I distributed two exercises I prepared on the poem, one on alliteration and rhyme and the other a crossword puzzle testing vocabulary and comprehension. I discussed Poe's poem as musical in its reliance on rhythm and sounds such as rhyme and alliteration . Lena then completed the first exercise by underlining examples of alliteration and rhyme from the poem, and then identifying the mood of the narrator at certain times in the narrative. We then examined the crossword clues .Lena looked at the text of the poem to identify key points in the plot and examples of alliteration and rhyme. She referred to her notes to answer vocabulary based clues. After Lena completed the crossword, I introduced our next piece of fiction ,the short story "The Interlopers" .Lena took notes on the setting , the characters ,and possible conflicts . We will begin reading the story in class on Monday.