Harmonium ‘and was due to be bundled off to a skip. Or was mine for a song‚ if I wanted it.’ * Ambiguity: this is either an expression used to denote a bargain... or the harmonium is quite literally used for singing. ‘Sunlight‚ through stained glass‚ which day to day could beautify saints and raise the dead’ * __ Stained glass windows are pictures of saints * __ The Roman Catholic process of declaring a deceased person’s life as one which was lived in a holy fashion thus preparing
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Jonah Dusauzay Harmonium and Brothers The most obvious similarity of Harmonium and Brothers is that they have no rhyme scheme‚ which is a very common practice in contemporary poems and makes the writing feel less restrictive and much more human. In the two poems the description of the relationship is actually explained at the final stanza while the previous stanza appears to set the scene and happen to reflect the speakers thoughts‚ such as how the harmonium in Harmonium has ‘soft wood case’ and
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The poem harmonium examines the relationship of a father and son. I think Armitage has written this poem for parents and children as they would be able to relate to the emotions in the poem. The Author uses the Farrand Chappelette which is a type of Harmonium or small organ to help him reflect the love that he has for his father. In the first stanza the poet talks about the Farrand Chappelette which was “gathering dust” telling us that it is getting old and it was due to be taken to the skip if Armitage
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The poem Harmonium is about Simon Armitage and how he feels towards his father and his past‚ which all tend to be negative comments. Grace Nichols poem Praise Song for My Mother also focuses on her past but describes her mother in a much more positive way. In Praise Song for My Mother‚ Grace Nichols describes her mother as being like “water to me” this tells us that she was essential to her and wouldn’t be able to live without her. Nichols also describes her as being “deep and bold” this suggests
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Song for my mother’‚ ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Nettles. The title of each poem describes exactly what it is and what is about. ‘Praise Song for my Mother’ is not actually a poem‚ it is a praise son. Which in Guyana (where Grace Nichols was born) it is something written after a person close to them has dies. It is written to commemorate and rejoice about a persons life. ‘Nettles’ is a story about a Scannells son who falls into a pit of stinging nettles. Finally‚ ‘Harmonium’‚ ‘Harmonium’ almost says what it’s
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Compare the ways poets present a speaker’s attitudes towards another person in ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Manhunt’. The speaker’s attitude towards his father in ‘Harmonium’ is honest and realistic. The speaker names the brand of his organ “Farrand Chapelette” and he names places such as ‘Marsden’ in Yorkshire possibly having a connection of where he and his father grew up. This makes the poem a lot more personnel and therefore the poet manages to gain sympathy from the reader. The use of honesty makes the
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In both “Harmonium” and “In Paris with you”‚ a difficult relationship is portrayed though Armitage and Fenton write of two different kinds of relationships‚ the reader has no problem detecting the difficult relationship. One of the very first things we see in “In Paris with You” is the speakers inability to say the words ‘I’m in love you’‚ frequently he says “I’m in Paris with you” as a replacement‚ using the city that is associated with love and romance instead. Perhaps Fenton is trying to portray
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Compare how feelings are presented in two of the poems Harmonium and Brothers Everyone experiences feelings; they cannot be ignored as we have no control over them. In ‘Harmonium’‚ Simon Armitage explores the feelings of the relationship between himself and his father‚ using the extended metaphor he presents the instrument ‘harmonium’ to test his feelings that exists between the father and son. The name itself ‘harmonium’ immediately highlights the connection or ‘harmony’ between them. Armitage
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Compare how feelings between children and parents are presented in Praise Song for My Mother Grace Nichols and Harmonium Simon Armitage In both Praise Song for My Mother by Nichols and Harmonium by Armitage strong feelings between parents and children are explored. Nichols has written a personal love poem to her mother which expresses a deep respect and admiration for her. In Armitages poem however‚ the tone is very different as the poet reflects upon the lack of communication between him and his
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fifty seats. The setup consisted of three carpets with three tablas‚ which are membranophones that have one big drum and one small drum‚ one harmonium‚ which is a chordophone that is a tiny organ‚ and many microphones on the stage. The ensemble included Abhiman Kaushal‚ director of UCR South Asian Ensemble‚ on lead tabla soloist‚ Rupesh Kotecha on harmonium‚ Vignesh Manohar on vocals‚ Miles Shrewsbery on tabla‚ and a UCR freshman also on tabla. The ensemble collectively performed a few compositions
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