Ode on a Grecian URL

Topic 1: Religion in Wuthering Heights

In lecture today, Prof. Ortiz-Robles spelled out the nature/culture division in Wuthering Heights. What role does religion play in that division? Answer this question by means of a close reading of a short passage from Wuthering Heights -- ideally, use your adopted paragraph to explain the role of religion in the text; however, if your adopted paragraph makes absolutely no mention of religion then choose a nearby paragraph that does. Your answer should be grounded deeply in an analytical treatment of that paragraph's rhetorical and formal characteristics.

Topic 2: Practicing the midterm

Ask a friend to send you a short passage (one to three sentences long) from one of the novels we've read this semester without telling you from what text that passage comes. Answer all of the midterm questions -- Parts I and II -- in relation to that passage. Don't worry about time for this practice but focus on thoroughness.

1. Identification of passages. (7 minutes per passage)

   For this passage,

   1. identify the text in which the passage occurs and name its author, (2 points)
   2. write one or two sentences describing the context of the passage by identifying the speaker(s) or figure(s) involved; where in the development of the narrative the passage occurs; and what precisely is happening or being described, (5 points)
   3. state briefly the significance of the passage for the themes of the text. In describing the significance, you should point to specific details -- images, telling words, metaphors -- to support your account. Without these details you will not get full credit for your answer. (7 points)
2. Analysis of one passage. 15 minutes.

   Write a concise analysis of the passage from Part I.

   1. Do a close reading of the passage you have selected. (20 points)
   2. Identify at least one formal characteristic of the passage and state its relevance to your reading. (10 points)