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"Affliction" and Herbert's Life
Kind of Activity:
Classwide Discussion
Objective:
Students will read about Herbert's life to see how some of his experiences may have inspired "Affliction."
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.2
Structure:
Though the more obvious struggles in "Affliction" concern illness and death, the speaker also mentions a struggle with his vocation. He had planned for a life in "town"; God led him to the "gown" of academic and priestly service. This is exactly what happened in Herbert's own life.
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