Question

Discussion Topic

Poetry and drama can each present its own set of challenges in reading comprehension. While you explored literature from the English Renaissance, you probably encountered some obstacles in understanding the texts.

Think about the students who will take this course in the coming years. What advice would you give to help them prepare for reading plays, sonnets, and poetry of the Renaissance? What types of challenges would you prepare them to face? Consider different strategies that they might use to gain a better understanding of the text.

Answer 1

Students are bound to not understand the poems. Times have changed and english has evolved. If you don't understand something, that's okay. If needed, dictionaries are at the touch of your fingertips. Use context clues or take notes. Break down the sentence or phrase and then put it back together and rewrite it, in your own words.