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Lit term: allusion, antagonist, protagonist
Sonnet 23 Labe- (321)
Sonnet 23 Loise Labe,1524-1566, translated by Willis Barnstone
What good is it to me if long ago
you eloquently praised my golden hair,
compared my eyes and beauty to the flare
of two suns where, you say, love bent the bow,
sending the darts that needles you with grief?
Where are your tears that faded in the ground?
Your death? by which your constant love is bound
in oaths and honor now beyond belief?
Your brutal goal was to make me a slave
beneath the ruse of being served by you.
Pardon me, friend, and for once hear me through:
I am outraged with anger and I rave.
Yet I am sure, wherever you have gone,
your martyrdom is hard as my black dawn.
With this poem we studied the meaning, the sonnet structure, the rhyme scheme, and the iambic pentameter. We started this by reading the first time for unusual words. We defined them and then reread for meaning. Different people paraphrased different sentences. No written assignment due this time.
Reflective essay We started reading about reflective essays. We used the Elements of Language book, page 17, including the "Your Turn" at the bottom of the page. We then went step by step through pages 28-31. Students wrote down ideas of whom they might use for a significant influence.
Reminders:
Wednesday, 9-14 Parent signature due
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