During the late 18th century in Europe‚ a movement known as Romanticism first defined by "German poet Friedrich Schlegel as [ ]‚ "literature depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form‚"" (Whitney) had rooted into the artistic world to fashion poets including John Keats‚ Percy Shelley‚ and in particular‚ Lord George Gordon Byron and William Blake. Although Blake and Byron were stark opposites in both life and literature‚ Blake preferring to live a more pious life utilizing poetry as entertainment
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Critical Analysis of ‘The Welsh Hill Country” "The Welsh Hill Country” begins with a devastating picture of a landscape which was beautiful many years ago but which now has lost its lustre. The poetic speaker firstly describes the desolate moor and in the last stanza he introduces a farmer who in spite of finding this gloomy panorama is still farming the land. Therefore it seems that the central tension of the poem is the contradiction between the preconceived notion of the Welsh countryside and
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N.B. These “notes” are by no means exhaustive and should not be used independent of your own reading and study of the poems. (NATE & W.B.S) NOTES ON PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR CSEC LITERATURE Preamble: Please be mindful of the fact that poetry makes up a third of this syllabus and that for the Paper II (the essay-writing paper) students are required to demonstrate their understanding of how the poets’ techniques are used to convey and shape meaning (including the tone and mood) in the respective
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Summary : the mirror says that it’s unjudgemental and it just reflects everything it sees.... it calls the candles and moon liars and goes on about how the woman needs the mirror. It also compares and places itself within the ranks of godliness. This poem is not a riddle‚ speaking with the voice of some mysterious "I" until the end‚ where the reader is shocked to find out that it’s a mirror‚ and not a person speaking. Instead‚ the poem lets us know from the start that we’re hearing from a mirror
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The two documents we are presented with here both deal with the notion of bereavement and especially bereavement of a loved one. The first document is a poem‚ written by Tony Harrison in 1984 and entitled Long Distance. The second one is an extract from a short story entitled Stone Trees‚ written by Jane Gardam in 1983. They both intend to give us a glimpse of how different people react when confronted to the passing of a relative. Through two completely different approaches and using two different
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Advantages of teaching children Language acquisition‚ the ability to understand and use language‚ is a product of dynamic‚ repetitive and multifaceted learning. This key feature distinguishes humans from other organisms. Understand language isn’t in genetic code or nor acquired by magic‚ language is learned. Learning a language affords wondrous opportunities for growth and development in young children‚ and it also provides an extraordinary way to communicate. Some evidence suggests multilingualism
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Sample Paper 1 commentary on The Jade Peony Questions (a) What do you understand of the characters and the situation in the passage? (b) How does the writer effectively convey the context and feelings of the narrative voice? This excerpt from “The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choi conveys the mystery and insightful fear of the unknown of a young boy who has just lost his mother. Although the passage refrains from giving sufficient details‚ the reader is still able to understand the essentials of
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The name was given to the poem because the poet shows that the speaker is studying the poem. This poem "A contemplation upon flowers by Henry King" is about a man who wants the flowers to teach him to become humble. But instead the flowers taught him three lessons. His first lesson that he learnt was to become brave and to remember the place where the flower came from‚ as referred to line 1‚ 5-6 " Brave flowers that I could gallant it like you"‚ " You are not proud you know your birth for your embroidered
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Abusive relationships are not always easy to see. On the outside looking in‚ things can seem normal but underneath the makeup and long sleeves the ugly truth can be revealed. In the poem “Photograph: Ice Storm‚ 1971”‚ found in Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poems Native Guard‚ depicts Trethewey’s resentment towards her stepfather for abusing her mother through the use of vivid imagery and tone shifts throughout this short piece. This poem is about a photograph taken of Natasha Trethewey with her
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When reading the literary work of W.H. Auden‚ readers question‚ why is he obsessed with the idea of time? It seems to be a common character in Auden’s poems since he typically personifies it. He tends to question the role of Time and how it controls every aspect of life. In the poem‚ “If I Could Tell You‚” Auden works through the idea of time being superior and how it brings an overall uncertainty— especially to love‚ and creates a desperation of knowing. By looking through a Historical Biographical
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