N.B. These “notes” are by no means exhaustive and should not be used independent of your own reading and study of the poems. (NATE & W.B.S) NOTES ON PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR CSEC LITERATURE Preamble: Please be mindful of the fact that poetry makes up a third of this syllabus and that for the Paper II (the essay-writing paper) students are required to demonstrate their understanding of how the poets’ techniques are used to convey and shape meaning (including the tone and mood) in the respective
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Summary : the mirror says that it’s unjudgemental and it just reflects everything it sees.... it calls the candles and moon liars and goes on about how the woman needs the mirror. It also compares and places itself within the ranks of godliness. This poem is not a riddle‚ speaking with the voice of some mysterious "I" until the end‚ where the reader is shocked to find out that it’s a mirror‚ and not a person speaking. Instead‚ the poem lets us know from the start that we’re hearing from a mirror
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Sample Paper 1 commentary on The Jade Peony Questions (a) What do you understand of the characters and the situation in the passage? (b) How does the writer effectively convey the context and feelings of the narrative voice? This excerpt from “The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choi conveys the mystery and insightful fear of the unknown of a young boy who has just lost his mother. Although the passage refrains from giving sufficient details‚ the reader is still able to understand the essentials of
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When reading the literary work of W.H. Auden‚ readers question‚ why is he obsessed with the idea of time? It seems to be a common character in Auden’s poems since he typically personifies it. He tends to question the role of Time and how it controls every aspect of life. In the poem‚ “If I Could Tell You‚” Auden works through the idea of time being superior and how it brings an overall uncertainty— especially to love‚ and creates a desperation of knowing. By looking through a Historical Biographical
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Poetic Techniques Alliteration: “sneer of cold command” (5) The harsh and cutting “c” sound emphasizes Ozymandias’ once ruthless power. Consonance: “these lifeless things” (7) The smooth‚ soft‚ and wispy “s” sound is fleeting‚ just like the fleeting things of this world such as power and possessions. Allusion Ozymandias‚ also known as Ramses II‚ was an Egyptian Pharaoh. He was once the most powerful man in Egypt‚ with all the riches he could ever ask for. This allusion to such a powerful
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The Lesson – Roger McGough (1937-) General assignments Paraphrase It’s about chaos in the classroom‚ and how to solve this. The teacher is using violence to control the students (swords and all) and The Head is supporting that. The writer tries to make this story funny‚ but still wants it to have a deeper meaning and make you think. Meaning The meaning is that you shouldn’t use violence in the classroom (it isn’t a solution)‚ but you should be able to control a class. Intentions The
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1. Anderson uses symbolism in the title of her book The Impossible Knife of Memory. • Anderson uses symbolism to show that the knife is her memory. Throughout the book‚ Hayley and her dad would get random flashbacks and I perceive this as the knife slicing through her life in a form of their memories. I also conclude that the memories hold pain just like when people get cut with a knife. 2. Anderson uses symbolism in‚ "He was coming out of a dark place where he’d been hiding for the last few weeks
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Part B: Discussion. This assignment addresses two retail areas in Toronto. The first one is the ancillary area west of Bay Street and the second one is Yonge street north of Price Street (The exact area of observation can be found by viewing the two maps in the Appendix). Despite the fact that both retail areas are in the center of Toronto and only a few kilometers away‚ their character and other characteristics however‚ are drastically different from each other. Evidences are collected during
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The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. The Red Wheelbarrow Summary Our speaker reflects on how important a certain red wheelbarrow is. This wheelbarrow is wet from a recent rain‚ and there happen to be white chickens hanging out with the wheelbarrow. The End. The Red Wheelbarrow Summary Line 1 so much depends * Our speaker doesn’t say "much depends" or "things depend" or "I depend‚"
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The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost addresses the idea of decision-making and choosing what direction life will take you. The poem is about the speaker arriving at a fork in the road‚ where both paths are carpeted with leaves. The persona‚ who is believed to be Frost himself‚ chooses to take the road less traveled by. He tells himself that he will take the other road another day‚ although he knows it is unlikely that he will have the opportunity to do so. The poem concludes with the
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