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Tomorrow, we will revisit "The Agony of Intimacy" for the first 20 minutes of class which will give you a continued opportunity to improve your grade for discussion today.
AP Language
1. How does sound knit the poem together? Pick one sound—the hard “c” in “clothes,” for example—and trace it through the poem. Why would Hayden use so many of the same sounds in his poem? What do the sounds make you think of?
2. “Those Winter Sundays” ends with a rhetorical question. What is the effect of the poem’s final question? How do you feel about the speaker by the end of the poem?
3. How does Haden portray his American family? What strategies contribute to this portrayal? Be specific!
4. Read the description of the Kennedy family below and watch this short video: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy/videos/kennedy-family-tree
There's no such thing as royalty in the United States, but if anyone has ever come close to that level, it's the Kennedy family. For 64 years, Washington had at least one Kennedy in public office. Descended from Irish Catholics who fled the potato famine, the family has a strong tradition in the Democratic party, the most prominent member being President John F. Kennedy. In addition to fame and political power, the Kennedy clan has had more than its fair share of tragedy—several members of the family have died in accidents and assassinations, in what's been called the "Kennedy curse." and
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