MODULE 3 LESSON 3

SONG OF AUTUMN BY CHARLES BAUDELAIRE TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM AGGELER

Task 4: HOW DO I DEFINE THEE?
Use a dictionary and find the meaning of the following words. Then give the extended definition through context
clues and by brainstorming ideas about each word using a word web. Write each of the following words at the center and
give at least four words that are related to it.
1. Plunge
2. Vivid
3. Dismal
4. Clutter
5. Atremble
6. Battering
7. Lulled
8. Haste
9. Boudoir
10. Hearth
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SONG OF AUTUMN BY CHARLES BAUDELAIRE TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM AGGELER
Task 5: LET’S DO THE TWIST!
In order to understand the poem more clearly and explain and explain its theme, study how the writer developed
the overall style of the poem. Accomplish the following tasks and be ready to present a group report. But first, identify the
words through description:
1. Identify the writer’s T __ __ __.

What is the attitude of the author or speaker toward the subject? _________________________________
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2. Next. Study the author’s W __ __ __ C __ __ __ __ E.

Here are the words/phrases in the selection loaded with connotation, associations, or emotional impact?
You may write words associated with them in context.

a. Autumn _________________________________________________________________
b. Summer _________________________________________________________________
c. Winter _________________________________________________________________
d. Cold Darkness _________________________________________________________________
e. Nailing a coffin _________________________________________________________________

3. Study how the author used I __ __ __ __ __ Y.

a. What images are created by the writer? (Images may pertain to sound, touch, smell, taste, or sight)
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b. What objects add detail/s to the images created?
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4. Observe the writer’s S __ __ __ E in writing.

a. How did the writer develop the overall style of the poem? (figurative language, point of view, literary
techniques, punctuation, shifts, etc.)
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b. Cite some examples.
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5. Identify the T __ __ __ E.

a. What is the theme exemplified in the poem? (Theme concerns the meaning of the passage, the insight,
both particular and universal, that an author has to offer about life itself and has to do with the overall
effect or impact of a piece of writing.)
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b. Give important details to support your answer.
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