Excerpt from To an Athlete Dying Young A. E. Housman
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay, 10
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers 15
After earth has stopped the ears:
After reading this poem, Franklin was particularly struck by its use of rhyme. Which type of response might be an effective way to
present his particular take on the poem?
A)
a written analytic essay about the author's use of meter
B)
a visual poster illustrating some of the images in the poem
a recitation performance of the poem stressing thyming words
D
a website that includes a place for blog entries by other students