A Lesson in Modern Poetry ….Using Hypertext!

How can Hypertext help students learn about this lady?!

Because of her style and vocabulary, she is often described

as cryptic and challenging to follow.

She was a true poet’s poet, never pursuing fortune or fame. Her ambition was for expression and introspection. Her influence on modern poetry is international.

Hypertext can link students to vocabulary or themes they might find difficult to understand

• Biblical References• No Titles• Conflicting Images• Other literary elements

For this assignment, we will read “After great Pain a Formal feeling comes”

This assignment consists of three major parts

Poem without Hypertext Poem with Hypertext Students create their own Hypertext

Two papers: Analysis of poem- how has it

changed? Argumentative analysis- Is

Hypertext beneficial when reading poetry?

Things to keep in mind Access to computers Giving away too much info Poetry is subjective

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My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun

For I have but the power to kill,Without – the power to die –

Emily Dickinson