AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess are two books with a similar environment. The books environments are influenced by a lack of humanity‚ lack of civility‚ and human spirit. Salman Rushdie quotes‚ “Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and the human spirit.” Salman Rushdie’s quote and the books that have been mentioned above share the idea that we can explore and learn from these fictional or nonfictional situational
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Psychological concepts in A Clockwork Orange At the start of A Clockwork Orange‚ you are introduced to Alex and his droogs. They are at a milkbar drinking milk-plus. Milk‚ plus types of drugs that enhance Alex and his droogs ultraviolence‚ which is the main backdrop to the story that leads to other psychological events. Drug addiction is a complex disorder that is compulsive and often uncontrollable. This is a chronic relapsing disorder‚ and treatment for drug addiction is about as effective as treatments
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A Clockwork Orange: Political Impacts When A Clockwork Orange was released in the early 70’s it was instantly seen as controversial sparking huge amounts of criticism in America and Britain from renowned film critics‚ government officials and members of conservative groups. In the late 60’s Western society and culture was changing along with Western Cinema as a result of the old studio system collapsing‚ signalling the end of Classical Hollywood films. With the rise of television into popular
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protagonist is the one who is to define the perspective in which the story is told to the reader. More importantly the protagonist’s actions and qualities are what set aside the protagonist from all of the other characters in a poem or novel. In A Clockwork Orange the protagonist‚ Alex is portrayed as a violent fifteen-year-old boy who deals with the inability to express his violent nature due to a treatment that forces him to feel pain every time he thinks about a violent thought. On the other hand‚ Beowulf
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In 1971‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ a philosophical and dystopian film written‚ produced‚ and directed by Stanley Kubrick‚ was released. Before being withdrawn from the British public sixty-one weeks after its release‚ by Kubrick himself‚ this movie gained the attention of several different groups- churchgoers‚ media‚ police‚ local authorities‚ teenagers‚ and other townspeople. While some reactions to the film were positive-specifically among teenagers and young adults- there were numerous negative reactions
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Language and Literature BRITISH LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY An unconvincing twist or necessary completion of the book’s moral integrity? Discuss the ending of A Clockwork Orange. TWENTY-ONE? Richard Borovička 2nd year – Aj-Pg Summer semester 2009 Are we to discuss to what extent the ending of A Clockwork Orange is convincing‚ at least three levels of viewpoint should be taken into consideration. The author’s intention in terms of the effect that the last chapter was supposed to create
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The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop: A Personal Response In my answer I will be talking about my ideas on the themes‚ styles‚ and images in the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop. Elizabeth Bishop was born on the 8th of February 1911 in Worcester‚ Massachusetts. Her father died when she was eight months old and her mother‚ in shock‚ was sent to a mental hospital for five years. They were separated in 1916 until her mother finally died in 1934. She was raised by her grandparents in Nova Scotia. There are four
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that the human heart can not control. It can be the best thing to happen to someone or the worst. Gary Soto‚ in his poem “ Oranges”‚ satirizes the conundrum that is having a crush. “Oranges” tells the story of young love between a boy and a girl.The boy takes his crush for a walk and end up at a candy store. He does not have enough to pay for the candy so he gives one of his oranges as a sort of payment so that his lady friend could have what she wanted. Having a crush is like being a by a spontaneous
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Identity-Oranges and Sunshine Essay ‘An individual’s sense of identity can be affected by many factors’. An individual’s sense of identity is exceptionally complex and is quite significantly influenced by many factors. These distinct factors may be desired and appreciated or unwanted and harmful. Each of these factors has consequences that may either nurture or attenuate one’s sense of self. These notions are predominantly evident in the intensely compelling film‚ ‘Oranges and Sunshine’‚ directed
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