She was a Phantom of Delight - William Wordsworth

Hi everyone,


Here is a lovely little analysis on the poem that I semi-agree with.  I leave it to you to tell me what parts of this analysis I don't like and why.  :)

This article is of much higher and exhaustively analytical quality.

And of course Mr. Sir's notes yield some strong insights.


- T. Marcus

A little note on grammar: Hyphenating end line words

Hi everyone,


Have a look at this webpage.  This should give you a much stronger understanding of how to use hyphens in your own writing.  (I've seen some VERY interesting choices, and thought I should give you hints on how to present your essays nicely for examiners.)  :)

Now, here's an Are You Checking The Blog check:

• After you've looked at the above webpage, I'd like you to reply to THIS BLOG POST and tell me one thing you learned about hyphens that you're going to do now.  Sign your name.
• If you cannot reply to this post for any reason, come see me in person and tell me directly what you one thing about hyphens was.

Have a good day!


- T. Marcus

Love (III) - George Herbert, extra notes

Hello everyone!


By all means have a look at Mr. Sir's notes, but make sure you read this too!  (It's pretty short.)

I particularly enjoyed a short article from the Wall Street Journal, which mentions near the end:

"But Herbert is most dear to us because his poems suggest an intimacy of discourse between the poet and his creator."

That should be more than adequate for this poem, yet there are LOTS of other places you could look, and a quick Google search of "George Herbert" plus either "Love iii", "The Temple" or "poetry" will give you screeds of information.


- T. Marcus