No matter how hard someone tries‚ it will eventually come to an end. In “Drops of Jupiter” a ballad by Train‚ the artist writes about a girl who has left him to find herself somewhere else in the world. After she comes back‚ he begins to ask if she had found anything better and what she thinks now. However‚ he soon realizes that he is better off without her‚ and leaves her to fend for herself. In this ballad‚ the artist uses an array of literary elements to tell the story of a relationship that goes
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This poem is an elegy. Structure This poem is eight stanzas written in ballad metre. Lines one and three also have more beats in them than lines two and four. (If you want to get a bit more technical‚ one and three are tetrameters‚ two and four trimeters! Tetrameters have four stresses‚ trimeters have three stresses). Sound As a reminder of ballad metre‚ think of the Christmas carol O Little Town of Bethlehem. Using ballad metre means that the poem lends itself to being read aloud and has harmony
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The poem The Ballad of Calvary Street’ by James Baxter‚ the film American Beauty’ (directed by Sam Mendes and released in 1999)‚ and the play An Inspector Calls’ written by J.B. Priestley and performed at Circa Theatre in 2005‚ are all texts that share a similar theme. Although these three texts are different in terms of authorship and the medium through which the significant messages are communicated‚ what the texts do have in common is that they all convey ideas about how facades and superficial
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archetype that has existed throughout film history. It is typically a stereotypical portrayal of a criminal that serves as an antagonist for the typically Anglo main characters to overcome and defeat. The films Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez are both films that serve as warnings and criticisms of the United States imperialistic tendencies. Each film features an outlaw Mexican character that reacts to the imperialist actions of the Anglo characters. However‚ one portrayal
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Our study of the distinctively visual deepens our understanding of the world and those who inhabit it. Distinctively visual techniques are skilfully employed by Henry Lawson and Kriv Stenders to deepen our understanding of the world of the Australian outback and those who inhabit it‚ through their struggles and independence with some humour applied to the stories. These visual effects allow us to get a better understanding of the feelings of the characters and relate their life lessons to our
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personally‚ our grief seems overwhelming and irremediable. But when it affects others‚ we tend to distance ourselves from it. In “Ballad of Birmingham‚” Dudley Randall does something news stories and textbooks cannot. He makes the sadness of an infamous tragedy vivid and heartfelt to everyone who reads it‚ whether they have a connection to the tragedy or not. “Ballad of Birmingham” is based on the events of a day that has been recounted in books and on television for decades. By approaching these
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Notes on “Ballad of Birmingham” 1. Plot summary: A young girl asks her mother for permission to attend a freedom march in downtown Birmingham with her friends. Her mother‚ fearing violence‚ refuses to let her go and suggests that the child go to church instead. After she leaves‚ the mother is relieved that the child is in a safe place; then‚ she hears the bomb explode and rushes out to make sure her child is ok. She goes to the site of the church‚ which is now a pile of broken glass and bricks‚ and
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Charlotte Doyle. Procedure: 1) Pick five events 2) Write a poem for each event. These can be done in first‚ second‚ or third person. 3) Use four types of figurative language in EACH poem. 4) Use a different format (haiku‚ sonnet‚ ballad‚ etc.) for EACH poem 5) One MUST be a sonnet 6) Type the poems 7) Place them in chronological order (in order of how they occur in the book) 8) Print out the poems and staple them 9) Begin the process of creating the PowerPoint
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ENG 102 March 19‚ 2013 Poe’s Lost Love When first reading “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ there’s a sense of love that you can feel realistically and immediately. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous poets of the 19th century. Poe is considered to be the father of modern detective stories and highly admired. The dark gruesome images that Poe depicts are what makes readers love his work. He paints a clear picture and uses that setting to his advantage in each of his dark tales. In “Annabel
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Point out author’s purpose. 2. Note specific details to support the main idea. 3. Relate the author with the selection 4. Differentiate an essay from a poem. II. SUBJECT MATTER “I AM A FILIPINO” (p.56-58) -by: Carlos P. Romulo “BALLAD OF A MOTHER’S HEART” –poem Reference: Better English for Philippine High Schools Strategies: Reading‚ Lecture‚ classroom discussion III. PROCEDURE • MOTIVATION: 1. Ask students how proud they are of being Filipinos. 2. Let them ponder about
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