Incidents John Agard: Half-Caste Derek Walcott: Love After Love Imtiaz Dharker: This Room Niyi Osundare: Not My Business Moniza Alvi: Presents from my Aunts... Grace Nichols: Hurricane Hits England Introduction to the Anthology Poems by Seamus Heaney Poems by Gillian Clarke Poems by Carol Ann Duffy Poems by Simon Armitage Pre-1914 Poetry Bank Printing and copying this guide Introduction
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has accomplished something none of us could manage before now for all our efforts." (Beowulf‚ Heaney‚ p.63) Soon after‚ in discussing his conquering of Grendel‚ Beowulf references final judgement before God‚ a major doctrine of Christianity: "He has done his worst but the wound will end him . . . Like a man outlawed for wickedness‚ he must await the mighty judgement of God in majesty." (Beowulf‚ Heaney‚ p.65) Finally‚ as Beowulf is dying after being mortally wounded by the Dragon‚ he ultimately
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night to feed. They typically feed on over-ripe fruit‚ causing less damage in orchards than is often believed. Females probably produce single young twice each year; gestation is about 4 months‚ and lactation 2.5-3 months (Heaney et al.‚ 1989‚ 1991‚ 1999‚ 2006a; Heideman & Heaney‚ 1989; Heideman &Utzurrum‚ 2003; Lepiten‚ 1995; Rickart et al.‚ 1993). It is widespread in Indo-Australia. It is locally abundant‚ generally stable‚ but subjected to intense hunting at some cave roosts (Utzurrum‚
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Imagery plays a very vital role in this poem and it helps with the interpretation of the poem. Onomatopoeia such as ‘’the thinkling bottom’’‚ Alliteration such as ‘’Big dark blobs burned’’‚ diction such as ‘’sweet like a thickened wine’’ and similes such as ‘’sticky as Bluebeard’s’’ allows the reader to feel like they’re also blueberry picking.The imagery in the poem references blood and flesh‚ which adds to the extended and dark metaphor. The poem blackberry picking isn’t just about a boy picking
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland‚ called the United Kingdom‚ GB or UK‚ is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is made up of four countries: England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales.[10] It is a member of the European Union‚ the United Nations‚ the Commonwealth‚ NATO and the G8. It has the sixth largest economy in the world.[11][12] About 61 million people live in the UK. Most people in the UK speak English. There are four native languages other than English. They
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in which Heaney built his play around is the contemporary Margaret Thatcher. Creon represents Thatcher- the hot-headed ruler who denies the burial rights of the hunger strikers‚ just like Creon denying the burial rights of Polyneices. The story of this modern history was told through the ancient story of Antigone. The political outlook of this play altogether was very controversial and provided profound modern relevance to the readers today. This play altogether was described by Heaney himself in
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poem from the genre of relationships‚ and involves the narrator being one person in a relationship who uses the poem to talk to the other person. The key way in which the theme of relationships is presented is with the use of an extended metaphor. Heaney utilises an extended metaphor which relates the different stages of developing a relationship to the different aspects of actually creating a building. The first three stanzas describe the process of building and the use of scaffolding and the final
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VIII. English Language Arts‚ Grade 10 A. Composition B. Reading Comprehension Grade 10 English Language Arts Test Test Structure The grade 10 English Language Arts test was presented in the following two parts: ■ the ELA Composition test‚ which used a writing prompt to assess learning standards from the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework’s Composition strand ■ the ELA Reading Comprehension test‚ which used multiple-choice and open-response questions (items) to assess
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There are five different traits that must be examined when deciding whether or not a character is an epic hero. The hero must be of noble birth or a high position‚ his actions often display courage and superhuman deeds‚ the setting is vast‚ the hero must be known nationally or internationally for his heroism‚ the hero must have humility‚ and the hero must face a supernatural foe (Characteristics of Epic Heroes) These characteristics match the poem of Beowulf and can be used to show that he is an
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CHRISTMAS BREAK The beginning of Christmas break was awesome. We had a relaxing day and after school‚ Ella‚ Taylor‚ Seamus‚ Motse‚ Christina‚ and I went into to courtyard and gave each other our secret santa gifts. Seamus was my secret santa and I was Motse’s but I gave presents to everyone. I also got awesome Christmas presents from Kaitlyn and Weronika. From them I got two steven universe tee shirts‚ a steven universe beanie‚ a marcelline statue‚ another beanie‚ lipsticks‚ and an iTunes gift card
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