National Endowment for the Humanities
Dramatic Perspective in Moby Dick
A instructional activity on Herman Melville's Moby Dick asks readers to compare the first person point of view of Ishmael in Chapter 1 to Captain Ahab's dramatic monologue in Chapter 37. Readers cite evidence from the chapters to support...
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"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Students complete reading and vocabulary activities for Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias." In this literary analysis lesson, students review vocabulary and related definitions for the text. Students read the poem and discuss the meaning.
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Sonnet Form
Pupils explore the sonnet form. For this lesson on sonnet form, students explore various sonnets and how a sonnet can range from conventional to experimental.