English Do Now Opinion about author personal details New Criticism Experiment McCloskey
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Matthew McCloskey7:51 AM
Answer these questions in a google document:
1. Which of these poems was the hardest to determine who wrote it? Why were your initial judgments incorrect?
2. Which of these poems was easiest to determine the author? What part of the author's description gave it away?
3. Does the author's personal background change the way you understand the poem (of your group) ? Explain.
4. After this experiment, how do you feel about New Criticism? Is it helpful to our understanding of literature? Or does personal background get in the way of our understanding?
1. Which of these poems was the hardest to determine who wrote it? Why were your initial judgments incorrect?
2. Which of these poems was easiest to determine the author? What part of the author's description gave it away?
3. Does the author's personal background change the way you understand the poem (of your group) ? Explain.
4. After this experiment, how do you feel about New Criticism? Is it helpful to our understanding of literature? Or does personal background get in the way of our understanding?
1. When analyzing a piece of literature, is it important to consider all the personal details of the author (race, gender, background, etc...), or should you analyze ONLY the text? Write your answer in 2-3 sentences in a comment on this post.
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