BRIDAL BALLAD

Introduction

    "Bridal Ballad" is a poem that presents the misgivings of a young woman. 

Task

                              

1. Arrange the jumbled words to now the word that is being describe.

A. TRHAEW - an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration.B. LIPADL -  pale, typically because of poor health.C. LLDE - a small valley, usually among trees.D. LIPHGT - A  solemn pledge of fidelityE. RERIEVE - a state of dreamy meditation2. Research about the biography of Edgar Allan Poe. And answer the following questions.a.Who are the biological parents of Edgar Allan Poe? b. At what at age, does he became an orphaned?c. Who adopted him after being an orphaned?d. What was Edgar's struggle during college days?e. Who was his wife? At what age did they got married?f.  What is the title of his work that won in a contest that gave him a stable job as an editor?g. What do you think is the reason for Edgar Allan Poe's death?3. Read and analyze the poem, "Bridal Ballad" . And answer the following questions.a. Who is the speaker of the poem?b. What does each stanza mean? c. Who is D'Elormie? d. What are the themes of the poem?e. In your opinion, is the young woman mentally unbalanced?4. After analyzing the poem, make an essay regarding your interpretation of the poem. On the second part it will answer the questions: "Have you ever been in love?" and "Have you ever made a decision that you regretted ?"

Process

1. For the first task use the link to determined the jumbled words.

http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml2. For researching the biography of Edgar Allan Poe use the provided link.http://poestories.com/biography.php3. For the last task which is reading and analyzing use the provided link.http://genius.com/Edgar-allan-poe-bridal-ballad-annotated

Evaluation

For the essay writing.

Features

4

Expert

3

Accomplished

2

Capable

1

Beginner

Quality of Writing
  • Piece was written in an extraordinary style and voice
  • Very informative and well organized
  • Piece was written in an extraordinary style and voice
  • Somewhat informative and organized
  •  Piece had little style or voice
  • Gives some new information but poorly organized
  • Piece had no style and voice
  • Gives no new information and very poorly organized

Grammar, usage & Mechanics
  • Virtually no spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors
  • Few spelling and punctuations errors, minor grammatical errors
  • A number of spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors
  • So many spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors that it interferes with the meaning

Conclusion

Now that you were able to answer the questions correctly it means you really read and analyze the poem. Also you were able to write an essay and to share your thoughts.