Because of you, I've had the joys of rereading Beowulf.
And Siddhartha.
Because of you, I've had the opportunity to write about the path to enlightenment.
Comparing Eastern and Western religions.
Using the required 10 quotes from five different readings.
Including in-text citations and full bibliography.
Because of you, I've had the gratification of analyzing the structure of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Including the multiple layers of storytellers and listeners.
And also of analyzing the foreshadowing of doom.
And the literary device of apostrophe, in which the speaker addresses an inanimate object, absent person, or abstract idea.
Because of you, I've had the pleasure of interpreting the romantic poetry of Mary Shelley's spouse Percy Bysshe:
Of some fierce Mænad, ev'n from the dim verge
Of the horizon to the zenith's height—
The locks of the approaching storm. Thou dirge
Of the dying year, to which this closing night
Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre, 25
Vaulted with all thy congregated might
Of vapours, from whose solid atmosphere
Black rain, and fire, and hail will burst:—O hear!
Of the horizon to the zenith's height—
The locks of the approaching storm. Thou dirge
Of the dying year, to which this closing night
Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre, 25
Vaulted with all thy congregated might
Of vapours, from whose solid atmosphere
Black rain, and fire, and hail will burst:—O hear!
And of helping Teen memorize the poem.
And of scrounging the house at 7:50 this morning, yes this morning, just ten minutes before class begins, for props so Teen can recite it.
Yes, because of you, I've been so busy I've had little time to maintain my daily life.
Including the the laundry.
The dishes.
And the simplest things such as keeping this computer screen clean.
But don't worry Mr. Liberal Unitarian English Teacher, I've enlisted help from everyone in my household. Yes, I mean everyone.
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