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    Sappho: Poems

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    Sappho: Poems In her work “Let’s Not Pretend‚” Sappho juxtaposes opposite ends of the spectrum of being‚ using life and death‚ black and white‚ mortality and immortality‚ old-age and youth‚ but not in a nostalgic theme. She cites her current old age‚ and seems to be relatively acceptant of the fact that life is indeed waning‚ and that she‚ unlike so many who she has seen‚ will not simply be stuck in the quest for eternal beauty. She writes “No‚ no one can cure it; keep beauty from going/And I

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    school.nz CONTENTS Introduction to the achievement standard How to approach a poem p3 How to annotate a poem p4 Writing about style and language p5 Sample NCEA questions with criteria p6 Poems from New Zealand Tihei Mauriora p8 Bred in South Auckland p9 Race Relations p10 Poems from the Pacific Fings da kirls should know p11 My Dog p12 Wild Dogs under my skirt p13 A Book and a Pen p14 You‚ the Choice of my Parents p15 Poems from other cultures Island man p16 Half-caste p17 Search for my Tongue p18

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    back in my childhood. I’d seen myself in her because she was a bit like me‚ full of imagination and very egoistic. She is very active and always on the go. Now‚ as were growing it could have been better if we take things a bit slower. Being young at heart doesn’t mean to be childish and immature‚ but rather be mature enough to appreciate the things we have at the moment. We may have a lot of things to cherish at his moment in time‚ but we’re just so covered up by the things that lie between us and happiness

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    this quotation‚ compare how the writers explore gender. ’Wide Sargasso Sea’‚ by Jean Rhys‚ and ’Sula’ by Toni Morrison are both novels that respond to the issues of women that are confined to their social roles. Grace Nichols’ book‚ ’The Fat Black Woman’s Poems’‚ supports and also contrasts the views of both Rhys and Morrison. All three texts question gender roles and oppression in society. While Nichols is very outspoken and doesn’t let her gender confine her‚ the main character in Wide Sargasso Sea

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    Tiger Poem

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    Tiger poem Q In the poem the tiger is compared to A. Fire heat and brightness Q The speaker in the tiger is A. An adult Q Forest of the night A. and confusion of living Q What is offered as contrast to the tiger? A. The lamb Q The stars probably symbolize A. Angles Q. The symmetry of the tiger is enhanced by A. the repetition of the first stanza Q. a central image of the tiger is A. power the lamb poem Whom does Blake refer to as “He”  The creator A central idea of “The Lamb” is the

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    "Capturiing Hearts"

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    “ Capturing Hearts” To complete this assignment I am instructed to assess in terms of ethos‚ logos‚ pathos and kairos‚ a book trailer that is for the book titled; “Dodgeville: Capturing Hearts”. Give my opinion on which rhetorical appeal is used more‚ explain why I think so and finally evaluate the video as an effective marketing tool. First‚ while I was unable to see the use of kairos‚ logos was clearly used‚ such as when the narrator makes a statement about the 59 to 45 victory. That

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    Gnash's Poem

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    The tone throughout the poem and song are very similar in the sense of sombre‚ heartbreak‚ rejection and depression. Lines that support this include; ‘But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you‚ not even close‚ not even a little bit‚ not even at all’ from Kat’s poem. In this line Kat is explaining her emotions towards Patrick‚ and how she can’t help that she is in love with him after all that he has done. In Gnash’s song‚ “I hate you‚ I love you” it is the artist’s way of explaining that one is still

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    Heart of Darkness

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    situations‚ as he must distinguish which parts of the text are coherent in his adaptation of the novella and the audience’s reaction to it. Coppola chose to retain the main themes of Heart of Darkness. The criticizing and mocking of imperialism was a prevalent theme that surfaced throughout Apocalypse Now. For instance in Heart of darkness‚ Marlow exemplifies the basis of imperialism. "The conquest of the earth‚ which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly

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    STUDY GUIDE Joseph Conrad‚ Heart of Darkness Each detail to which your attention is drawn by the Study Guide is part of the puzzle of Heart of Darkness. It is important to notice the details‚ to ponder them‚ to see how patterns repeat themselves‚ and to see how the pieces fit together. Marlow’s journey and your reading about the journey require constant alertness‚ discipline‚ patience‚ and a willingness to look for what is not immediately apparent. Section 1 A. The Thames Setting 1. Notice

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    Teds Hughes and mark doty poems are written in animals point of view ‚ Showing each unique animal character and their point of view about this world from their perspective. The poet uses literary devices in their poems using tones‚ personification ‚ and visual imagery to evoke the reader’s emotions and to make the poems more comprehensible. In this two poems the poets made a unique quality of personifying the hawk and the dog because they cannot articulate their thoughts and emotions into

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