I Have an english assignment! Help!!!!?

Question

I'm a senior in high school! (yay me!) but anyways.. i have a project in english and the objective is to compare and contrast James Joyce and LL Cool J... and there was a question to go with it... "is rap a type of poetry, and would you or would you not teach it!?

Answer 1

ive heard that rap was considered poetry, but modern stuff... well... songs r getting pretty "un poetic".

and for the would you teach it question, i'd say that it depends on the lyrics

Answer 2

My personal opinion would be that some rap is and some rap is not. It would depend on the particular artist or song. Is there a deeper message to it or is it just all vanity? Does the language give imagery? Does the style, sound, rhythm, etc reflect that deeper meaning? I'd give an example of rap that is and rap that isn't if it were me, to show that I've given this some thought. You can use LL cool J as one of your examples as rap that is/is not, depending on your opinion. This is the place where you could compare/contrast him to Joyce.Hope this helps and good luck!

Answer 3

I think rap is poetry... even though I don't like the music that much, I am a poet and I appreciate what others write. I wouldn't personally teach it- but I know people who would.

That's a pretty sweet teacher you got there :)

  

Answer 4

PART I of III

OK - let's start with basics. What does "compare and contrast" mean? I'm hoping you're answering - how are 2 things alike (compare) and

how are they different (contrast.)

The wording of the assignment means you need to do both.

So - the next step would be to make a list of the attributes of James Joyce - specifically regarding writing - and a list of those of LL'Cool J.

Once you've done that, separate the list (colored highlighters work well) on what belongs to Joyce and what to the rapper. Of course, you are looking for similar characteristics - for the compare part, and dissimilar characteristics for the contrast part.

Compare and contrast essays have two possible formats. Although some English handbooks may use different terminology, they're generally called

block by block

or

point by point

Either is permissible and works, so long as you stay within the form.

(It's hard to believe you're a senior and haven't run across this factor before)

I'm going to post this much, so you can get started, and then add more, explaining the differences between the two forms and what you need to do next. Meanwhile, print the answer I gave out and start doing it,

Answer 5

Apparently rap is a type of poetry as they express feelings etc

Go to this link it tells you that rap is poetry

http://pmrosen.tripod.com/marcsrapsite/i...

Answer 6

You have a pretty cool teacher.  First things first - go read James Joyce poems and look at LL Cool J lyrics!