Making Connections Paragraph + Dante's Ikea questions
Questions/Writing Prompts: Choose ONE from the options below
1. How has Asa Boxer mimicked the writing style and format of Dante Alighieri's Inferno in his poem "Dante's Ikea"? How does this aid storytelling?
2. Is "Dante's Ikea" a parody of or homage to Dante's Inferno. Explain.
*homage: is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts for where one author or artist shows respect to another by allusion or imitation; this is often treated and pronounced as the French hommage.
3. In what ways is a trip to Ikea a punishing experience? How does it compare to Dante's Inferno?
- Please provide at least FOUR quotations (in total) for textual evidence.
- TWO from Inferno
- TWO from "Dante's Ikea"
Youtube clips
Questions/Writing Prompts: Choose ONE from the options below
1. How has Asa Boxer mimicked the writing style and format of Dante Alighieri's Inferno in his poem "Dante's Ikea"? How does this aid storytelling?
2. Is "Dante's Ikea" a parody of or homage to Dante's Inferno. Explain.
*homage: is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts for where one author or artist shows respect to another by allusion or imitation; this is often treated and pronounced as the French hommage.
3. In what ways is a trip to Ikea a punishing experience? How does it compare to Dante's Inferno?
- Please provide at least FOUR quotations (in total) for textual evidence.
- TWO from Inferno
- TWO from "Dante's Ikea"
Youtube clips