English Literature poem comparisons How do the writers express/convey their emotions by focusing on the themes of control and freedom? 1) Prayer Before Birth (Louis Macneice) 2) Tyger (WIlliam Blake) 3) Sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare) 4) War photographer (Carol Ann Duffy) 5) Do not go gentle into that good night (Dylan Thomas) 6) Remember (Christina Rossetti) Q1) “With strength against those who would freeze my humanity‚ would dragoon me into a lethal automaton.” Qa) “He has a job
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Group 1 “ Brother‚ can you spare a dime” by Rudy Valle‚ 1932 In many instances‚ songs have been written to explain events that are going on in the world. The song “ brother‚ can you spare a dime” by Rudy Valle justifies that. In 1932 when the song was produced it was during the great depression where the unemployment rate was 24.1% and the economy was in a down ward spiral. The message that Rudy is trying to portray is that everyone from a businessman in a city to a union worker from this
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The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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He Had Such Quiet Eyes By: Bibsy Soenharjo 3.1 SYNOPSIS OF THE POEM The poem is about a woman who has been deceived to think that she was loved by a man with ‘quiet eyes’. She suffers for this and only learns on hindsight not to trust or give in to men who seek women only for pleasure. The poet gives an advice on being able to recognise what is true and what is not‚ when a person is truly friendly and when he is not. You may lose in the game of love and give your heart away‚ but knowing the truth
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First the Land Was Ours Yellow M 260 The Family Man Yellow M 61 Life-Cycle Blue L 86 Doctor to Patient Blue L 231 Prison Alphabet Blue L 150 Reflections on a Benevolent Dictatorship 1. What opinion is Dawe expressing through this poem? That dictatorship is bad 2. What is the character reflecting about? The character is reflecting about a benevolent dictatorship‚ and how it resembles people who are incapable and live in a mental home. And about all the bad things that had Happened
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Jamaica Language is a reflection of the diversity of the people of Jamaica. The wonderful blend of various races and cultures has affected the languages spoken in Jamaica. The immigrants from outside Jamaica have brought with them their language as well and languages like Spanish‚ Irish‚ and Scottish. The other two significant languages of Jamaica are Taino and Arawak‚ specific to particular regions. Jamaican Patois‚ known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists
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Interpretation of poems Dulce et decorum est are the first words of a Latin saying taken from an ode by Horace). The words were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War. They mean "It is sweet and right." The full saying ends the poem: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. In other words‚ it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country. The opening of the poem suggests Owen pities the state to
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in a simple hut. I wonder where I will die‚since I am neither white nor a black man? Question 1 What different denotations does the title have? What connotations are linked to each of them? The title of the poem contains several meanings‚ all of which underscore the main theme. This poem relates to the speaker’s inner turmoil because if his mixed racial ancestry.First of all‚“crossˮcan mean“angry.ˮThe speaker was angry‚ or “cross‚”with his father and mother for their passing on to him an amalgam
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Chapter 3 lie (rumor) Song: 2Chainz - No Lie (Explicit) ft. Drake I choose this song for this scene because the song is talking about how he never told no lie. It connect to the scene because when olive told a lie/rumor her friend thought it was true. it say about the charter is that even if she tells a lie people will believe her Chapter 9 Detention Song: Kanye West- Bad News I choose this song for this scene because it talk about how it bad news about something he heard. In the movie olive
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1 Ms. Spilberg ENG2D1 March 5‚ 2013 Song Comparison Essay The road of life can be a bumpy one. There will always be twists and turns that can alter a person’s life‚ changing the course of their destination. Even though life can be tough‚ you have to draw upon your inner strength in order to persevere. The songs‚ “Move Along” by The All-American Rejects and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Greenday sing about this message. The lyrics in their songs have many literary devices such as personification
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