Originally Posted by ultramarina
Just looking at their website. Uh, really? They suggest that young gifted kids memorize RICHARD CORY?

http://mensaforkids.org/poetically/MFK-Poetry-8.pdf

Wow. I hope Lisa Van Gemert returns to address this. Having kids memorize and analyze that poem is insane.

"And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head."

Interesting how they try to make this a discussion point: "Notice the juxtaposition of the “calm summer night” with the violence of Cory’s suicide. It makes it even more startling, more intense. Why is Cory’s suicide so surprising?"

No thanks, Mensa.