February 12, 2018 - February 16, 2018 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Literature

Monday, February 12th:
Watch Act 4
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

Pair up! Get your books out and we are going to do a scavenger hunt in Act 4, Scene 1
Page 192:
Identify the figurative language used:
What is it?
Who says it?
What is the person describing?
What is being compared to what and what is revealed by the comparison?

Page 194
There are three examples of figurative language:
Personification, metaphor, simile, imagery, allusion
There is also a motif, which is a recurring symbol
1. Identify the motif that is being used:
What is it? What type of figurative language is it?
Who says it?
Who or what is the person describing?
What is being compared to what and what is revealed by the comparison?
2 and 3 on page 194 are not motifs but are figurative language. Answer the questions.

Act 4, Scene 2
Page 196
There are three examples of figurative language:
1.     Identify the figurative language.
2.     
3    Who says it?
4.     Who or what is the person describing?
5.     What is being compared to what and what is revealed by the comparison?

Page 198
There are three examples of figurative language:
One of them is a motif. Identify the motif. What is the character comparing another character to?  What does the comparison reveal about the character’s feelings toward the other?
1.     You know the drill
     
Page 200
There are four examples of puns and syllogisms

Page 202
There are three jokes on page 202. What are they?

Page 204
There is an apostrophe on this page.
What is it? Why and how is it being used?
There are examples of imagery and the motif on this page.
1.     What is the example of imagery?
2.      Describe the imagery. What does the character's use of this imagery reveal about his present state of mind.
3.     What is the motif?

Tuesday, February 13th:
Act 3 Redo is due today

Let’s look at page 192 in Act 4, Scene 1 in Hamlet
Sandra:
Gertrude says it!
Mad as the sea and wind when both contend
Which is the mightier.
Gertrude is describing Hamlet when he was in the bedroom with her; he was screaming at her; he killed Polonius, and he saw a ghost.
She is comparing his madness to that of a huge storm at sea when both the wind and the water are contending which is the bigger.
What is revealed by the comparison?
Sandra – that she views her son’s behavior as violent and erratic

Gave class time to work on Hamlet Act 4, Scene 1 and 2 Scavenger Hunt. This is due tonight at 11:59.

Wednesday, February 14th: 


Page 200
There is a pun. It goes from line 22 to line 32. What is it?
Explain. How does this relate to the circle of life and the meaninglessness of class.

Page 202
On this page, Hamlet tells Claudius in a very subtle, classy way to go to Hell. How does he do it?

There is also a rude joke on this page about Polonius. What is it?

There is another syllogism on page 200 that is very similar to the King syllogism – which makes a distinction between the actual person and the idea.

Page 201
There is an example of figurative language on page 204, which is also a metonymy.  What is it? Why is it being used in this fashion?

There is a particularly bloody piece of imagery on the same page. What is it?
Why does Claudius use such bloody imagery? What does this suggest of Claudius’ state of mind?

There is a motif which we have seen before – that’s why it’s a motif – what is it?
What or who is Claudius comparing this thing to?

There are two opportunities to make 200 points worth of extra credit!!!!!
Saturday, February 17th; 9 – 12 in Mr. Auriemmo’s room, #310, for A.P. Blitz

Do research on the four humours in Elizabethan medicine. 
Cite the source.
Write one page history, definition, explanation, explication, etc. 
Show how it still lingers in today's language - example: He's in a good humor today!  

Thursday, February 15th: 

Sign up sheet for Mr. Auriemmo’s A.P. English Lit Blitz!
Please bring your Perrine's book to Mr. Auriemmo's A.P. English Lit Blitz! 

Scavenger Hunt for Hamlet, Act 4,  Scene 4  and a bit of  Scene 5

Page 204
What does Fortinbras ask his captain to do?

Page 206
Who does Hamlet see?

What does Hamlet ask the captain?

Page 206
What country is the army attacking?

 How valuable is the land these soldiers are attempting to conquer?

Litote is the opposite of hyperbole. By using the diminution of a situation one is showing the magnitude or lack there of that situation. It is also an understatement.

Let’s see if you can find the litote!!!????

There is a metaphor and a continuation of a motif. What is it? What is compared to what? And what is revealed  by the comparison?

 Page 208
Hamlet is standing alone speaking to himself. What is this called?

Who is Hamlet speaking about?

What are the comparisons he is making between himself and _____________?



What conclusion does he arrive at?

There is a simile on page 208.


What is being compared to what?
What is revealed by this comparison?
 What are some of the things that have happened to Hamlet which would be enough for him to lay down his life?

Scene 5
Page 210
How does the Gentleman describe Ophelia’s behavior?

How does her behavior affect those who see and hear her?

What does Gertrude say about sin?

Who is Ophelia singing about?

What emotional state is Ophelia in?


Friday, February 16th:

Blank verse: poetry written in iambic pentameter but does not rhyme. Most of Shakespeare is written in blank verse. It closely mimics the natural rhythm of  spoken English. 



Rhymed Verse: Verses that rhyme



Prose is language not written with meter, or in rhyme, or in verse. It is a block paragraph. Open up any novel and there it is – prose!



Prose is usually spoken by comic characters, or servants, or relatively low-status characters. Aristocrats may use  prose when discussing a subject that is related to driving the plot. 



What type of character speaks in rhymed verse?

Characters of high status, aristocrats, protagonist, lovers, or people speaking on noble subjects such as love, death, philosophy, etc. 



When do high status characters speak in rhymed verse?

Witty repartee

When the character is speaking of love or when he or she is speaking of a noble topic or subject.



Hamlet Act Four, Scene 5 Scavenger Hunt! 


Page 210

How does the Gentleman describe Ophelia’s behavior?



How does her behavior affect those who see and hear her?



What does Gertrude say about sin? Again, this is a motif!



Who is Ophelia singing about?



What emotional state is Ophelia in?



Page 212

There is an example of simile and three examples of imagery. What are they?

Who is speaking and about whom is s/he speaking?



Page 214

What are the two incidents Ophelia is referring to?



Page 216

Irony!

What is ironic about Claudius saying that Ophelia’s illness springs from a poison of deep grief?



It is also a metaphor.



There is one example of metaphor.

Who says it?

About who or what is it said?

What is compared to what?

What is revealed by this comparison?



There is one example of personification.

About who or what is it said?

What is compared to what?

What is revealed by this comparison?



There is one example of a simile.

Who says it?

About who or what is it said?

What is compared to what?

What is revealed by this comparison?



Page 218

There is one example of personification spoken by Laertes.

Identify it.

What is the thing being personified?

How is it being personified?

Lastly, what is Laertes saying?



What does Claudius have to say twice to Gertrude? What does this suggest about Gertrude?



Page 220

What is Laertes daring and threatening to throw away? And why?



On lines 152 – 155, what is Claudius asking Laertes?



There is an example of a simile.

Who says it?

What is being compared to what?

What is revealed by the comparison?



Page 222

There is a simile on page 222.

Who says it?

What is being compared to what?

What is revealed by the comparison?


























































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