IGCSE With Mrs C

Hello everyone, We will be discussing the following questions on   'Ode to Melancholy' John Keats (1819) today. I have uploaded  this handout   (by Mrs Purcell, I'll be honest ;-) which covers many of the main ideas, but - rather than have you just listen to me warble on and read the handout to you - I'd like you to work through the poem in pairs. So, this is your task for the next 25 minutes: In pairs, I would like you to phone each other and  respond to the following questions. Be ready to write your answers into the chat of our online classroom. 1. What is melancholy in the context of this poem? 2. What advice does Keats give to the sufferer? 3. Pick out language that appeals to each of the senses and say what effect the words have. 4. Pick out the imperative words that Keats uses in Stanza 1 and 2. What kind of tone does this create? 5. Structure The ode  could be considered an argument: Map out the plan. I. Exposition of the problem

I'll be honest, this is a handout that Mrs P. created for Keats' poem: Ode on Melancholy John Keats (1795-1821) No, no, go not to Lethe, neither twist         Wolf’s-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine; Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kiss’d         By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine;                 Make not your rosary of yew-berries,         Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be                 Your mournful Psyche, nor the downy owl A partner in your sorrow’s mysteries;         For shade to shade will come too drowsily,                 And drown the wakeful anguish of the soul. But when the melancholy fit shall fall         Sudden from heaven like a weeping cloud, That fosters the droop-headed flowers all,         And hides the green hill in an April shroud;                  Then glut thy sorrow on a morning rose,         Or on the rainbow of the salt sand-wave,                  Or on the wealth of globed peonies; Or if thy mistress some ri

Okay, here goes ! I’m scheduling our first IGCSE online class for this Monday 6 April from 14h-15h. We will discuss Hopkins’ poem and so I NEED you to read the appropriate blog post. We will then begin work on Keats’ poem. If I haven't sent you the link to join, send me an email or a text (so I can then help you join our WHATSAPP group). I will be taking register... Honestly, I’m looking forward to seeing you all ‘there’! Kind regards  Mrs C

Hello everyone, I haven't been in contact since last week because I've been busy grading papers for all my various classes. I haven't at all forgotten about you though (how could I?). No, I needed to think through how we should do our remaining poems. I think the answer is through an online class this coming Monday from 14h-15h. I will give you more details tomorrow morning, but wanted to let you know in advance. We'll begin with a class on the last poem, Keats' Skylark ! Kind regards, Mrs C