poems may seem like a bunch of meaning less words‚ however if you analyze each line you will find a great story behind it. In this essay I will be writing about two initially diverse poems‚ ‘Flag’ by John Agard and ‘Out of the Blue’ written by Simon Armitage. Agard is originally from Guyana in the Caribbean and is known for his personal voice seeping out of his poems and writings like “Checking Out Me History”. On reading and considering “Flag” it seems as if his individual feelings about flags
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wedding cake" she now wants to work out her revenge on the lover that betrayed her. Parent/Child Relationship Compare the ways parent/child relationships are represented in ’Before You Were Mine’ by Carol Ann Duffy and three other poems‚ one by Simon Armitage and any two from the Pre-1914 Poetry Bank. The relationship between a parent and a child can bring about any of a range of emotions. In ’The Affliction of Margaret’‚ we see a parent’s desperation at not hearing from her missing son in seven years
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Unworldly characters such as beautiful fairy with her wise mind and magical wand‚ hideous monster craving for blood with its horrifying fangs‚ and mysterious elf luring children away from their parents often add a magical aroma to the stories. Readers are enthusiastic to learn how their heroes encounter with these marvelous creatures‚ whether receiving a powerful golden sword as gift or putting on a life or death fight for his loved ones. These unworldly characters help the readers to perceive the
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Love is said to be the strongest feeling in the world. It has broken the hearts of some and made the life of others a better place. Love links most things in this world. It almost has no conditions or boundaries. We don’t know exactly what love is and where it comes from‚ but one thing is sure; we are nothing without love. There are times when we feel shy and timid‚ when we are afraid of expressing the love we feel. Some people can speak about love through the use of poems. Some poems tell a story;
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Compare how Duffy and Armitage write about violence in ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ both use a first person persona and with that‚ give us insight into their feelings and the theme of violence throughout both poems. In ‘Salome’‚ Duffy’s character uses a nonchalant tone with no remorse when depicting her actions‚ which is also present in ‘Hitcher’ too. Salome had ‘done it before’ and will ‘doubtless do it again’ but is oblivious of the repercussions of what she has just stated
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every nerve in his body had tightened and closed. Then‚ and only then‚ did I come close. I believe that Relationships are the connections between people which can be expressed in many different ways or situations. In the poem ‘manhunt’ by Simon Armitage he explores the relationship between a wife and her husband‚ whom is an injured solider who has returned from war. In nettles‚ the relationship is between a farther and his son who has fallen into a "bed of nettles." Both poets show the consideration
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The Five Knightly Virtues of Sir Gawain “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” is the most known 14th century poem that depicts the Arthurian legend. It has been translated from a Middle English dialect by Simon Armitage; unfortunately‚ very little is known about the original author. Sir Gawain is the protagonist as he is the major source of conflict when he struggles to decide whether his “knightly virtues” are more important than his own life. The ideals of Christian morality and knightly qualities
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What do you think about the affect war has on relationships and how does the Author present this in ‘The Manhunt’? The poem ‘The Manhunt’ by Simon Armitage is written from a wife’s perspective based on a true story about how she is trying to reconnect with her husband who has been away at war in Bosnia and returned a completely different person to the one who left her. She is still madly in love with him but soon realises that maybe he doesn’t feel the same way anymore. Throughout the poem the author
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61(5)‚ 405-407. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.61.5.405 Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement: George Armitage Miller. (1991). American Psychologist‚ 46(4)‚ 326-328. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.46.4.326 McClelland‚ J. L. (2001). Retrieved from http://mechanism.ucsd.edu/teaching/w07/philpsych/smith.cogpsychhistory.pdf Miller‚ G. (2012). Retrieved from http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cognitive psychology Simon‚ H. A. (1993). Allen Newell (1927–1992): Obituary. American Psychologist‚ 48(11)‚ 1148-1149
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How the poets explore the concept of loss in “Mid-Term Break” and “Mother any Distance” In this essay‚ the concept of loss will be discussed in the poems “Mother‚ Any Distance” by Simon Armitage and “Mid-Term Break”; which is an autobiographical poem by Seamus Heaney based in Northern Ireland which looks at denial and regret felt in loss whereas “Mother‚ Any Distance” explores the loss in the relationship of a family. The metaphorical use of “counting bells knelling classes to
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