Roman Fever Edith Wharton Meaning holding a grudge is bad jealousy Point of View third person omniscient Ms. Slade’s thoughts are jealous Characterization jealousy clouds judgement Plot reasons Slade does things is because of Jealousy and throughout the story this reason becomes more of a factor for each action. Setting Colosseum: Slade waging war with Ansley Steps: Show Ms. Ansley going higher/ahead Looking down on Rome’s past as they look down on their past. Symbolism Moon:
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Song of the Whale About whaling in Japan 1st- metaphor describing the whale as a heaving mountain /the lines describing the whale getting killed/ describe the whale crying out/heard whale singing‚ describes it as grieving 2nd – singing to all the other whales and describes it as crying for its life/ the whale body would used for- lipstick for ‘painted’ faces‚ meaning makeup‚ and for shoe polish. 3rd- ‘tumbling - mountain’- vivid imagery of a massive‚ moving mound in the sea. 4th- ultrasonic-high
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The Great Water Giant The Great Water Giant Has finished his bath. He pulls the huge plug Out of the clouds. He roars his thunderous laugh And a wet slippery waterfall Spills out of a squelchy sky. ‘Look out below’ he seems to shout as the water Splooshes‚ splashes‚ plishes‚ ploshes‚ gushes‚siushes‚ And soaks deep into the thirsty earth. by Ian Souter Jack Frost Look out! Look out! Jack Frost is about!| He’s after our fingers and toes; And all through the night‚ The gay
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H/w Compare the ways that Checking out Me History explores the importance of identity and culture with one other poem of your choice. Agard in Checking Out Me History show is strong belief in the importance of our identity. Whereas Nagra in Singh Song doesn’t see the importance of his identity. In both poems‚ the use of language has been used to show their culture and identity. In Checking Out Me History‚ Agard writes “Dem tell me/wha dem want to tell me”. The use of non-standard english of ‘dem’
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The first poem ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare has a humorous view on the traditional ideas of beauty. The poem is a five duplet metre with the stressed sounds starting on the second word of each line. Each line has the same amount of stressed and unstressed patterns which is very common for sonnets to make it quick and easy to read. The five duplet pattern never mimics human speech in the way a four duplet pattern does. The end of each alternating line has a distinct rhyming pattern
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Danah Bakir “Same Song” By: Pat Mora * Predictions: Based on the picture surrounding this poem‚ which is a mirror‚ I predict this poem will be about external beauty and the concept of beauty only being skin deep. Based on the title of this poem‚ I predict this poem will be about similar people’s stories and how they handle their situations in similar manners. The type of poem I think it’ll be is an observational and descriptive poem. I predict this because I think the author is going to use
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Analysis of ‘Diptych’ ‘Diptych’‚ by Robert Gray is a free verse poem in which imagery is used to invoke feelings‚ but also specifically influence a reader’s first impression of character. Throughout the poem Robert Gray has swayed natural speech‚ used strong imagery and also included poetic tone to create a poem which allows insight to his childhood. Robert Gray has explored his parent’s struggles during their marriage‚ in the poem ‘Diptych’. He likens his childhood experiences to a diptych hinge
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Australian playwrights use a variety of styles‚ techniques and conventions to present images on the stage that provoke and challenge their audiences. Discuss with reference to your study and experience of the plays you have studied. The Australian playwrights studied this year have used a variety of styles‚ techniques and conventions‚ presenting images which provoke and challenge audiences. The Removalists by David Williamson and No Sugar by Jack Davis‚ despite the different contexts‚ are concerned
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During the sixties‚ in the poem Homecoming‚ Bruce Dawe expressed a rather solemn‚ empty and somehow tranquil view of the impact the Vietnam War had on society. He writes in such a way that those who could not fathom or recognise the devastation it brought may now have the chance to comprehend it. The entire poem is a single sentence and the overall structure is unusual‚ with no rhyme‚ rhythm or pattern. This means the readers can read it as their own thoughts‚ enabling anyone who underestimated
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To what extent has your study of Australian poetry challenged your understanding of Australian identity? My understanding of Australian identity is that we are a collection of migrants on a global scale who came together to form one nation‚ and that the people of Australian origin‚ meaning the aboriginals‚ have lost complete control of their nation due to this factor. I have lived in Australia for a year‚ through this time period‚ I have perceived it as a welcoming place‚ and a civilized country
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