Friday, October 7, 2011

Lit term hyperbole, iambic pentameter

Proofreading practice

Show outside reading books. Read for 15 minutes.

“At Peace” Paragraph one- summary Paragraph two- theme Then fill the page



At Peace- Amado Nervo

Very near my setting sun, I bless you, Life
because you gave me neither unfilled hope
nor unfair work, nor undeserved pain

Because I see at the end of my rough way
that I was the architect of my own destiny
and if I extracted the sweetness or the bitterness of things
it was because I put the sweetness or the bitterness in them
when I planted rose bushes I always harvested roses

. . . Certainly, winter is going to follow my youth
But you didn’t tell me that May was eternal

I found without a doubt long my nights of pain
But you didn’t promise me only good nights
And in exchange I had some peaceful ones

I loved, I was loved, the sun caressed my face
Life, you owe me nothing, Life, we are at peace!



Artifex vitae artifex sui Amado Nervo

Muy cerca de mi ocaso, yo te bendigo, Vida,
porque nunca me diste ni esperanza fallida,
ni trabajos injustos, ni pena inmerecida;

Porque veo al final de mi rudo camino
que yo fui el arquitecto de mi propio destino;
que si extraje la mieles o la hiel de las cosas,
fue porque en ellas puse hiel o mieles sabrosas:
cuando planté rosales coseché siempre rosas.




. . . Cierto, a mis lozanías va a seguir el invierno:
¡mas tú no me dijiste que mayo fuese eterno!

Hallé sin duda largas las noches de mis penas;
mas no me prometiste tan sólo noches buenas;
y en cambio tuve algunas santamente serenas...

Amé, fui amado, el sol acarició mi faz.
¡Vida, nada me debes! ¡Vida, estamos en paz!


Canterbury Tales 177 -189


Discuss, hand in for those who wanted to do this:
To an Athlete Dying Young (927) ¶ 1: summary; ¶ 2 theme; for rest of page you can write about form, connections, poet skills, The written part of this assignment is only for those who need to make up a P180 assignment, but all need to be involved in the discussion. Turn it in by Monday.



Reminders:
Monday 10-10 Last day for “Athlete Dying Young’ E.C,
Tuesday 10-11 CT final
Tuesday 10-11 Character chart is due at the beginning of class.