ENGL 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Petrarchan Sonnet, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rhyme Scheme
28 Mar 2018
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A unit of lines that rhyme in certain ways, unit of lines within a rhyme scheme. Sonnet is a stanza, ballad has a series of stanzas. Next to of course god america i e. e. cummings. Patriotism, propaganda, the blind patriotism of the 1950"s/ 1960"s. Going for your country without thinking of it. American patriotism is more about the mentality today, rather than those who were individually killed for the country. Alludes to the national anthem [line 3] Sacri cing oneself for their country, false idea that your country will thrive, and so will your family. Paradox: when shall liberty be mute liberty is a freedom of speech, liberty should never be mute. Emphasizes the fact that the rst 13 lines of the poem can be interpreted as a single question. Poem answers the question of liberty: drinks rapidly a glass of water swallowing his own words.
