English2H: "When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer", "Carry", "Magic Island"
Linda Hogan
author of "Carry"
imagery of "Carry"
'"alive and shining"; "broken"; "gasping"; "dark, cold water"; "rough"; "smooth"; "long bones"; "sharp talons"; "beautiful"; "silver"
tone of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
bored & unimpressed (by facts and figures) interested (by stars)
late 1900's, early 2000's
"Carry" was published in the _____
late 1900's, early 2000's
"Magic Island" was published in the _____
symbolism in "Magic Island"
"Magic Island": freedom, new beginning treasured sack of rice: their lives haven't been so easy before black umbrella: his worry of everything being too good to be true
1865
"When I heard the Learn'd Astromer" was published originally in _____
parallel structure of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
"When I heard..."; "When the proofs..."; "When I was..."; "When I sitting..."
metaphor of "Magic Island"
"a collar of water" "in waves of wind" "in the sprawling shade"
metaphor of "Carry"
"from the water's broken mirror" "gasping the painful other element of air" "the undertow's rough hands" "you who want to swallow me"
simile of "Carry"
"its long bone trailing like a ghost behind fins" "it was beautiful, that water, like silver coin stretched thin enough to feed us all" "smooth skin before anyone knew"
simile of "Magic Island"
"the sea taking the sky like a swimmer" "to sit like an Indian" "a black umbrella, blooming like an ancient flower" "lifts an infant onto her left shoulders as if the child was a treasured sack of rice"
Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) ended his formal schooling & went to work at age 11 as an apprentice for a local newspaper & discovered his love of putting words to paper; began writing poems for Leaves of Gras in 1840s & self-published his own collection of unorthodox poems in 1855 when no publisher would accept it; view his poems as distinctly American, marked by democratic values, a love of nature, optimism for the future
Linda Hogan
(1947-) grew up in Oklahoma and Colorado; a member of the Chickasaw Nation; a strong advocation for preserving endangered species; her work reflects her deep interest in environment issues, native culture, & spirituality; her poetry collection includes The Book of Medicines & Rounding the Human Corners; Mean Spirit, her first novel, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
Cathy Song
(1955-) born in Honolulu, Hawaii; her grandparent's marriage influence many of her poems (grandfather went to Hawaii from China & grandmother was from Korea in an arranged marriage)
tone of "Magic Island"
(beginning) relaxed, peaceful, happy (end) suspension, concern
connotation of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
(positive) gliding, mystical, perfect stars; (negative) proofs figures, columns, charts, diagrams
connotation of "Magic Island"
(positive) magic, pleasures, sunlight, rest, naps, dogs, family, luck, loves, blooming, happiness, treasured, joy; (negative) lost, suspicious, rain, betrays
narrator of "Carry"
a group of people fishing
setting of "Magic Island"
at a park on a peninsula on windy, sunny, beautiful day at noon
Cathy Song
author of "Magic Island"
Walt Whitman
author of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
lyric
genre of "Carry"
lyric
genre of "Magic Island"
free verse, romantic
genre of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
setting of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
lecture-room (beginning) outside in nature at night (end)
person VS self
major conflict in "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
person VS nature
major conflict of "Carry"
person VS fate
major conflict of "Magic Island"
setting of "Carry"
outside by the water during the daytime
nature VS nature
secondary conflict of "Carry"
tone of "Carry"
solemn, appreciation; understands the beauty and danger of nature
narrator of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
someone attending a science lecture
narrator of "Magic Island"
someone observing family and picnickers in a park
first person
type of narrator for "Carry"
third omniscient
type of narrator of "Magic Island"
first person
type of narrator of "When I heard the Learn'd Astromer"
personification of "Carry"
water speaking, having rough hands, smooth skin, feeling lonely
