Poem Analysis
Task 1
LITERARY ANALYSIS: READING POETRY AND WRITING THE ESSAY
Pre-writing exercise 1
• Man: This primarily mean adult male but can designate any human being regardless of sex or age. Wikipedia (2011)
• Wall: This is an upright structure of wood, plaster or any building material serving to enclose, divide or protect an area. Wikipedia (2011)
• Berlin Wall: This is the wall that separated East Germany from West Germany. Wikipedia (2011)
• Wailing Wall of Jerusalem: It is the remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple courtyard. With the rise of Zionism movement in the early 20th century, the wall became a source of friction between the Jewish community and the Muslims. Wikipedia (2011)
• Impregnable: This mean it cannot be broken into. Wikipedia (2011)
• Moat: This is a deep wide ditch, usually filled with water normally surrounding fortified medieval towns as protection against assault. Wikipedia (2011)
• Heart: This is the hollow, muscular organ that circulates blood from the veins to arteries. Wikipedia (2011)
• Window: This is the opening in the wall that functions to admit light and air to the enclosure or building. Wikipedia (2011)
• Spirit: The nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character. Wikipedia (2004)
• Door: This is the opening in the in the wall by which to go in or out. Wikipedia (2011)
Pre-writing exercise 2
1. Walls: This is a metaphor because this is not a literal wall but the wall is an image that represents division.
2. Walk: Love is personified. The poet conjures up a picture of love as if it has the human attribute, which is the ability to walk.
3. Man is great wall builder: This an irony because the walls that man built have divided society. Pre-writing exercise 3
1. No. Mtshali is critical of man for building walls because they have brought regimented society. He cites the example of the Berlin wall which divided East Germany from West Germany.
2. The moat or
LITERARY ANALYSIS: READING POETRY AND WRITING THE ESSAY
Pre-writing exercise 1
• Man: This primarily mean adult male but can designate any human being regardless of sex or age. Wikipedia (2011)
• Wall: This is an upright structure of wood, plaster or any building material serving to enclose, divide or protect an area. Wikipedia (2011)
• Berlin Wall: This is the wall that separated East Germany from West Germany. Wikipedia (2011)
• Wailing Wall of Jerusalem: It is the remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple courtyard. With the rise of Zionism movement in the early 20th century, the wall became a source of friction between the Jewish community and the Muslims. Wikipedia (2011)
• Impregnable: This mean it cannot be broken into. Wikipedia (2011)
• Moat: This is a deep wide ditch, usually filled with water normally surrounding fortified medieval towns as protection against assault. Wikipedia (2011)
• Heart: This is the hollow, muscular organ that circulates blood from the veins to arteries. Wikipedia (2011)
• Window: This is the opening in the wall that functions to admit light and air to the enclosure or building. Wikipedia (2011)
• Spirit: The nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character. Wikipedia (2004)
• Door: This is the opening in the in the wall by which to go in or out. Wikipedia (2011)
Pre-writing exercise 2
1. Walls: This is a metaphor because this is not a literal wall but the wall is an image that represents division.
2. Walk: Love is personified. The poet conjures up a picture of love as if it has the human attribute, which is the ability to walk.
3. Man is great wall builder: This an irony because the walls that man built have divided society. Pre-writing exercise 3
1. No. Mtshali is critical of man for building walls because they have brought regimented society. He cites the example of the Berlin wall which divided East Germany from West Germany.
2. The moat or