practice essays in order to hone in my analysis skills. I will also discuss these with classmates and my parents.

By the time the test comes, I plan to be as prepared as possible. I hope to complete all seven of the multiple choice tests provided and at least three of the free response/essays provided. As I do this, I must budget my time, spending some of this study time on homework given in class, studying for other AP tests, and applying for scholarships that I desperately need for next year. I will do my best to study for this, and my other tests, while balancing my other obligations. It's all about prioritizing, and right now, AP tests and scholarships have the top spot. Let the studying commence!

Macbeth Lecture (Part II)

Lady Macbeth vs. Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth was not completely cut off from her humanity. It ends up consuming her and causes her to kill herself.
• AfterMacbeth is crowned king, he and Lady Macbeth go their separate ways. What was once a relationship with communication and compassion turns into Macbeth's struggle to keep his power, and Lady Macbeth's fight for her sanity.
• "Things bad begun, make strong themselves by ill." -Macbeth
• Macbeth wishes to be detached from his humanity. This desire is the start of his destruction. 
• "She should have died hereafter..." was Macbeth's reaction to his wife's death. Not near as dramatic as Mcduff's reaction to his wife and children's death.
• The witches give Macbeth "permission" to go after the crown in whatever way he wants. He wants the crown anyway.

Banquo

• Banquo completely contrasts Macbeth.
• Banquo represents the connection to community and morality, regardless of the future he is told exists. Doesn't rely on what witches say, goes on living his life the way he was.

Macbeth Soliloquy

Macbeth Soliloquy recorded by Maddie Klusendorf

Macbeth Lecture (Part I)

Introduction:

• Simple theme- the rise and fall of a good man (pretty universal, only thing that differs would be the definition of a "good" man)
• Act I-III- Rise of a "blessed" guy. Starts as a heroic warrior and thane, and pushes his way up to being king.
• Act IV-V- Disintegration of a man/character/life
• Macbeth is a character-driven play. 

Macbeth as a Character:

• Sets up NO relationship with the audience (like in Hamlet). We see the development of his character through circumstance, events, and indirect characterization. (For example the scene with the porter http://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/full.html Act II, Scene iii)
• Critics say Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most compelling characters.
• Macbeth is a perverse example of a tragic hero- starts out with friends, honor, success, wealth, respect, etc. and ends up all alone (emphasized by the enormous army coming to kill him... and just him Act V, Scene iii-viii)
• Macbeth does everything of his own free will. He is an "architect of his own destruction". His death is the ultimate consequence of all the choices he's made. (His wife and the witches might seem to have some influence over him, but really it was Macbeth who ultimately made the decision to kill Duncan and the others, and to pursue his ambitions.)

Macbeth Test

1. Macbeth won the respect of King Duncan by

A. slaying the traitor Macdonwald. (Act I, Scene ii)

B. serving as a gracious host for his king.

C. not pleading for advancement.

2. King Duncan rewarded Macbeth by dubbing him

A. the Earl of Sinel.

B. the Thane of Cawdor him. (Act I, Scene ii)

C. Bellona's bridegroom.

3. In addressing Banquo, the witches called him which of these?

"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater." (I)

"Not so happy as Macbeth, yet much happier." (II)

"A future father of kings." (III)

A. I and II (Act I, Scene iii)

B. I and III

C. I, II, and III

4. When Macbeth said, "Two truths are told / As happy prologues" he was referring to

A. his titles of Glamis and Cawdor.

B. the victories against the kerns and gallowglasses.

C. the predictions made to Banquo and to himself. (Act I, Scene iii)

5. "Nothing in his life / Became him like the leaving it" is a reference to

A. the traitorous Thane of Cawdor. (Act I, Scene iv)

B. Banquo's son, Fleance.

C. Duncan's son, Donalbain.

6. Duncan's statement, "I have begun to plant thee and will labour / To make thee full of growing" is an example of

A. a simile.

B. a metaphor. (Act I, Scene iv)

C. personification.

7. Lady Macbeth characterizes her husband as being

A. "the glass of fashion and the mould of form."

B. "too full of the milk of human kindness. (Act I, Scene v)

C. "a cannon overcharg'd with a double crack."

8. When Macbeth agonizes over the possible killing of the king, which of these does he say?

"He is my house guest; I should protect him." (I)

"Duncan's virtues will "plead like angels" " (II)

"I am his kinsman and his subject" (III)

A. I and III

B. II and III

C. I, II, and III (Act I, Scene vii)

9. Macbeth's statement to his wife, "Bring forth men-children only" signifies that he

A. is proud of his wife's transformation.

B. is concerned over the succession to the throne.

C. has accepted the challenge to slay the king. (Act I, Scene vii)

10. As part of the plan to kill the king, Lady Macbeth would

A. get the chamberlains drunk. (Act I, scene vii)

B. smear Duncan's face with blood.

C. arrange an alibi for Macbeth.

11. Trace Macbeth's transformation from a good man to an evil man.

Macbeth begins as a man with a conscience, a man who knows right from wrong, and who loyally fights for his king and country. Once he is told about his future (to become king), he becomes ambitious, and, with the influence of his wife, starts doing whatever it takes to make sure he gets to that position of power. The more power he gets, the less guilty he feels for what he has done to get there. In the end, he feels no remorse for any of his deadly deeds, just fear of losing his crown

12. What motivates Macbeth to take the evil path he chooses?

Lady Macbeth and ambition are the two driving forces that make Macbeth take the path of evil.

13. What influence do the witches have on Macbeth?

The witches control his mental state and his thoughts. They give him ambition and cause him to do things he would have never done without the thought that someday he would be king. They also confuse and scare him with apparitions and visions, as well as give him a false sense of security by telling him that no man of woman-born can kill him.

14. Contrast Macbeth's response to the witches' predictions with Banquo's.

Macbeth focuses on the content of the predictions, the fact that he and Banquo's son will both become king some day. Banquo focuses on what is behind the predictions, what it will take for them to become true, and the consequences they will bring.

15. Describe the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Trace how it changes over the course of the play.

Lady Macbeth definitely wears the pants in the relationship at the beginning of the play (excuse my colloquialism). She can convince him to do anything and verbally abuses him. She acts almost manly. As Macbeth gains more power, however, she becomes less of an influence, until, finally, she is more or less obsolete. 

PART 2

1. "Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible / To feeling as to sight?" is a reference to the

A. ghost of Banquo.

B. dagger. (Act II, Scene i)

C. bubbling cauldron.

2. Lady Macbeth confessed that she would have killed King Duncan herself except for the fact that

A. she couldn't gain easy access to his bedchamber

B. he looked like her father (Act II, Scene ii)

C. one of Duncan's guards spied her on the to stairway

3. Shakespeare introduced the Porter in order to

A. allow Macduff to gain admission to the castle.

B. remind the audience of the Witches' prophecies.

C. provide comic relief. (Act II, Scene iii)

4. Malcolm and Donalbain flee after the murder

A. because they fear the daggers in men's smiles. (Act II, Scene iii

B. in order to join Macduff in England.

C. lest they be blamed for it.

5. Macbeth arranges for Banquo's death by telling the hired killers that

A. Banquo had thwarted their careers. (Act III, Scene i)

B. if they fail, they will pay with their own lives.

C. he will eradicate all records of their previous crimes.

6. Macbeth startles his dinner guests by

A. conversing with the Ghost of Banquo (Act III, Scene iv)

B. attempting to wash the blood from his hands

C. saying to Lady Macbeth that, "Murder will out."

7. The Witches threw into the cauldron

"Eye of bat and tongue of frog"(I)

"Wool of bat and tongue of dog" (II)

"Fang of snake and eagle's glare" (III)

A. I and II

B. I and III

C. II and III? (Act IV, Scene i)

8. The three apparitions which appeared to Macbeth were

An armed head. (I)

A child with a crown. (II)

A bloody child (III)

A. I and II? (Act IV, Scene i)

B. II and III

C. I, II, and III

9. In Act IV, Malcolm is at first lukewarm toward Macduff because he

A. wasn't prepared to overthrow Macbeth.

B. suspects a trick. (Act IV, Scene iii)

C. wasn't worthy of becoming king, in his opinion.

10. Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane when

A. the witches rendezvous with Macbeth.

B. the camouflaged soldiers make their advance. (Act V, Scene iii)

C. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to stand and fight.

11. What is the significance of the line "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I, i, 10)?

HELP PLEASE???

12. How does Macbeth function as a morality play?

Macbeth represents morality itself. As any other human would, his morality decreases as his amount of power and ambition increases.

13. How does Shakespeare use the technique of dramatic irony in Macbeth?

Shakespeare uses it in order to create a contradiction within scenes and the entire play. For example, he makes sure to have Duncan note the hospitality and comfort he feels when he arrives at Macbeth's castle, right before Macbeth kills him.

14. How does Lady Macbeth overcome her husband's resistance to the idea of killing King Duncan?

She uses verbal abuse and explains what the future could bring if he were to kill King Duncan.

15. Contrast Macduff's response to the news of his wife's and children's deaths with Macbeth's response to being told Lady Macbeth is dead.

Macduff is completely devastated, ready to get revenge. However, Macbeth is much less passionate about it. Instead, he just continues with his plans to protect himself.

Macbeth Notes

Act I, Scene i

·      Witched discussing a battle where they will meet up again. Foreshadowing for the introduction of Macbeth.

Act I, Scene ii

·      This scene presents our first description of Macbeth as a brutal, ruthless warrior. The captain describes how Macbeth mercilessly slaughtered Macdonwald.

Act I, Scene iii

·      The witches describe their ruthless plans as Macbeth is approaching. This gives you insight on the witches themselves, seeing as their purpose in the play is unclear at this time. Banquo also questions their being and their trustworthiness.

·      The witches regard Macbeth as “thane of Cawdor” a title he has not yet been given, but will be soon. They also tell him that someday he will be king. They tell Banquo his kids will be royalty as well.

·      Ross and Angus enter, telling Macbeth that King Duncan has made him thane of Cawdor (just as the witches had said) because the other one is a traitor, and will be executed.

·      Macbeth reflects on the witches’ prophecy and wonders how he will become king (more foreshadowing. He will have to do dark things in order to gain this title).

Act I, Scene iv

·      The former thane of Cawdor is executed. It is made known that Malcolm (Duncan’s son) will be the heir to the throne. Although he had just been praised for his valor in battle and professed his loyalty to Duncan, he realizes that Malcolm cannot be king if he himself is supposed to be king. (IRONY!!!)

Act I, Scene v

·      We are introduced to Lady Macbeth, made aware of her ambition and the things she is willing to do to get to where she wants to be. (She’s nuts.)

·      She presents Macbeth with the idea of killing King Duncan and explains that she is willing to do it herself. (Again, she’s crazy).

Act I, Scene vi

·      Ironically, Duncan finds Macbeth’s castle to be calm and lovely, and Lady Macbeth to be nice and polite. Duncan expresses his love and gratitude for Macbeth. (So much irony it’s ridiculous)

Act I, Scene vii

·      We see the ambitious side of Macbeth coming out, the opportunist. He is given the opportunity to kill the king so that getting his spot on the throne will be easier and he’s willing to risk everything, earthly and spiritually, to get there. However, he does recognize the consequences.

·      When Macbeth decides against killing the king, his wife verbally attacks him and explains her plan. Macbeth expresses his desire for her to only bear male children. (Shows the male dominated society and the hatred of women, a major theme in this play).

·      This scene says a lot about Macbeth as a character. It shows he does know the difference between right and wrong, but isn’t strong enough to stand by his decision when faced with his wife. (An ironic relationship in this play. Lady Macbeth is “wearing the pants” in their relationship, something that completely contradicts the male-dominance theme of the play)

Notes on the background of Shakespeare's Macbeth

Site 2

·      Macbeth shows life at its most brutal and cynical. It’s very violent and gory.

·      It involves witches who manipulate things (weather among other things), to get them the way they want. (Double, Double, toil and trouble…)

·      A lot of irony amongst the characters and the words said.

·      Lady Macbeth is crazy and evil

·      Her and Macbeth plan a murder and it is revealed that Lady Macbeth has strong sedatives, possibly hinting at Macbeth’s violence. They end up murdering a man in his sleep and kill his guards. (Was it Duncan that they killed?)

·      A young boy jokes around with his mother about how there are more bad people than good people in the world. Then, bad men break into his home and stab him to death.

·      Macbeth’s head ends up on a stick.

Site 3

·      The play was written from 1605-1606.

·      It was written as a tribute to Shakespeare’s royal patron, King James I of England, who was also king of Scotland.

·      His principle source was Holinshed’s Chronicles of Scottish History, a loose collection of gossip, tales, and fantasies. Macbeth is flawed form a historical perspective.

·      Macbeth became king in 1040when he killed the previous King Duncan in battle. Macbeth ruled for 17 years and was overthrown by Duncan’s son.

·      Shakespeare makes Duncan seem “saintly”, Banquo seem innocent of any conspiracy against King Duncan, and Malcolm seems like a great friend of England. Shakespeare made the predictions of Scotland’s future come from witches.

·      Shakespeare uses the details of the murder of King Duff by MacDonwald as the details of Duncan’s murder by Macbeth.

Site 5

·      Holinshed’s Chronicles (Macbeth)- Scotorum Historiae was written in 1527 by Hector Boece.

·      Minor sources- Reginald Scot’s Discovery of Witchcraft, Daemonologie written in 1599 by King JamesI, and Colloquia, the memoirs of Erasmus (edition circa 1500).

·      Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a gentle, thoughtful man who can love wholeheartedly, despite the murders he commits. Shakespeare pays particular attention to Macbeth’s conscience.

*Site 1 and the links on Site 4 would not load. 

My Favorite Blogs (within Dr. Preston's AP English class)

Here are my favorite blogs within our AP English Literature and Composition class... they come from this list, if you'd like to check anymore of them out:
    http://drprestonsrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/p/member-blogs_8358.html

1. Katie Enstad- http://kerhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
     What makes Katie's blog so great is that it's up-to-date and easy to read. You can find things with little trouble and she's straightforward and to the point. Her posts show her thought process and the time and work she puts in.

2. Cody Kiniry- http://ckrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
     Cody's blog is amazing. It's up-to-date, creative, and original. Looking at the blog, you don't only get the school work, but you get a sense of who the author is as well. I also enjoy the way in which she writes and the extra things she posts on her blog.

3. Samuel Moon- http://shmrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
     Sam's blog is also up-to-date, and complete with every post that has been assigned. I like Sam's blog because, like Katie's, it is easy to read and right to the point. His posts are complete and easy to understand, yet insightful, just like he is.

Lord of the Flies Mind Map

http://www.mindmeister.com/150328036/symbols-of-lord-of-the-flies

Analysis Remix of Lord of the Flies

Lit Analysis #6: Lord of the Flies

Plot summary and analysis (my notes):

A group of boys were in a plane escaping Great Britain during wartime and their plane was shot down over a deserted island. Ralph and Piggy (two of the main characters) for a conch shell on the beach, which they would use to call meetings and get the attention of the other boys. The boys decided they needed a leader, so they chose Ralph. They also chose Jack at the lead hunter. (This foreshadows what would happen to each of these boys during their time on the island.) When Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island, they decide to set a signal fire on the top of a mountain in order to attract passing ships. This fire is neglected and ends up setting the forest on fire. Ralph takes his leadership role very seriously and seems to be the only boy who understands what needs to be done in order to keep some form of civility on the island. While he is trying to organize the building of huts and the maintenance of a signal fire, all of the other boys blow him off and are playing. When Jack fails to catch a wild pig, he becomes completely fixated on hunting. (This shows the beginning of his de-humanization.) Soon, a ship passes by the island but doesn’t see the boys because their signal fire is out. After the first successful hunt, the boys do a wild, animal-like, celebratory dance. (Yet another sign of the fading civility of the boys.) Ralph tries to restore order with the conch shell and finds that the boys are actually becoming scared of the situation. The “littluns” believe there is a beast or a monster in the forest on the island that comes out at night but hides during the day.  The possibility of it hiding in the ocean completely terrifies the boys. An air battle occurs over the island and a dead parachutist falls onto the mountain where the signal fire is. The twins think it is the beast and run back to camp to tell the others that the beast has attacked them. Jack and Ralph see the silhouette of the parachutist and think it’s a large ape. Jack decides that Ralph should no longer be the leader. Him and the rest of the hunters take off away from the beach. Ralph tries to rally the other boys together to build a new signal fire on the beach but most of them leave quietly during the work. Jack’s new tribe organizes a violent slaughter of a wild sow. They put her head on a stick that becomes covered in flies. (This represents the Lord of the Flies and the side of humans that really isn’t human at all.) Simon has a vision in which the pig head speaks to him, telling him that no one can ever escape the “Lord of the Flies” for it exists within every man. When Simon goes back to the beach to tell the others that he has seen a dead man, they attack and kill him with their bare hands and teeth. (An extremely animalistic act.) Jack’s hunters attack Ralph and Piggy when they try to reason with Jack. They kill Piggy and Ralph narrowly escapes. They shatter the conch. (This is a symbol of the complete shut down of all humanity.) Jack and his hunters set the forest of fire, trying to smoke Ralph out onto the beach. When he finally has to go to the beach, Ralph is met by a British naval officer who had seen the island on fire. The sight of the animalistic boys amazes the officer. When the officer asks the boys what happened, they all broke down crying. (This is the return of their humanity.)

Homework: 3/20/2012

Video-

·      Every effort to change the world starts with people asking questions.

·      It’s time to raise the questions about what is important.

·      We need to find a solution for the problems our world is facing, and to do that we need questions, open minds, and clear communications.

·      Solutions will come from a combination of multiple viewpoints.

·      How do we get the world to listen?

The Serious Need for Play

Childhood play is crucial for social, emotional and cognitive ­development.
Imaginative and rambunctious “free play,” as opposed to games or structured activities, is the most essential type.
Kids and animals that do not play when they are young may grow into anxious, socially maladjusted adults.
. According to a paper published in 2005 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, children’s free-play time dropped by a quarter between 1981 and 1997. Concerned about getting their kids into the right colleges, parents are sacrificing playtime for more structured activities
A handful of studies support Brown’s conviction that a play-deprived childhood disrupts normal social, emotional and cognitive development in humans and animals·  This creative aspect is key because it challenges the developing brain more than following predetermined rules does. In free play, kids use their imagination and try out new activities and roles.  play fosters creative thinking.
Play fighting also improves problem solving
But why might play help kids excel? Animal researchers believe that play serves as a kind of training for the unexpected

·       Parents should let children be children—not just because it should be fun to be a child but because denying youth’s unfettered joys keeps kids from developing into inquisitive, creative creatures, Elkind warns. “Play has to be reframed and seen not as an oppo­site to work but rather as a complement,” he says. “Curiosity, imagination and creativity are like muscles: if you don’t use them, you lose them.”

What a reader can “play” with

·      In Donne’s sonnet, Shakespeare’s writing, and this EE. Cummings poem, the reader can “play” with the ideas the author is trying to put forth. They can interpret them as their mind wants and see things from different points of view. Readers can “play” with their creativity using what the author provides.

"The world is vast and wide. Why do you put on your robes at the sound of a bell?"

·      Playing with a question such as this can create a learning experience because the answer requires consideration for all different variables, each worth analyzing, such as the persons lifestyle, where they live, and what makes them unique. By analyzing these variables, you can learn something about how people work, about a new culture, or just even about a new person.

Literature Book (Poetry) Remix

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare
1. Dramatic Situation- speaker is in the first person
2. Structure- sonnet, iambic pentameter, ABAB rhyme scheme in first three quatrains
3. Theme- the flaws of a woman are what make her beautiful
4. Grammar- Old English, grammar manipulated to fit iambic pentameter
5. Important Images/Figures of Speech- "My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun;"
6. Important Words- "And yet, by heaven, I  think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare."
7. Tone- honest, blunt, yet loving.
8. Literary Devices- imagery, similes, personification, metaphors
9. Prosody- seems offensive to the subject at the beginning but concludes with a feeling of love

Still to Be Neat by Ben Jonson 
1. Dramatic Situation- third person about a woman who is apparently always dressed for a special occasion.
2. Structure- simple stream of consciousness
3. Theme- natural beauty is the best beauty
4. Grammar- lot of punctuation, very direct
5. Important Images- feast with dressed up lady. "hair is free"
6. Important Words- "still", "lady", "simplicity", "heart"
7. Tone- kind, complimenting
8. Literary Devices- simile, stream of consciousness
9. Prosody- flows as if all one thought. what women do vs. what men want women to do. Smooth.

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
1. Dramatic Situation- third person point of view; an observer of the war
2. Structure- two stanzas; ABAB then ABBA
3. Theme- The theme is the tragedy of war; the poem was written to show how the war affected the soldiers.
4. Grammar- pretty standard, proper grammar
5. Important Figures of Speech/Images- "Die as cattle."
6. Important Words- "cattle", "holy glimmers of goodbyes"
7. Tone- melancholy and sad. Grim because of war
8. Literary Devices- imagery, similes, metaphors, figurative language
9. Prosody- slow flow of the poem emphasizes the sadness of the subject

1984 by George Orwell

1.     Winston Smith lives in London, Oceania (England), a country ruled by a totalitarian government (The Party), which is lead by “Big Brother”. Although Winston is a member of The Party, he is still watched all the time, everywhere he goes through devices such as the telescreen. Winston’s job is to rewrite the history of The Party, changing the records of past events so that it appears as though Big Brother and The Party have been involved everything good, and frees them from blame of all the negative events. The Party is now trying to bring about a new language that would make political rebellion nearly impossible. It’s called Newspeak and it erases any words that can be affiliated with rebellion. Winston is becoming fed up with the oppression of the party. His “thought crimes” against The Party include thinking about rebellion, sex, and being individual, and writing these thoughts in a diary. He wanders through the poor neighborhoods of London in order to escape the constant monitoring of The Party. Winston starts an affair with a dark-haired girl whom he works with at The Ministry of Truth named Julia. He is afraid that they will be caught, tortured, and killed by The Party for the affair, while she is driven by the danger of the affair. He begins to hate The Party even more and finally hears from O’Brien, a member of the party whom he suspects to be working against The Party, for the Brotherhood. O’Brien is a member of the Inner Party, which allows him many luxuries, yet works against The Party. Julia and Winston become members of The Brotherhood. As Winston reads Emmanuel Goldstein’s (the leader of the Brotherhood) book to Julia in their rented room, the police barge in and arrest them. When he is taken to the Ministry of Love, Winston finds that O’Brien was actually a spy who set a trap for Winston. O’Brien spends months trying to brainwash Winston and when it doesn’t work, the send him to the infamous Room 101. Here, Winston is forced to face a cage full of flesh eating rats on his head. He begs them to do it to Julia, not him. It was at that moment that Winston had snapped, accepting Big Brother and The Party completely. He is released back into the world to live as a submissive citizen.