Horses by Edwin Muir Homework to complete before class analysis of poem. Directions: select either question one or two to complete for homework. 1. Rhythm: read the poem aloud at least 3 times. As you read it the 3rd time‚ jot down the rhyme scheme. As you read it a forth time‚ record your voice. Listen to your recorded voice and write down your observations. What do you notice? 2. Activity: consider for a moment that the poem is written to reflect a fairy tale or bad dream. In the box below
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was baptised in 26 April‚ 1564 and died in 23 April‚ 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely known as the greatest writer in the English language. He is often called England’s national poet. His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare
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achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy
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Literary works The front page of the Bradford journal William Bradford’s most well-known work by far is Of Plymouth Plantation. It was a detailed history in manuscript form about the founding of the Plymouth colony and the lives of the colonists from 1621 to 1646.[46] It is a common misconception that the manuscript was actually Bradford’s journal. Rather‚ it was a retrospective account of his recollections and observations‚ written in the form of two books. The first book was written in
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Poets: Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke Poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est The soldier Similarities: - Theme - Period Theme: - War Period: - During World War 1 Differences: - Point of view - Style - Tone - Structure - Choice of Words - Description/Literary Techniques - Pace - Message to public - Impact towards humanity Point of view: - Negative towards war - Thinks that war is horrible and cruel as throughout the poem Owen makes disgusting remarks and descriptions of the war - War
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comparing three poems. I will examine how the poets establish mood and meaning through the main structural features and evaluating the effectiveness of the poets’ choice of language and use of imagery. My choices of poems are: Island Man by Grace Nicholls Digging by Seamus Heaney The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeates Island Man is a poem about a Caribbean man who has immigrated to London. The poem is different from the others in terms of a narrative aspect as it is a poem depicting a
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“Love Poem‚” written by John Frederick illustrates true love in a realistic way. He expresses to the reader that there is more to love that what is usually written about in poems. To get this theme across‚ he plays with the reader’s expectations about what he is going to read. The title gives the reader the assumption that this poem is about a beautiful sonnet to an unattainable love. The reader envisions the same lofty depiction of a beloved woman he has heard in numerous traditional poems. In
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of the
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shut out of factories as their employers did not want to acquiesce to better working conditions / wages - Materialism infected merchant’s minds Form: - Ballad‚ has a clear chorus - Popular form in Irish Culture - One of Yeats’ most sarcastic poems‚ he chooses this form in order to mock - ABAB Rhyme Scheme‚ simple structure and strong rhyme carry political messages better. John O’Leary - died in 1907 - Founder of Young Republic Brotherhood - Yeats was influenced by him- revolution could
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ENGLISH NOTES 2012-2013 Advising and Preregistration ONLY declared English majors (who have formally declared their major by Monday‚ April 30th) may preregister for English classes via the web on Monday‚ May 7th during their registration appointment times according to the following schedule: The last day to add a class for Fall Quarter is Friday‚ September 7th. The last day to drop a class for Fall Quarter is yet to be determined. PLEASE NOTE: The Registrar has indicated that students may preregister
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