“This is poem that has been composed by Kevin Halligan. The poem ‘The Cockroach’ is a sonnet written by Kevin Halligan. It is written in the iambic pentameter as there are ten syllables in each line and as it mostly follows the pattern of the syllables being unstressed and then stressed. For example the line “I (unstressed) watched (stressed) a (unstressed) giant (stressed-unstressed) cockroach (stressed-unstressed) start (stressed) to (unstressed) pace (stressed). The poem includes a few literary
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Question: What impression of London does the poet create and how is this achieved? Poem/Source Material: Earth hath not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth‚ like a garment‚ wear The beauty of the morning; silent‚ bare‚ Ships‚ towers‚ domes‚ theatres and temples lie Open unto the fields‚ and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour
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My Account of the French Revolution I stood there amongst the crowd not knowing what was happening; it seemed to me like some sort of gathering of some sorts. I had guessed that it was some sort of plot against the king or something of the sort because when people saw me they backed away or went immediately silent. Being one of the soldiers probably scared them. I wasn’t sure how this all started and I definitely did not know which side I would be on because I was sympathetic towards the Third
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Discuss the following poems‚ Hunting Snake and The Cockroach‚ commenting in particular on the ways in which the poets depict their respective creatures. The poems ‘Hunting Snake’ by Judith Wright and ‘The Cockroach’ by Kevin Halligan are both very metaphorical in their comparisons between creatures and humanity. Both poems are about animals in an undisturbed environment and their subsequent interaction with human beings‚ and a language feature that is common in both poems is an extended metaphor
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ENGLISH LITERATURE QUESTION- HOW HAS THE POET USED THE EXTENDED METAPHOR OF THE COCKROACH TO CONVEY HIS PERCEPTION OF HUMAN EXISTANCE? IN YOUR ANSWER PAY ATTENTION TO HOW POETIC DEVICES HAVE BEEN USED. ANSWER The poem ‘The Cockroach’ is a sonnet written by Kevin Halligan. It is written in the iambic pentameter as there are ten syllables in each line and as it mostly follows the pattern of the syllables being unstressed and then stressed. For example the line “ I (unstressed) watched (stressed)
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Cockroach Book Report By: James Cockroach‚ written by Rawi Hage‚ published in 2008 by House of Anansi Press Inc.‚ tells the story of a new immigrant who comes to Montreal‚ Canada to escape his war torn country back home in Iran. We see Canada through the eyes of the unnamed protagonist throughout the novel who struggles financially‚ and emotionally‚ battling the cold Canadian winter‚ and ending up in special care after a failed suicide attempt upon arriving to Canada. Through his extremely
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Excretory System Of Cockroach The excretory organ of cockroach is the malpighian tubules. It is found at the junction of the midgut and hind gut and are about 150 in number. They are fine‚ yellow coloured and branched threads present in bundles. They lie freely in the haemolymph. The distal parts of the tubules extract inorganic ions‚ uric acid and amino acids by active transport and water by diffusion from the surrounding haemolymph. The filtrate moves towards the ileum. In the proximal parts
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“Hunting Snake” Judith Wright ** Australian poet fascinated by Aboriginal life and a reverence for nature. Poetic Devices: Alliteration/hypnotic quality that lulls reader and reflects simple poetry of youth Assonance/like alliteration‚ many soft repetitive sounds (‘w’ and ‘s’ particularly) that also mirror snake’s movements Imagery/very strong‚ visceral poem. Sensory-oriented. Creates a strong‚ confident‚ beautiful‚ awe-inspiring image of snake (focus of poem) Rhyme scheme/very simple until ‘twist’
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The end of the world (of the cockroach) The day began was not a normal day but something unique‚ plenty of gray smoke into the air‚ fire‚ earth and sand everywhere and a silence‚ only can hear the wind blow. Everything was different and Andy the Roach had realized he had survived a disaster‚ but if he wants to live would have to find food and water in a desolate world. Walking disoriented to some direction in search of shelter and food. On his quest he encounters a wounded ant and the ant said
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid “Cheese Touch” Introduction The first book begins with an introduction to Gregory "Greg" Heffley and his middle school life. It takes place during his first year of middle school. The book also explains the "Cheese Touch" early on. It is just like cooties but more intense. In the book‚ a kid named Darren Walsh touches the cheese with his finger. It is passed around the school‚ and later gets to Abe Hall‚ who moved to California still holding the Cheese Touch. In the first
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