What's In This For Me?

     I initially took this class to prepare for the AP Exam at the end of the year for possible credit in college and to challenge myself in a way that I thought the college prep English class wouldn't.  As the year has progressed, however, my purpose for attending this class has shifted to one that stretches beyond college to affect the rest of my life.  I desire to be familiar with the texts that are referenced often in life, whether it is talking about a certain book with a peer in the future or even mastering a question on Jeopardy! under the category British Authors.  Maybe this is too indefinite of a goal, but I aim to attempt attaining it at least in the next semester of this class.  I also want to delve into British poetry.  I love poetry, and I know some American poetry, my favorite poet being Emily Dickinson if you couldn't tell by the poem along the side of this blog, but I want to more familiar with English poetry to see if there are any contrasting and similar styles or themes between the two.