PART 1: Read this brief synopsis of COL Robert Gould Shaw’s Union Regiment’s actions at Fort Wagner. You might remember the scene as depicted in the popular 1989 movie Glory. The picture above displays a monument that represents (course theme alert!) this battle. What observations can you make about the narrative this memorial might put forth regarding Shaw and his regiment?

PART 2: Next, read Robert Lowell’s Poem “For the Union Dead” on page 1664 of your Norton Poetry Anthology. How does this poem address/represent the same monument in the poem?

PART 3: Now read the Kevin Walker Poetry selections located under the “Supplemental Materials” tab.  How does your reading of Walker’s poem now engage (disrupt, enhance, undermine, enhance, parody, address, extend, etc.) the messages intended by Lowell’s Poem?

PART 4: Finally, How do Young’s other poems contextualize your understanding of “For the Confederate Dead”?

200-250 words each part; worth 20 instructor points for thoughtful responses. Due NLT Lesson 8 (3/4 FEB).  **Please submit all parts as one reply**  Thanks.

Read the biographical information regarding Sylvia Plath at the link below.
How does this knowledge change/enhance/disrupt your interpretation of the poem “Lady Lazareth” or its speaker?
What role does cruelty such as the holocaust imagery play in the poem?
What other images does Plath employ that are particularly meaningful or effective? (250-300 word response, due Lesson 6 (28/29 January).

Plath Biography

Plath reads “Lady Lazareth”

Onomatopoetic words, such as the word “[b]uzz” in Dickinson’s poem, can be useful to achieve a particular aural effect; however, Alexander Pope’s “Sound and Sense” contains none.  How does his poem still attain the very qualities that each line suggests?  How do Pope’s allusions to classical figures (Zephyr, Ajax, Camilla, Timotheus) provide depth to his poetic demonstration? Explain how another poem from this lesson makes use of sound imagery/effects to resonate or amplify meaning. 250-300 word response, due before class, lesson 5 (24/27 January).

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