Shakespeare Sonnet #73

Directions: Study both the paraphrase and the Sonnet and answer the questions.

Sonnet 73, William Shakespeare

SONNET 73

That time of year thou may'st in me behold 
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, 
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. 
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day, 
As after sunset fadeth in the west, 
Which by-and-by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. 
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire 
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, 
As the death-bed whereon it must expire 
Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by. 
   This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
   To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

SONNET 73	PARAPHRASE
That time of year thou mayst in me behold	In me you can see that time of year
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang	When a few yellow leaves or none at all hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,	On the branches, shaking against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.	Bare ruins of church choirs where lately the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day	In me you can see only the dim light that remains
As after sunset fadeth in the west,	After the sun sets in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,	Which is soon extinguished by black night,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.	The image of death that envelops all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire	I am like a glowing ember
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,	Lying on the dying flame of my youth,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire,	As on the death bed where it must finally expire,
Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.	Consumed by that which once fed it.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,	This you sense, and it makes your love more determined
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.	Causing you to love that which you must give up before long.

Write your answers on loose-leaf. 

1.    Based on the description in the first four lines, what season is the speaker referring to? 

2.    What tone is set in the first four lines? 

3.    The phrase "death's second self" is a(n) 

4.    Which of the following accurately describes how the ideas in the poem are structured? 

5.    Please name and describe one theme of this poem. 

6.    Which of the following contains imagery of a sunset? 

Memory Lab and Writing Lab #4

Part One

Memory Lab:

List at least 9 human body parts that are spelled with just 3 letters.

As you create the list, notice the order in which you recall the items on this list.

Look at the pattern and see if you can identify the logical order your individual memory uses to complete the list.

Part Two

Then, start the Writing Lab.  The process is to connect the dots (the points in the mixed up story below) and put the puzzle together in a meaningful way.  Of course you may use connectors to join the prompts given below, but each prompt should be incorporated into your unified story as a whole entity.

See if you can "get it."

Get it?

Using all the lines below, in any order, create a unified story.
Add connectors and characters as you like.

• He'd beat them all and they knew it too.
• Achievement, unlike failure, must end in irony.
• I have always maintained a profound dislike for duals of any kind.
• "Congratulations, Class of 2014, you have practiced hard and learned the value of accepting the intolerable."
• On a good day, you will find extra winners perched in the dummy.
• That is not a whistleable tune at all!
• I'm saving on dental floss.
• "Why did you stop!?!"
• Confusion, like language, gets under your radar before you ever suspect it.

Writing Lab III

Using all the phrases, sentences and questions, below, in any order you choose, adding connecting material in any way you feel is necessary, turn the following into a unified story.

It was very soon after this that it all began.

"Marcus, I want to say two important things to you."

It was a charming place, a beautiful place, yet,

Alone, Franca washed her face in cold water in the kitchen, washing off the powder she had just put on and thought,

"Why have I been elected everybody's mother!" she thought.  "I'm turning into the house, becoming the house!"

"How did you find out?" said Franca to Jack

She kicked the leg of the table and cried out in pain like a cursed dog.

"Hello, good animal, you're late."

It all began about two weeks later.

May had given way to June, she would need no calendar to tell her this

Then he found there was a suspicious looking policeman inspecting the blood-stained glass.

"You traitor!  You vile faithless liar!"

He spoke quietly, gently, with in a slight whisper as if he was concealing he wasn't from around here.