This essay attempts to compare and contrast five different poems written by five different authors both contemporary and heritage poems. The contemporary authors include: Seamus Heaney‚ Kathleen Jane and Grace Nichols the heritage writers are W.B.Yeats and William Blake. I will be discussing the different styles ideas and themes and also their similarities. The first poem I am discussing is ‘The Blackbird of Glanmore’ which is a contemporary poem written by Seamus Heaney. In this poem‚ Heaney uses
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Black Swan was released in 2010 and is based on a well-known tale “Swan Lake” with a twist of psychological thrill. When looking at the poster for this film one has no her choice but to analyse it deeply. This poster automatically captivates the audience by the actress’ piercing eyes‚ it is as if you become hypnotised by them and emotionless and pale face as it lures you in‚ as eyes are considered the windows to the soul. The most obvious and main feature of this picture is the actress’ face and
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handful of seeds as sh fell‚ down‚ down‚ down‚ down. Far below‚ in the waters‚ some of the birds and animals looked up. “Someone is falling toward us from the sky‚” said one of the birds. “We must do something to help her‚” said another. Then two Swans flew up. They caught the Woman From the Sky between their wide
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The poems‚ "The Wild Swans at Coole" and "The Great Scarf of Birds‚" unconsciously play off one another. Yeats and Updike paint similar pictures about similar topics. Although these poems consist of similar subjects‚ the authors’ diction and details are at completely different ends of the poetry spectrum. William Butler Yeats’ poem "The Wild Swans at Coole" tells of a man who‚ in the autumn‚ would visit this pool of water that was a resting place for a flock of swans. He visits them one
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(1844) [pic]T was lovely summer weather in the country‚ and the golden corn‚ the green oats‚ and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. The stork walking about on his long red legs chattered in the Egyptian language‚ which he had learnt from his mother. The corn-fields and meadows were surrounded by large forests‚ in the midst of which were deep pools. It was‚ indeed‚ delightful to walk about in the country. In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river
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children. She said that ugly duckling is not ugly and just different‚ is stated on the fourth line. The third character is other ducklings. They are antagonist. They had mocked their sibling because of his appearance. The fourth character is other swans. Other swans are kind because they invited the ugly duckling to live with them‚ is stated on eighth line. The fourth element is the point of view. Point of view is the angle of vision from the writer. This prose uses the third singular person because the
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THE UGLY DUCKLING CHARACTERS: Narrator Mother Duck 6 Brothers Pig‚ Cow‚ Goat Ugly Duckling Birds Geese Old Woman Hen Farmer Swans Children SCRIPT: Narrator: Once upon a time on an old farm‚ there was a duck family‚ and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs. Mother Duck: It was about time that my eggs hatch! … 1‚2‚3‚4‚5‚6 ducklings I have! Narrator: But something was not right. Mother Duck: Mmmm… that egg didn’t hatch‚ and it is bigger than the rest… I don`t
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for his brothers even if they had done him wrong in the past. The young bird felt that his wing had been stronger. Now‚ he could fly higher and longer. He saw four beautiful swans swimming in the water. He had been maltreated and had been discriminated because he was ugly. Mother Duck could not speak a work when a beautiful swan appeared before her. She would always remember the duckling mother. She cakled with joy as she embraced him. Moral Lesson: Character is better than ones physical appearance
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The Ugly Duckling In this story‚ you will read about someone who was misunderstood. Be able to tell how this someone became happy. Tell also in what way this story could apply to people. It was a fine day and the sun was shining gloriously. The fowls and the other animals in the farm were having the time of their lives. The goats and cows were grazing contentedly. The hens were busy scratching for worms‚ while the ducks swam about in the big pond. Once in a while the ducks would tip upside
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typical male and female gender roles are the cruxes of the Jamaican family hierarchy; however‚ in “Bella Makes Life” by Lorra Goodison‚ Goodison turns these roles upside down. In her short story she explores the masculinity insecurities the protagonist Joseph‚ faces as the stereotypical Jamaican gender roles shift in his relationship with his counterpart Bella. As the mother of Joseph’s children‚ Bella‚ went over to New York for a period of a year‚ Joseph had to encompass the role of a father and a
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