ABSTRACT NOUNrefers to ideas‚ processes‚ occasions‚ times‚ qualities that cannot be touched or seen. | | ADJECTIVEgives more information about or describes a noun or pronoun | ADVERBgives more information about (modifies) a verb‚ an adjective‚ another adverb‚ or a sentence. | ALLEGORYa narrative in which people‚ objects and events represent moral or spiritual ideas. | ALLITERATIONthe repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginnings of words in a line / phrase: “What would
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Allegory: - A narrative in which the agents and actions and sometimes the setting‚ are conveyed by the author to make sense of the “literal”‚ primary level of significance as well as a secondary level of significance. 1) Historical and political allegory: in which characters and actions represent historical personages and events. 2) The allegory of ideas: Literal characters represents concepts and the plot allegorizes an abstract doctrine. Personification of abstract entities such as virtues‚
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Sonnets 1-31 1. The author opens this first sonnet by explaining his motivation for composing the sonnet sequence. He believes that if his love were to read the sonnets‚ she would eventually return his affection. He argues that her pleasure in his pain would cause her to read his sonnets‚ and her reading of the sonnets would allow her to know the extent of his affection‚ which might make her pity the author’s situation-and this pity may transform into grace and love. The author also describes his
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1. allegory: a literary work that has a second meaning beneath the surface‚ often relating to a fixed‚ corresponding idea or moral principle. 2. alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. It serves to please the ear and bind verses together‚ to make lines more memorable‚ and for humorous effect. • Already American vessels had been searched‚ seized‚ and sunk. -John F. Kennedy • I should like to hear him fly with the high fields/ And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless
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1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LIFE William shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwichshire‚ England. There is no definite record of his birth but his baptism was recorded by the church‚ thus his birthday is assumed to be 23 of April. Shakespeare ‚ the son of John shakespeare‚ a successful trademan‚ and of Mary Arden. Shakespeare attended King Edward VI Grammar School‚ which may have provided education in Latin grammar and literature. In 1582‚ he married Anne Hathaway
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Or stain her honor‚ or her new brocade.” (Ferguson 620) Scansion: The process of finding the stresses in a poem‚ it also shows the meter from the distribution of stresses. Sestet: Mostly seen in the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet. An example of a sestet is seen in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “Annabel
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while the third and fourth convey the abiding memory and offer a commentary on what has preceded. ‘The Soldier’ is a Petrarchan sonnet divided into two stanzas. The initial octave lays out Brooke’s thoughts and feelings regarding his subject‚ with the sestet offering a definitive final comment. The tone along with the rhyme is very regular‚ helping to convey the poet’s attitude. It has a continually lilting rhythm which reinforces the latter. There are a number of similarities between ‘Dulce et Decorum
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TIME: 2 ½ HOURS MARKS: 80 NSLA COMMON EXAMINATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE JUNE EXAMINATION – 2009 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE PAPER 2 | | |MEMORANDUM OF MARKING | |
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LOUIS MACNEICE’S "THE SUNLIGHT ON THE GARDEN" The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold‚ We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold; When all is told We cannot beg for pardon. Our freedom as free lances Advances towards its end; The earth compels‚ upon it Sonnets and birds descend; And soon‚ my friend‚ We shall have no time for dances. The sky was good for flying Defying the church bells And every evil iron Siren and what it tells: The earth compels‚ We are dying
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My Poetry Anthology by Michaela Miedziolka 8m Contents Page Prologue Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas How do I love thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë 2 4 5 7 9 11 Contents Page xxx xx 3 Prologue I have enjoyed reading these poems and getting some understanding of the language used and the meanings often hidden amongst the words. I would like to thank my mum and dad for giving me
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