Consider the poems you have read by Bryant and Longfellow; consider the notes you have read earlier and last night’s discussion about The Fireside Poets.
What themes did you see in the poems you read? Which poem did you like best? Why? Why do you think the Fireside Poets are still studied today?
Share your ideas in a paragraph of 7-10 complete sentences, please.
Consider the poem you have read this evening, “Thanatopsis.”
Share your ideas in a paragraph response of 7-10 sentences. Be sure to spell check in Word before you post.
1. Read this Longfellow poem, “A Pslam of Life” at http://www.bartleby.com/42/773.html.
2. Consider how this poem is similar to “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”. How are the poems different?
3. In three paragraphs, compare and contrast these two poems. Please consider these as points of comparison and contrast:
*theme
*use of figurative language (metaphors, similes, imagery)
*symbols used in each poem
Each paragraph should be 4-6 sentences in length. Please refer to specific lines of poetry (put the lines in quotation marks) to support your ideas.
Please compose a paragraph of 4-6 sentences for EACH question. Take your time, reflect thoughtfully, and use the text to support your responses!
Tonight you have the option of listening to an audiofile of “The Pit and the Pendulum” on your own. You have three choices for audiofiles:
http://del.icio.us/creekview_hs_library/edgarallanpoe
You have three options for listening….see me if you need help for choosing the selection best for you. I have brought extra headphones tonight so that you can listen on the computer station.
In your opinion, what is the most haunting image from either of these poems, “To Helen” or “The Raven”? Describe the haunting image you see in your mind. How does Poe use words and mood to build this image? Give specific evidence from the poem to support your ideas.
Respond in a paragraph of 8-10 complete sentences.
Of the two poems by Holmes you have read this evening, which did you prefer? Why? What qualities about that poem stood out to you? In what ways did you connect or relate to the poem? What lines were your favorites or did you find most interesting? Why? If you could ask Holmes one question about this poem, what would it be? Would you recommend this poem to a friend? Why or why not?
Compose a paragraph of 8-10 sentences that responds to the questions above. Provide evidence from the text when possible.
Consider the poem you have read this evening, “Thanatopsis.” What ideas, literary devices, themes, particular lines, or other qualities stood out to you in the poem you liked best? Why? What did you get from this poem?
Share your ideas in a response of 7-10 sentences.
1. Read this Longfellow poem, “A Pslam of Life” at http://www.bartleby.com/42/773.html.
2. Consider how this poem is similar to “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”. How are the poems different?
3. In three paragraphs, compare and contrast these two poems. Please consider these as points of comparison and contrast:
*theme
*use of figurative language (metaphors, similes, imagery)
*symbols used in each poem
Each paragraph should be 4-6 sentences in length. Please refer to specific lines of poetry (put the lines in quotation marks) to support your ideas.
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A Moveable Feast: 11th American Literature/Composition 
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