Block Day: Frosty Forays

* Open

• Grammar: 

#1 "Great waves looked over others coming in,
And thought of doing something to the shore
That water never did to land before."
(What kind of trope does this illustrate? Please compose an example of your own.)
#2 "Please pass the pasty pickle pie, Penelope."

(What kind of scheme does this illustrate?  Please compose an example of your own.)

* "Once by the Pacific"

• Identify a central image and explain how that central image supports a theme or message delivered through the poem.  
• 5 minutes to plan
• 20 minutes to write
• 15 minutes to edit
• Remainder of period to finish

• You will complete this essay in class. 
• Be sure you support your ideas with specific examples from the poem. 
• Underline your thesis. 

HW: Study memorization (quiz as early as the end of next week)