Experimental Writing Study Questions

1.      How can you define the characteristics of Stein’s language in Alphabets and Birthdays?

2.      What is language poetry? Make an analysis of the text you chose in terms of language.

3.      How can you relate the shift of perpective (the change of narrator) in Fences in Breathing to the author’s experimental approach?

4.      How does Susan Howe explain the legacy of Emily Dickinson as a poet by placing her within the social, historical and literary atmosphere of her period?

5.      Considering the points discussed in “The Gender of Sound”, make a close analysis of “The Glass Essay” by Anne Carson.

(The exam will be open-text. The last question is only for those who want to write a paper)