Monday, November 10, 2008

11/10 Class

For homework: Please read Mary Oliver's article on "Imagery". Note important concepts in the article and learn them. Then, apply what you learned about Imagery from Mary Oliver and select one of the poems in 101 Great American Poems (pages 29-44). Comment in a paragraph or two about the poet's use of imagery in one of these poems.

In class:
A. write poetry. Use what you learned about lines, metrics, sound, and image to create poems that use these devices.
B. Type up your journal exercise
C. Read your homework (see above)

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About this course!

This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.