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Explicating Poetry: Shakespeare's Sonnet 46, Adam Kotlarczyk Aug 2012

Explicating Poetry: Shakespeare's Sonnet 46, Adam Kotlarczyk

Adam Kotlarczyk

The term “explication” comes from a Latin participle of explico, which means to “unfold” or “disentangle.” The term is often applied to philosophy and to literature; in literature, it has become a procedure very important to New Criticism. In the process of explication, a reader forges a detailed analysis of the structural and figurative components within a work, focusing on ambiguities, multiple possibilities of interpretation, and interrelationships between various elements of the text. This lesson introduces students to explication through the reading of a complex poem, practice explicating it as a class, and reading a model explication about the poem. …


Hands, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Hands, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Poe-Tic Justice, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Poe-Tic Justice, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Pool Party, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Pool Party, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Cyberspace, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Cyberspace, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Heirloom, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Heirloom, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Temple Of Truth, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Temple Of Truth, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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Journey Of Bread, Holly Butchyk Dec 2011

Journey Of Bread, Holly Butchyk

Holly Butchyk

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