issue and theme within a few poems. This idea of choosing work over life is evident within the poems “The Mill” by Edwin Arlington Robinson and “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy. Both of these poems discover what working is to that individual and how
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phmulqueen@papatoetoehigh.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
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“lifeless thing” (line 7) is emphasised by the juxtaposition of the two contrasting words. Human ambition can be strong and powerful but unless one uses them to create something concrete they will be lost forever‚ when they die along with the person they burn within – only lifeless‚ hard proofs remain to testify our full of life‚ flighty emotions and aspirations. Ozymandias is
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palace. Without life experience guiding her‚ Cinderella is in a dilemma caused by her ignorance of the potential consequences of her actions. With the use of irony‚ structure‚ and diction‚ “Conte” shows how innocence and naïveté result in regrettable mistakes that create life experience. The poem deviates from the basic fairy tale through the use of ironic predicaments. Cinderella makes a bold statement from the beginning: “First of all‚ I’m bored” (1). She misses her old life of feeling useful
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I was born in Denver Colorado because I was a premature baby. I lived in Bloomfield and living in Farmington now. Growing up in Bloomfield and in Farmington. childhood accidents one time i was outside playing and there was a big snake right in front of me. childhood memories were a lot of them too many to write. important invents in my life right now are school and home no girls anymore because their a pain in the neck. previous pets were all dogs i have two right now one is a guy pit bull his name
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t Narrative Poetry .ne A summary of ‘The Inchcape Rock’ by Robert Southey These are in the right order‚ as numbered. 1. 10. One day‚ out at sea‚ when there was no wind The bell sank and Sir Ralph said‚ ‘The next person who comes to the rock won’t thank the water. the Abbot’. 2. 11. The day was so still that there were no He then rowed back to his boat and sailed sounds or signs as the water moved around away. He was gone a long time‚ during and over
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Among Elk Up before dawn‚ a feeling has drawn You into the mountain and trees. Till the silence within‚ upon the whispering wind A chime of bugles tease the breeze. That majestic call‚ that is heard each fall Since before our forefathers birth And for those who take time‚ through rim rocks and pine Listen and value their worth. Each note high and low as each bugle ballad goes‚ No two ever the same They are all unique and if a chance to critique Upon our hearts they claim. We are
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
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CHAPTER 20 OPHTHALMIC SURGEON IN HONGKONG (1891-92) • Farewell to Europe: Oct 31‚ 1891 (2 weeks after Fili‟s publication)‚ left Ghent for Paris‚ bade farewell to friends (Lunas‚ Taveras‚ Venturas)‚ to Marseilles . • He boarded steamer Melbourne for Hongkong (HK) on Oct 18 bringing recommendation letter by Juan Luna for Manuel Camus with 600 copies of Fili; • befriended many passengers who were mostly missionaries for China including Fr. Fuchs whom he described as “A Father Damaso without
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The poem “Strange Fruit” was written by Abel Meeropol not a southern black man‚ but instead a Jewish-American high school teachers. “Strange Fruit” was published in 1937. The poem conveys a message about the brutal past about racism around the 1900’s. The poem was inspired by a photograph that Meeropol had seen‚ the picture took place in a lynching‚ the victims were two innocent black men that were hanging from a tree‚ The picture haunted Meeropol for days. This poem was very chilling and terrifying
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