At the top of your reply, please specify if you are in Honors or Regular. Post your name as described on the How To page.
John Barth wrote, “Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.”
How does the Barth quote relate to Easter 1916? What literary devices in the poem help Yeats make his point about the revolutionaries? Finally, explain what Yeats means by a “terrible beauty is born.” Post your writing in this thread by responding to this. Please also take the time to read the link Easter Uprising 1916 before finishing your thoughts. You’ll find the link to the right, under your class.
My goal with this assignment to to get you back into critical thinking and provide an opportunity for you to show off your literary knowledge. Decide how long your response needs to be.
*Honors students: Don’t forget to also read the article” The Twentieth Century” and complete the Reader Response about it. Both documents are in My Classes and here.