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Song, to Celia

Investigate, Inquire, Imagine, page 328

Recall

1a. What does the speaker ask his beloved to do in line 1? What does he promise to do?

2a. What does he ask her to leave in the cup?

3a. What does he give Celia? What does she do with the gift?

Analzye

4a. Identify signs that this is not a working relationship.

Evaluate

5a. Evaluate whether you think the speaker should continue to pursue Celia.

Interpret

1b. Judging from the first two lines, how strong do you think the speaker's feelings are for his beloved? What evidence do you have?

2b. What does the speaker really want? If he had this, why do you think he would not look for wine?

3b. Does her response to the gift change his feelings about pursuing the relationship? What makes you think so?

Synthesize

4b. Describe the relationship between Celia and the speaker. What do you think has happened between them?

Extend

5b. Identify similarities between the speaker of this poem and at least one other speaker in this unit.

Understanding Literature, page 328

Metaphor. What is the metaphor in the first stanza of this poem? What is the vehicle? What is the tenor? Explain why the metaphor works well.

Dactyl. Identify the dactyls in this poem.

Writer's Journal, page 329

1. Write a note from Celia to the speaker, telling him how she feels.

2. Write a wedding toast to the speaker in this poem, assuming that he is finally marrying Celia. In your toast, mention all that he did to try to win the affection of his beloved.

3. Write a lyric poem about rejuvenation. You might want to mirror the meter used in the first stanza of this poem.

Integrating the Language Arts, page 329

Language, Grammar, and Style

Correcting Fragments and Run-Ons. Rewrite the following sentences, correcting the run-ons and fragments.

1. Ben Jonson was influenced by the Roman poets he influenced many poets himself.

2. His followers were called the sons of Ben flourished in the seventeenth century.

3. Robert Herrick and Richard Lovelace, two of the sons of Ben.

4. These poets often called the cavalier poets as well.

5. Like many poets of this period.

Study and Research

Making Analogies.Write three analogies using words or ideas from this poem.

Identify the word that best completes the following analogies.

1. SADNESS : DESPONDENCY :: Love :

2. INFORMATION : RELATE :: Gift :

3. POEM : METER :: Song :

4. THIRST : QUENCH :: Yearning :

5. PURE : SULLIED :: Divine :

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