Questions Posed
ROHS AP Literature Explorations of LiteratureWhat happens when Royal Oak’s AP Literature students meet to unpack novels, plays, poetry, and literary theory? It’s Questions Posed, our ongoing series of discussions on various questions deeper than the SparkNotes approach to literature. Enjoy!
Carew: “Mediocrity in Love Rejected”
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The Cavalier Poetry of Thomas Carew, as understood by EAH: Anja, Mia, Sophia, Ian, and Alex
Mediocrity in Love Rejected
Episodes:
IM Ch. 3 – A Dynamo of Energy
Timko, Walter, Kolton, and Jac dig into the imagery of the Golden Day.
IM Ch. 3 – The Golden Day
Jonah, Donovan, and Logan reconcile the Golden Day vets and the IM’s identity.
Literary Theory: New Criticism
Kayla, Hannah, and Abighya outline some of the major tenets of the modernist approach.
Flatland: The Education System
Vera, Spencer, Hannah, and Marlena measure the impact education has on Flatland citizenry.
IM Ch. 2 – The College Campus
Sweet and innocent or ironic? Timko, Jac, Walter, and Kolton walk the college campus.
IM Ch. 1 – The Stripper
Joanna, Sydney, and Laura analyze the meaning of Ellison’s stripper at the Battle Royal.
IM Ch. 1 – The Battle Royal
Abby, Hannah, and Shariden wrestle with a boxing match, The Battle Royal.
IM Ch. 1 – Grandpa
Timko, Jac, Walter, and Kolton bop their way through the meaning of the narrator’s grandfather.
Kafka on the Shore: Character Analyses
Morgan, Charlie, Kira, and Meg seek patterns amongst the characters in the novel.



