Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 342 pages of information about Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools.

Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 342 pages of information about Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools.

There is no day but is beautiful in the woods; and none more beautiful than one like this Christmas Day,—­warm and still and wrapped, to the round red berries of the holly, in the magic of the snow.

NOTES

=cripple=:—­A dense thicket in swampy land.

=good-will=:—­See the Bible, Luke 2:13, 14.

=Cohansey=:—­A creek in southern New Jersey.

QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

Read the selection through once without stopping.  Afterward, go through it with these questions:—­

Why might the snow mean a “hungry Christmas”?  Note the color words in paragraph three:  Of what value are they?  Why does the pond seem small to the visitor?  Does the author mean anything more than persimmons in the last part of the paragraph beginning “I filled both pockets”?  What sort of man do you think he is?  What is the meaning of “broken bread”?  What is meant by entering the woods “at Nature’s invitation”?  What do you understand by “the long fierce fight for life”?  What was it that the coon learned “generations ago”?  What does the author mean here?  Do you know anything of the Darwinian theory of life?  What has it to do with what is said here about the coon?  How does the author make you feel the variety and liveliness of the bird life which he observes?  What shows his keenness of sight?  What do you know about weasels?  Is it, true that “one’s woods are what one makes them”?  Do you think the author judges the hunter too harshly?  How does the author make you feel the charm of the late afternoon?  Go through the selection and see how many different subjects are discussed!  How is the unity of the piece preserved?  Notice the pictures in the piece.  What feeling prevails in the selection?  How can you tell whether the author really loves nature?  Could you write a sketch somewhat like this, telling what you saw during a walk in the woods?

THEME SUBJECTS

A Walk in the Winter Woods
An Outdoor Christmas Tree
A Lumber Camp at Christmas
The Winter Birds
Tracking a Rabbit
Hunting Deer in Winter
A Winter Landscape
Home Decorations from the Winter Fields
Wild Apples
Fishing through the Ice
A Winter Camp
A Strange Christmas
Playing Santa Claus
A Snow Picnic
Making Christmas Gifts
Feeding the Birds
The Christmas Guest
Turkey and Plum Pudding
The Children’s Christmas Party
Christmas on the Farm
The Christmas Tree at the Schoolhouse
What he Found in his Stocking
Bringing Home the Christmas Tree
Christmas in the South
Christmas away from Home
A “Sensible” Christmas
Christmas at our House

SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING

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