Sonnets Discussion

Here are the discussion questions:

1. What is “this” in the couplet of Sonnet 18?
2. Does the speaker “trade the memory of this night for food?”

Make sure you use evidence to support your answers!!!

Piano/Those Winter Sundays Discussion

Per the norm, here is where you either put your discussion for a grade or add to the conversation already in place.

Be sure to use the right questions for your period. This is due Friday, Feb. 13 for 2A, 2B, AND 4B. For 1A, the posts are due Thursday, Feb. 19.

2B

• How do the lives of the poets affect the meaning of the texts?
• What does Hayden mean by “love’s lonely and austere offices?”
• What is the theme of “Those Winter Sundays”?
• Why does Lawrence use the “betray”?

4B

• How do the lives of the poets affect the meaning of the texts?
• What is the central idea of “Piano”?
• What does Hayden mean by “love’s lonely and austere offices?”
• What is the central idea of “Those Winter Sundays”?

1A

2A

• How do the lives of the poets affect the meaning of the texts?
• What is the central idea of “Piano”?
• What does Hayden mean by “love’s lonely and austere offices?”
• What is the central idea of “Those Winter Sundays”?

Simile/Woman/Moon Rondeau Discussion

Our discussion revolved around an open floor talk about the poems. In addition to responding to those questions, here are the questions for those that did not respond verbally:

1. In “Simile,” why does Momaday use “latent flight”
2. In “Moon Rondeau,” how does the moon’s description affect the poem?
3. In “Woman,” what do you believe is the status of the relationship at the end of the poem?
4. As for relationships, what is the status of the relationships in all three poems, and how are they different or similar?

Responses are due by Friday, Feb. 6. Any time-stamped response after the due date will not be graded (barring special exception).