Friday, October 3

"It's not about who is right or wrong, but about the metaphors you use" ~Dr. Sexson

your mission: to find a light bulb moment in Frye

• in the symbol's chapter
• something new that you are better for knowing now

pathos: tear-jerking



there is a point in which you repeat something too much (even if it's sad) that it become comedic

sometimes repetition is key to getting a point across


Exercises-

McCain Blinks:

• he backed down
• he actually blinkes a lot
• literal vs metaphorical

Picture:

~3 shapes in an inclosed space:

1. triangle
2. rectangle
3. circle
4. all inside a square

but it's actually this:

assignment:

highlight 3 passages from Sidney that are important to you

metaphor---> myth---> declining ages: this is all we do in this class

Dante's levels:

1. literal
2. allegorical
3. moral
4. anagogical

"there is so much time and so little to do" ~ Willy Wonka