Monday, Apri 15, Conotations and Poetry

Objective: by the end of class, students will practice connotations and denotations, read and interpret poetry and determine symbolism.

DO NOW

Side one of Connotation / denotation handout.

Direct Instruction

Read introduction to Robert Frost Poetry - page 433.

Read both poems togther.

Guided

Reread the poems on your own. Answer the following CRQ's:

1. In 'Stopping by the Woods," the narrator has "miles to go. " To what do you think he is referring? 

2. He mentions sleep twice at end of poem. What might be the metaphorical "sleep,?" that he is referring to?

3. What do the deep woods SYMBOLIZE to the narrator? What has the speaker said no to as he is passing them by?

4. From Apple-Picking, what is the 'greater harvest" on a SYMBOLIC level? (lines 28-36)

5. The narrator says he is OVERTIRED of the great harvest.  What might he mean by this? Remember to think symbolically.  The great harvest is not just referring to apples.

6, This narrator also talks about sleep.  What kind of sleep do you think he is referring to? Compare it to the SLEEP the narrator from "Woods" poem is talking about.

7. What is the THEME (message) of the WOODS poem?

8. What is the Theme (message) of the APPLE poem? 

Review answers sand explanations for each.

Exit Pass

 Complete connotation sheet