9A Homework Assignment

You must read "A Spark Neglected Burns the House", from page 273 to 281 in your textbook.

Have a nice weekend!

10th Grade Study Guide

You will have a test on Tuesday, 11/10.

You must be able to define, identify, or give an example of these poetic terms:

continuous form
stanza form
fixed form
refrain
Italian Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
haiku
limerick
cinquain
figure poem
free verse

You must be familiar with all the comprehension questions for each of these poems: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, On the Grasshopper and Cricket, Sonnet LXXIII: That time of year, The Altar, A Christmas Tree, Easter Wings, takes talent, To a Snow-flake

You will have one passage identification and analysis question taken from one of these poems-- the format of this section will be exactly like the format of the midterm exam.

10A Homework Answers and Assignments

In the comments section of this post, I have posted the comprehension question answers for George Herberts "The Altar" and "Easter Wings." You must write these answers in the notes section of your notebook.

Tonight, you must read "takes talent" by Don Marquis on page 231 and do the comprehension questions.

In one week, I will give you a test covering all the poems we have studied this quarter.