Essay Our study on Telling Stories has made me aware that composers tell stories to entertain and to convey their ideas. Henry Lawson’s short stories ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘The Loaded Dog’‚ demonstrate these twin features. Cat Steven’s life story the ABC documentary ‘A Few Good Songs‚’ is designed to convey the idea that telling stories is a powerful catalyst for reflection on the unpredictability of life and the individual’s desire for self-fulfilment. In our prescribed text‚ ‘The Drover’s
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this is cool‚lie: In a way you’re sort of testing yourself by coming here? Lewis: …She hates talk about love. She thinks its icky. ‘Love is the last gasp of the bourgeois romanticism’ she says. She hates me doing an opera about love and fidelity while thousands of Vietnamese are being killed by America troops. Julie: I don’t like men’s double standards‚ I guess. Men want women to deceive them because it’ll prove their worst thoughts about women… Julie: My parents had me committed. They think its sort of like a holiday
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the harsh Australian bush Emphasis ‘big bark kitchen’ as ‘larger than the house itself’ cultural importance of the kitchen Personification ‘sighing’ ‘she-oaks’ plants survive with struggle Introduction of characters – four children‚ a mother “The drover‚ an ex-squatter...here left alone” simple statement showing the isolation of the wife and children and their unavoidable situation Descriptive language - “four ragged‚ dried-up-looking children” -- > shows their living situation Conflict/ complication
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Symbolism in “The Ballad of Birmingham” Written in 1969‚ Dudley Randall’s poem “The Ballad of Birmingham” illustrates a mothers struggle to keep her young daughter away from harm during a civil rights rally in Birmingham. Throughout the poem‚ symbols such as a church‚ a child‚ and a shoe represent African-Americans and their fight against segregation. These symbols represent the struggle for equality during civil rights movement in the 1960s‚ and how these events changed the lives of blacks in
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To what extent‚ and in which ways‚ does the Spanish ballad deal with the major human emotions? The collective body of Spanish ballads‚ known as the romancero‚ is a unique collection of narrative verse that follows the epic tradition‚ like such works as El cantar de mio Cid‚ and whose earliest examples are thought to have come at the beginning of the 14th century. They resemble the epics in their heroic and aristocratic tone‚ and some also in their themes of battle and honour. Many are written
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Literature 3rd lecture “Ballad” The characters in the epic according to Aristotle should be consistence. The ballad is the second kind of the narrative verse. (The 1st is the epic). 2 examples were discussed 1st example is an old one in the medieval ages (Sir Patrick Spence) 2nd in the 20th century (Ballad of the Landlord) What is the ballad? “Definition” It is a poem but it should be written in verse‚ it’s meant to be sung‚ even if it’s a tragedy. For example‚ in Ireland it is still
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Bridal Ballad (1837) by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) The ring is on my hand‚ And the wreath is on my brow; Satin and jewels grand Are all at my command‚ And I am happy now. And my lord he loves me well; But‚ when first he breathed his vow‚ I felt my bosom swell- For the words rang as a knell‚ And the voice seemed his who fell In the battle down the dell‚ And who is happy now. But he spoke to re-assure me‚ And he kissed my pallid brow‚ While a reverie came o’er me‚ And to the church-yard
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Ballad of Birmingham By: Dudley Randall For many years‚ this country has been unjust and humanity has not always been treated equally. Dudley Randall‚ who is most famous for his literary contributions‚ wrote a poem called "Ballad of Birmingham" representing the inequality and racism during the early 1960’s (Encyclopedia.com). The main themes of the poem are racism and the struggle of African Americans around the time of the civil rights movement in 1964 (Encyclopedia.com). Randall’s poem focuses
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Preface to Lyrical Ballads Analysis William Wordsworth was an English romantic poet‚ who helped launch the romantic poetry era‚ along with his counterpart Samuel Coleridge. In his “Preface to Romantic Ballads‚” Wordsworth provides his audience of an understanding of his style of poetry. In fact he strays away from the complex‚ verbose and mind-boggling poetry presented before his time‚ ascribing to the statement written by David Thoreau in “Walden”‚ “Simplicity‚ Simplicity‚ Simplicity!” Even though
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Voices are powerful things. A whisper can destroy a friendship; a scream can terrify an audience. Without a voice‚ would we even be noticed? The way you speak often tells others more about yourself than what you actually say. It reveals how you understand the world and others. Composers‚ guided by their contexts and personal opinions‚ create distinctive voices through the distinct use of literary techniques to convey unique perspectives on others and the world. Banjo Paterson’s poems‚ ‘In Defence
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