There are only a few similarities between ’Afternoons’‚ by Philip Larkin‚ and ’Churning Day’‚ by Seamus Heaney. These feature mainly in the structure of the two poems. They both use enjambment for the whole length of the poem‚ with just one end-stopped line present in each. Enjambment gives both poems a sense of continuous movement. This is appropriate in ’Churning Day’ as it represents the motion of the person churning the butter. It also makes the voice of ’Churning Day’ sound out of breath‚ as
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sound explosive and means that it has impact right from the very beginning. As well as this‚ in each poem a change in stanza shows a change in the poem - in ‘Belfast Confetti’ it goes from past to present tense and in ‘Bayonet Charge‚ it goes from action to inaction and allows us time to reflect. Both poems also use lists; in ‘Belfast Confetti’‚ the use of the list ‘Balaklava‚ Raglan...’ show how the conflict has affected everywhere. The list ’nuts‚ bolts‚ nails...’ shows how ordinary things used to
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Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Mametz Wood’ (page 36) and in one other poem from Conflict. In Mametz Wood‚ by Owen Sheers and Futility‚ by Wilfred Owen‚ their separate perspectives of conflict and war are shown throughout‚ with the use of imagery‚ and personification to show the poets’ changes in emotion. Owen Sheers wrote his poem in the perspective of what happened in the past‚ with the poem being influenced by Sheers seeing a picture of a mass grave‚ provoking gruesome
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Attack by Siegfried Sassoon; Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen; Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson; No More Hiroshima’s by James Kirkup Compare and contrast the attitudes to conflict shown in three or four of these poems‚ pointing out how the poets use language to explore their ideas and emotions. Two of the poems listed above‚ attack and anthem for doomed youth are to do with things that happened during world war 1. Both Wilfrid Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were involved
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bleak and bitter ‘Futility’. Sometimes the poem speaks from the point of view of a soldier‚ as in ‘Bayonet Charge’ or ‘Futility’. Other poems explore the wider effects of conflict − for example ‘Poppies’ concentrates on the feelings of a mother‚ ‘Belfast Confetti’ on a community‚ and ‘The Falling Leaves’ explores the idea of bereavement and loss. Some of the poems take a wider perspective‚ considering the concept of conflict and its consequences‚ for instance ‘Mametz Wood’ or ‘next to of course god america
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GCSE ENGLISH LIT POETRY CLASHES AND COLLISIONS The Exam Structure You will answer two questions on poetry. The exam will last one hour and forty-five minutes and is worth 25% of your total GCSE. The exam is divided into two sections: Section A: Unseen Poetry • You will be presented with a poem you have not studied. • You read through the poem and answer the questions set. This section is worth 20 MARKS Section B: Anthology Poems • You will answer 1 question in 2 parts. • Each part is worth 15
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My most memorable memory included eggs‚ confetti‚ and confusion. This day had many odd occurrences‚ from window paint‚ eggs‚ flour‚ camouflage‚ and a roller coaster of emotions. The best memory ever to me was the last day of my senior year of high school. That day started off as any normal last day of high school. There were camera flashes‚ k.i.t (keep.in.touch) in yearbooks‚ smiles‚ yearbooks flying around the cafeteria‚ and saying goodbye to teachers. As the day progressed‚ it was good being able
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In “Confetti Girl”‚ and “Tortilla Sun”‚ there are different points of views in the two story that causes tension. In “Confetti Girl”‚ written by Diana Lopez‚ and “Tortilla Sun”‚ written by Jennifer Cervantes‚ the two story have tension between the daughters and the parents. The daughters can’t seem to understand what their parents are trying to do‚ and the parents can’t understand what their daughters want. “Confetti Girl” is about the daughter not wanting to do her homework‚ even when the dad is
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In both Confetti “Girl and Tortilla Sun”‚ the narrators both disagree with their parent’s points of view‚ ultimately causing tension in the family. In the story “Confetti Girl”‚ her father didn’t spend enough time with her and chose to go to his library. He cleaned his books off instead of spending time with her. She puts her drink on her father’s book because she was mad that he wasn’t paying attention or spending time with her. Also her mother died and she tries to connect with her father but
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Confettti Shoes located at Greenbelt Square ‚ Makati ‚ Metro Manila has brought to Mrs. Bello an instant success since it was opened in the year 1983.It wasoperated by Mrs.Bello and her employees ( salesgirl) which composed of cashier and a storemanager that is paid of fixed month salary‚ four regular employees paid a daily wage and four students trainees that are paid less than the minimum wage requirement with a maximum six-month contract. Because of this she op0ened another
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