the autobiography of Nelson Mandela who became South Africa’s first post-apartheid President. Mandela had been imprisoned for over thirty years for his part in activities to bring about equal rights. How does the writer present his thoughts and feelings about the struggle for identity? How far is the extract similar to and different from your wider reading in the literature of the struggle for identity? You should consider the writers’ choices of form‚ structure and language. Mandela’s determination
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How has Chaucer used poetic form‚ structure and language to express his thoughts and feelings in ’The Knight’s Tale’? Chaucer’s use of language‚ form‚ and structure works to convey the details of different characters and the emotions surrounding them in a multi-faceted manor. For instance‚ Chaucer’s heavy use of nature-oriented‚ romantic imagery when describing Emily imbues her character with a youth and vibrance‚ aided by the setting of ’a morn in May’‚ already causing the reader’s mind to
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Good Feelings" an accurate name for the period between the War of 1812 and the rise of Andrew Jackson? Why or why not? The term ¡§the Era of Good Feeling¡¨ was first posted in a Boston newspaper‚ which impressed‚ James Monroe‚ the new American President’s warm reception in Boston. The entire society was very anxious to turn back into a normal life when the War of 1812 ended; as a result‚ the term implied President’s good-will tour through the North. Actually‚ the term "the Era of Good Feeling¡¨ described
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This essay will consider the similarities and differences between the two poems ’London’ by William Blake and ’Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ by William Wordsworth. It will focus upon their structures‚ content and poetic features. Finally‚ I will come to my own conclusion to which poem is most effective and how it is achieved. The two poems were written at very different times of the day and also in history‚ which may be one of the main reasons why there is such a contrast between them. William
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presented in “nettles” and “praise song for my mother” and comment on the feeling expressed in both poems Introduction Both “nettles” and “praise song for my mother” focus on parent child relationships. “nettles” is a poem that tells a story about a little boy who falls into some nettles‚ and “praise song for my mother” is a poem that displays love and praise for someone’s mother. However both poems show the feelings of both the parents and the children. The poem “nettles” is a very strait
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Show how Duffy conveys her feelings about a member of her family in ‘Before You Were Mine’ In ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses a large range of poetic techniques to convey her feelings about her mother. The title of the poem contains a possessive pronoun that makes the reader instantly get a sense of possessiveness towards her mother‚ rather than the original thought that a mother would be saying that about her child‚ which shows an inverse on the usual way to use the phrase. The first
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How does Jane Austen create negative feelings towards Mr. Darcy in the first few chapters of Pride and Prejudice? Jane Austen wrote her book about life for women in the nineteenth century; the Regency period. For women in this period‚ life was very unbalanced‚ women were not perceived as equals and men were superior and had full authority in every aspect of life. There was a clear segregation among men and women and the values they were expected to maintain. "It is a truth universally acknowledged
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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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"To be or not to be "- that is Hamlet’s dilemma. To be or not to be a revenge hero‚ to kill or not to kill? Shakespeare uses soliloquies to show Hamlet’s feelings‚ and his thoughts‚ to show how he changes his mind during four of his soliloquies. However‚ it is not always clear if he is acting his "madness" or those are his own sincere thoughts. I will be commenting on four of his main Hamlet soliloquies‚ which are: "O that this too too solid flesh would melt"‚ "O what a rogue and peasant slave am
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Both "Mental Cases" and "Disabled" are anti-war poems evoking vivid and sometimes shocking emotions. Owen shows a less pleasant side to "The Great War" in his typical fashion. "Disabled" paints a vivid picture of a young man’s misfortune and shows the contrast between his old life - full of hope - and his new life‚ in which he has no hope. "Mental Cases"‚ on the other hand‚ outlines the mental effects of the war‚ with strikingly vivid images. ~ "Disabled" begins with a description of a man in a
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