The Eolian Harp: February 14, 2019

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

1. Warming up with the father of metaphysical conceits: John Donne

2. Revisiting "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?

3. Exploring the multiple choice stems and predicting the answers

4. Making strong choices

HW:
1. For Friday: Finish reading Invisible Man and complete your final reading ticket...ever!

2. By next Tuesday: Please complete your Big Question Blog for Invisible Man.