Today we meditated and learned the definition of the following words:
meditation
poetry
prose
point of view, and
genre
We read John Donne's famous sermon and understood the lines "Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee" and "No man is an island."
Donne uses islands and continents and clod of earth as a metaphor to describe how humanity is all interconnected.
Assignment: Turn Mediation XVII into poetry by arranging the prose into poetic verses. Requirements: rough copy in pen, lined paper
Good copy, colourful, unlined paper.
This assignment is due Monday.
Secret Blog Tip: there will be a 5 question quiz on John Donne's sermon.
