Maybe we should have a corner for former teachers. My own experience as an English teacher is slight, three years in grades 6-10 and a couple of years in college freshman English. I can't say the students drove me out, as there are other aspects about classroom teaching that are challenging and req...

This was Bloom's somewhat curmudgeonly reaction in 2003 when Stephen King was given a National Book Award. I know Bloom considers Edgar Allan Poe a vastly overrated writer as well, so it's ironic when he says here that King is no Poe. I don't doubt what he says about the study of Lit being debased....

Personally, I am a bit leery of too much examination into literature because it seems that a lot of people project their thoughts and motives onto the writings of another individual. I forget his name, but there was some well known author whose books were heavily analyzed and determined to mean suc...

I always think of Emerson's dictum when it comes to reading criticism: Never read a book about a book. I certainly don't mean that I follow that (and I don't know that even Emerson himself really read only the primary sources), but I just like to fool around with perspectives on the matter. I suppo...

I'm an English instructor and so, of course, I have an opinion on this. :wink: This is a great question by the way. A close reading of any work is so important and it sounds like you're already doing that. A close reading means simply to pay attention to details and ask yourself questions. What is ...

Now, the title is a bit misleading. I am currently a university student at college. But I am reading books we aren't covering in class. How do you analyze literature? What I usually do is read it once, summarize it and look for the themes And when I've gotten everything I can, I compare my findings ...

geo wrote:Looks like a pretty good web site:

http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/meter.html

Thank you so much for your help!

tbarron wrote:

geo wrote:An iamb goes ti-TUM.
A trochee goes TUM-ti.
A spondee goes TUM TUM!

What goes ti-ti-TUM?

An anapest

The woods decay, the woods decay and fall. (Tennyson) Try reading this aloud. You can't help but place the emphasis on the even-numbered syllables (2,4,6,8,10). The WOODS deCAY, the WOODS deCAY and FALL. So in this line there are a total of 10 syllables and each pair of syllables is called a metric...

Hi my name is Vic and I'm from Southern California. I love reading all kinds of books but lean towards mysteries. I also consider myself a closet author. I look forward to adding to the community! Hello Vic. It's nice to meet you. My name is Michael and I too love reading, but lean towards fantasy.