2202235 Reading and Analysis for the Study of English Literature Semester II, 2017
Monday, March 5, 2018 Test 1
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(25 points; 1 hour for writing, 15 minutes for thought and planning) Write a well-organized and well-supported essay on one of the following two topics. Choose works to focus on from the list below.
“Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”
“Goosey, Goosey, Gander”
“Ring-a-Ring of Roses”
“Jabberwocky”
Sonnet 19
“Need”
“Anne Hathaway”
The Merchant of Venice
“The Flea”
“A Poison Tree”
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
1. Choose two works and discuss how they portray or trigger perceptual change. What in or about each work causes a change in perception or alters an understanding of a concept or of the world? What are the literary devices used to achieve this change?
2. Compare love in two works. What kind(s) of love does each portray? What techniques or devices are used to express this idea or feeling? How does the manner or form in which love is conveyed reflect the speaker’s concept of or attitude about that kind of love?
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