The Metaphysical Conceit: February 27, 2018

Focus: How can vehicle and tenor help us make meaning of metaphysical conceits?

1. Warming up with a poetry exercise: Moving from abstract to concrete and using your unlikeliest comparisons to create a metaphysical conceit

2. Understanding and practicing vehicle, tenor, and meaning with metaphysical conceits

3. Reading "The Eolian Harp" with a focus on unpacking the metaphysical conceit

• What is the vehicle? Underline all imagery and verbs surrounding this vehicle.

• What is the tenor? Underline all imagery and verbs surrounding the tenor.

• What is the meaning of this conceit? What do we understand better or differently by seeing these two unlike things being compared?

HW:
1. For TOMORROW:

• The final draft of your critical review is due by 3:00 pm on Wednesday, Feb 28. IT MUST BE PRINTED WITH THE CHECKLIST STAPLED TO THE TOP.

2. For Thursday: 

• Study your Academic Vocabulary Set 6 words for a short assessment.

• Thursday will be a poetry paper/project work day in here, so bring your laptop or any materials you might need.

3. For Friday: Complete your reading assignment, syllabus, and anything else assigned by your book club.