CP English 12
10.27.14 – 10.31.14
Due October 29: Typed draft of poetry explication “Death Be Not Proud”
Due October 30: Final Copy
By October 31: The following should be in our notes (outline):
 definitions of metaphysical poetry (289) , metaphysical conceits (291), Carpe Diem poetry (283) and
Pastoral Poetry (277)
 highlighted words in “Death Be Not Proud” and “Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” “The Passionate
Shepherd to his Love,” and “The Nymph’s Reply”
 Biographical information on John Donne, Robert Herrick, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Christopher Marlow
(found before each poem)
Monday, October 27
Objective: Examine an author’s implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.
Complete explication of “Death be Not Proud”
Assignment (Due Wednesday, October 29)
Review how to write an explication on page 237 (the yellow box) and write an analysis of “Death Be Not Proud.”
Some elements that you may wish to include are the structure, rhyme scheme, use of personification, tone,
alliteration, and apostrophe. Your paper should be one page typed. BRING TWO COPIES TO CLASS.
Tuesday, October 28
Objective: Understand the concept of metaphysical poetry and the use of language to create metaphysical
conceits.
“A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne
Assignment
Read Donne’s biography on page 288 and add the following to your notes (outline):
 definition of metaphysical poetry (289)
 definition of metaphysical conceits (291)
 highlighted words in “Death Be Not Proud” and “Valediction Forbidding Mourning”
Wednesday, October 29
Objective: Write a response to literature that identifies and assesses the impact of the nuances and complexities
within a text.
Peer Review: BRING TWO COPIES of your explication to class
Assignment
Edit your paper: Final copy due on Thursday, October 30
Thursday, October 30
Objective: Analyze the characteristics of the subgenres of poetry
Final Copy Due
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlow and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir
Walter Raleigh
Assignment
Add the following to your notes:
 Definition of Carpe Diem poetry (283) and Pastoral Poetry (277)
 Biographical information on Robert Herrick, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Christopher Marlow
 Highlighted words from “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply”
Friday, October 31
Objective: Analyze the characteristics of the subgenres of poetry
The Shakespearean and Petrarchan Sonnets structure
Monday
POD & Language Arts