Old English poetry is divided into two types: the Heroic‚ the sources of which are pre-Christian Germanic myth‚ history and custom; and the Christian. Heroic‚ or Epic Poetry belongs to one of these two types and refers to long narrative poems celebrating the great deeds of one or more legendary heroes‚ in a grand‚ ceremonious style. In its strict use by literary critics‚ the terms ’Heroic Poetry’ or ’Epic’ are applied to a work that meets the following criteria: such a poem must be related in an
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Since the second phase of the Somali Civil War‚ which started in the early 2000’s‚ piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a great danger to international shipping. Starting in 2005‚ many international organizations‚ which include the International Maritime Organization and the World Food Program‚ have expressed major concern over the rising acts of piracy. Piracy has made trouble for the delivery of shipments and raised shipping costs‚ which have risen to an estimated 10 billion dollars a year
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and ranks of merchant vessel crews (Ziarati‚ 2003). One important aspect of MarTEL is that it is Maritime Test of English Language not English Test of Maritime Knowledge (Ulkuatam and Sernikli‚ 2008). The proposed standards target every class of seafarers. Ulkuatam and Sernikli (2008) claim that MarTEL focuses on all skills but with less emphasis on grammar. All tests for officer and senior officer levels are expected to check different skills at Elementary‚ Intermediate and Advanced levels and different
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English Reader‚ namely that the poem is essentially concerned to state: "Let us (good Christians‚ that is) remind ourselves where our true home lies and concentrate on getting there". Scholars have often commented on religion in the structure of The Seafarer. Critics who argue against structural unity specifically perceive newer religious interpolations to a secular poem. Daniel G. Calder argues that the poem is an allegory for the representation of the mind‚ where the elements of the voyages are objective
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tradition‚ lyric poems have elegiac tone. Both "The Seafarer" and "The Wanderer" are examples of lyric poems with elegiac tone. In "The Seafarer" the speaker is out at sea and is lonely and misses land. in line three the speaker says‚ "And forth in sorrow and fear and pain showed me sufering in a hundred ships"(3-4). This is a great example of elegiac tone because he is talking about his sowrrows and pains at sea. Another example in "The Seafarer" is when the speaker says "The death-noise of birds
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set qualification standards for masters‚ officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships. On an international level‚ “the 1978 STCW Convention was the first to establish basic requirements on training‚ certification and watchkeeping for seafarers” (wikipedia/stcw). It introduced such things as the requirement for at least “4 years of experience for a Master 1600 gt license” (stcw.org). Previously‚ it was individual governments that used to establish “the standards of training‚ certification
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learn and grow. In all three poems‚ The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament the main character was exiled causing great pain and sorrow. Through this pain and sorrow they saw some beauty in the situation. In The Seafarer the character is on his ship hopelessly lost at sea. He suffers from loneliness‚ sadness and pain from being lost at sea. In the poem he says “How the sea took me‚ swept me back And forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” ( The Seafarer pg 17) It also showed that he felt hopeless
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or heroic poetry. Similarly‚ Christian themes can be found in some epic poems along with Germanic myths‚ history‚ and customs. These characteristics can be found in the poems Beowulf‚ more of the heroic/epic type‚ and Deor‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Seafarer‚ focusing more on the elegiac
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OUTPUT IN ENGLISH-4 St Therese MTC Colleges-Magdalo Site Submitted to: Ms Lourdes Castigador Submitted by: Delgado‚ Ramon (BS MAR E 2-5) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY TRAITS OF FILIPINOSEFARERS AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK ENVIRONMENT Introduction Work environment is a central component in the life of a productive human being. Work environment offers a number of experiences through which a person evaluates the many years of his best life spent in working. The way a person
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At the beginning of the poem‚ the seafarer reminisces on his past. The speaker vividly describes his sufferings in life on the sea. He describes his loneliness‚ the cold conditions of the sea and his seclusion on the sea in contrast to his past life on the land with his kinsmen‚ happiness
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