Sonnet Analysis Part I

 The sonnet I chose is a poem of fourteen lines ,using formal rhyme schemes and typically having ten syllables per line.

Big Question

How much water does the body need per day ?

Vocabulary List #11

Affinity- relationship by marriage

-My parents affinity didn't last very long because they got a divorce.
Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition

-
Cognate- of the same nature

-Our personalities are so similar therefore we are cognate.
Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof

-The courts corollation was unclear.
Cul-de-sac - a pouch

-Not sure how to use cul-de-sac in a sentence.
Derring-do- a daring action

-The boy derring-do  his friend to drive with his eyes close.
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- a useless accessory
Gamut- an entire range or series
Hoi polloi- the General populace
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
Lucubration- to study by night
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
Obloquy- abusive language
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Pundit- a learned man
Risible- provoking laughter
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
Volte-face- a reversal in policy

SONNET

Truth and Beauty

Strange Truth and Beauty are enemies,

Treading forever on each other's toes!

Strange rhymes are always made of that which is

Too false or silly to be said in prose!

Now here's a sonnet by our village poet

"Inscribed to Kate," in most romantic style,

Whereas,--and one with half an eye might know it,--

He means Sophronia Tompkins, all the while.

He sings of "golden curls." If fiery tresses

Had heat to match their hue, her hair would burn;--

He mentions "airy grace,"--while she possesses

A form as shapeless as an old-time churn,

Heavens! after this I never shall inquire

Why people always call the poet's song a LYRE!

by :Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911) (pseudonym Florence Percy)

 

GROWING MY PLN

I tried commenting on some blogs, but so far I have no reply from any. I'm still waiting so if anyone comments back I will update this post with our conversation.

HAMLET PLN

http://gallagherseniorhonors.blogspot.com/2008/02/hamlet-study-guide-for-act-11-31.html

-I can connect to this website because this AP class is doing similar things to us and it is good to compare.

 http://vickivestenglishclass.weebly.com/ap-english.html

-In this website explains quotes on Hamlet which is very helpful because the diction is hard. It also gives good summaries on the acts.

http://www.anthropoetics.ucla.edu/ap0701/hamlet.htm
-This another version of Hamlet because it’s written by someone else. It is very informative.

http://aplove.blogspot.com/2007/11/ap-lit-hamlet-actscene-notes.html

-I like this website because it has summaries for each scene from each act. The summaries are very concise and so very helpful for a quick glance to refresh the memory.

http://shslboyd.pbworks.com/w/page/8889829/AP%20English%20Literature%20and%20Composition

-This website is very entertaining because it shows many images and provides worksheets for it.

VOCABULARY LIST #10

aficionado- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
browbeat- to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
commensurate- able to be measured by a common standard
diaphanous- Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
emolument- Payment for an office or employment
foray- A sudden raid or military advance
genre- a category
homily- An inspirational saying or platitude
immure- To confine within or as if within walls; imprison
insouciant- carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted
matrix- a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin, takes form, or is enclosed
obsequies- A funeral rite or ceremony
panache- A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.
persona- The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self
philippic- a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective
prurient- unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices
sacrosanct- Regarded as sacred and inviolable
Systemic- Of or relating to systems or a system
tendentious- Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan
vicissitude- A change or variation