Explication without Tears  

Oleh:

Vogel, Dan

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 32 no. 1 (Jan. 1994), page 1-6.
Topik: Obviously; On The Desk; Staring up at you; Is The Poem Tantalizing; Beckoning; Perhaps Even Mocking
Fulltext: Explication without Tears.pdf (73.12KB)

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Obviously, before a teacher is able to teach a poem, he must understand it. And, because poetry is communication by verbal compression, he must expand upon the text, he must try to perceive the embedded meanings of words and lines in other words, he must explicate it for himself, before he works up a lesson plan for his class. This essay, directed at teachers who find themselves floundering when confronted by a poem to teach, is a first course in explicating a poem. It deals only with reading the poem aloud as an aid to explication and with the implications of imagery. The four poems appended to the essay are for illustrating specific points. They have been chosen to represent older poetry, modern poetry, metered-and-rhymed verse, free verse, thematic interest, and linguistic appropriateness to respective grades. I. So there you are, in the privacy of your workroom. On the desk, staring up at you, is the poem tantalizing, beckoning, perhaps even mocking.

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