REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas
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Sound of Waves Commentary In this passage‚ found on pages 135 and 136 of The Sound of Waves‚ author Yukio Mishima utilizes brutal imagery through descriptive diction to expose the subtle sexism apparent on this island. Furthermore‚ he provides commentary on gender roles and stereotypes‚ which are apparent not only in his own life‚ but on the island of Uta-jima as well. Gender roles become apparent as the novel progresses because Shinji is looking for a woman of beauty rather than of intellect
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Invisible Man Commentary There is a constant struggle for people to find their self identity in a world where society tries to force them to become somebody else. Society often sets standards that “well respected citizens” should meet‚ limiting people from developing their own views of the world and making their own decisions. In Invisible Man‚ Ralph Ellison portrays the experiences that a young black American goes through that shapes‚ and more often than not‚ blinds his identity. In my excerpt
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Commentary on Field of Autumn Advancing like a silent threat‚ the onset of winter is presented throughout the poem as a season with sinister intent. The “acid breath of noon” approaches in a “Slow” manner‚ as if sneaking up on autumn. The personification of the “acid breath” not only suggests to the reader the fog is murderous‚ but one could be lead to imagine that the fog is poison gas. This is because “Field of Autumn” was published in 1947‚ two years after the Second World War; clearly the memory
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Reflective commentary I honestly didn’t know what my story was going to be about at first; all I knew is that I wanted a relationship to be involved. At first‚ I thought of writing about a woman who falls in love with her best friend‚ but I didn’t think I could go into great depths with this. I then decided on writing about an abusive relationship as there is so much raw emotion that can be portrayed through writing about this sort of situation. Whenever I start writing a piece‚ I feel that it may
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a job at a stonesman’s to make a living while studying by himself to try and achieve his dream. Indeed‚ Jude’s first concern is a job‚ though his working is to be done only as a way of supporting himself until he can enter the university. Our commentary will fall into two parts. First we will study the isolation of Jude‚ and the opposition between Jude’s world and the world of his enthusiasm that is to say the world of Oxford students. Then‚ we will study the omnipresence of spirituality that contrasts
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’Points of View’ Commentary ’Points of View’‚ written by Lucinda Roy‚ is a poem that features different points of view (as the title suggests) on the subject of water: those of women collecting water in‚ what can be assumed to be‚ an African country and those of a person living in a modernised (possibly a ’Western’) country. Furthermore‚ Roy seems to be critical of the aforementioned Western lifestyle and this poem presents an underlying moral that everybody should be grateful for what they have
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Commentary For my writing to entertain coursework‚ I have decided to do an article for the newspaper Guardian. I decided to write for was their ‘Experience’ section‚ where people write in about an experience they have had‚ and what to share with the readers of the Guardian. The reason for deciding to write an article is due to the fact that I wanted to write about my experiences I have had‚ as it would be easier to talk about myself. My target audience adults aged from 30-50‚ working in the
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Writing a Literary Commentary Read the passage you are given a few times. Read it once through to get a gist of what the speaker is saying. Jot down your initial reactions to certain parts of the text so you can refer to them when you are writing. When you have finished‚ go back and read it again‚ this time underlining key words and phrases and jotting notes to yourself in the margins. While the minimum number of times you should read something is two‚ it is ideal that you read each passage three
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Tales of Simple and the Symbolic Undertone Langston Hughes is considered to be one of the most well known poets/writers in the modern era. One of his most notable works was a series of fictional short stories called Tales of Simple. In these tales‚ Hughes uses symbolism to express his feelings and views on African American history through the character Jesse B. Semple. In literary terms‚ the word “symbolism” is defined as being a person‚ object or event that suggests more than its literal meaning
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