The SONG OF THE WHALE -Kit Wright TEXTUAL QUESTIONS: 1) What words in the first verse show that the whale is huge? ‘Heaving mountain in the sea’ in the first verse show that the whale is huge. 2) How does the poet give the impression he is talking to the whale? By the impression ‘Whale I heard you’ the poet makes us feel that he is talking to the whale. 3) ‘Crying for your kind’. What is the whale doing? The whale is crying for all the whales that are dead and also for the whales
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The Innocence of Man F. Scott Fitzgerald evaluates the destruction of innocence and its hypocritical wealth coating in his novel‚ “The Great Gatsby”. Between West Egg and East Egg you have two kinds of people‚ Old Money and New Money‚ and both through one route or another are crooked. As New Money swindles‚ Old Money cheats‚ and as New Money bluffs‚ Old Money lies. In chapter 1‚ innocence is first shown when Daisy’s unnamed child is presented before Nick. This then starts a chain of corruptions
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William Golding there is a repeated theme of children losing innocence due to their isolation from civilization. The strongest example of this loss would be when Simon‚ a young character in the book‚ discovers the Devil in his meditation area. Another prominent illustration would be Roger and his slow evolution into a creature of destruction and torture. In William Golding’s book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ there is a great loss of childhood innocence that is replaced with darkness due to the evil in man’s heart
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"Experience" Essay Dorothy Livesay’s poem "Experience" teaches that if one learns solely from outside sources‚ then one will never know what it is to feel independence and self-growth. By examining the authors personal experiences‚ the imagery‚ and the symbolism used the above statement will be proven true. Dorothy’s personal life had a large influence on her opinion about independence and self-growth. Her lengthy career spanning over 5 decades‚ her involvement with politics and her general
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Jamaica Language is a reflection of the diversity of the people of Jamaica. The wonderful blend of various races and cultures has affected the languages spoken in Jamaica. The immigrants from outside Jamaica have brought with them their language as well and languages like Spanish‚ Irish‚ and Scottish. The other two significant languages of Jamaica are Taino and Arawak‚ specific to particular regions. Jamaican Patois‚ known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists
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Earnest Hemingway states that “all things truly wicked start from innocence.” This quote applies to Mayella Ewell as she corrupted herself and her innocence throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Though Mayella may seem wholesome‚ she is a wolf in sheep’s clothing due to her part in the death of a virtuous‚ innocent man and then her part in the tormenting of the dead man’s wife. In chapter twenty-five‚ Scout realizes that “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed‚” (Lee
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In Frostblood by Elly Blake there is an indisputable theme‚ there are many little battles within one war. This theme means that there are multiple little battle whether its person vs. self‚ or person vs. fate‚ within one war. First off‚ there were lots of problems with diversity when it came to what type of powers people have. Ruby was struggling her own small battle of person vs. society. She was a fireblood within a world of frostbloods. However‚ there was only one person who didn’t judge her based
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Exploring the Loss of Innocence in Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Cousin Kate’ The poem ‘Cousin Kate” written by Christina Rossetti signifies a story of the speaker which explains what happens to a ‘cottage maiden’ once she has been sullied by a man which consequently leads her to lose her innocence. ‘Cottage maiden’ creates a rural simplistic image of the speaker who has a low status. Due to the Victorian era in which the poem was written it is clear that the poem is based around the fact that women
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Key: Unfurrowed Field – Prgh elude/Epilude Ploughing Drilling Seedtime Harvest THEMES Change Pg.27 - And serve them right‚ they’d little care for anybody‚ the dirt that rode in motors‚ folk said. • Motorcars are becoming more popular among the village‚ showing the change and move towards the future of technology. It also demonstrates the divide between social classes and the distrust and dispute between them. Pg.31 - The groans of Nell‚ the old horse of the Guthrie’s‚ caught in a daft swither
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