Sagasti Year 11 Visual analysis of the poem “Lament” by Gillian Clarke In the poem ‘Lament’ the poet is talking about war and other disasters‚ created by man‚ which destroys the world. “Lament” is an elegy‚ an expression of grief. It can be a sad‚ military tune played on a bugle. She is talking about how the animals are affected and she uses them as a device for empathy from the reader. Even in the title she is starting with a gloomy picture. “Lament” means the expression of pain or regret. By
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VVVB 2483 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH FOR MALAYSIAN SCHOOLS THE DROVER’S WIFE by Henry Lawson LECTURER: MR. NACKEERAN SIVAPUNNIAM LISA KWAN SU LI A 123040 The Drover‟s Wife The Drover’s Wife is a story that many people can identify with. I‚ for one‚ can relate to the main character – „the drover‟s wife‟. The most interesting and thought-provoking aspect in the short story is the fact that the drover‟s wife‟s name is never mentioned throughout the text. Her identity is nothing but that which is linked
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Hillbilly Elegy In Hillbilly Elegy‚ author J.D. Vance details his family’s experience moving from Jackson‚ Kentucky‚ to Middletown‚ Ohio‚ alongside an autobiography of his early life. He uses the experiences of himself and his family as a foundation to discuss the issues he sees facing Appalachian culture as a whole. One of the main points Vance stresses throughout the book is the vital role of personal responsibility when someone is striving to break free from bad circumstances. He believes every
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In the article‚ “Abby’s Lament: Does Literacy Matter?”‚ author Robert P. Yagelski makes a strong point to Abby that her voice is heard along with all the other young people in the world. Abby argues that her voice is not heard because society does not care about people her age. I would agree more with the author on this subject because I think that young people’s voices are heard. Most times the voices of youth are not heard as easily as older people because in most cases older people are more knowledgeable
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An elegy is a poem of lament‚ usually formal and sustained‚ over the death of a particular person; also‚ a meditative poem in plaintive or sorrowful mood. Through an elegy authors are able to convey their deepest remorse and grief through the eloquent use of the English language. Three elegies in which show the possible interpretations and moral convictions of death are “Elegy for Jane”‚ “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”‚ and “A Satirical Elegy”. Jane’s unfortunate death in an equestrian
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War cannot be waged with grave damage to every aspect of life. In the poem ’Lament’ by Gillian Clarke‚ the poet looks at the disastrous effects on our environment that have been caused by mankind and are destroying the natural world. Shes talks about how nature is affected and she uses language features effectively to convey her ideas. In the first stanza‚ metaphors are used to show how the green turtle has been affected by human activity. The words "pulsing burden" suggests the heaviness of pregnancy
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When every pencil meant a sacrifice his parents boarded him at school in town‚ slaving to free him from the stony fields‚ the meagre acreage that bore them down. They blushed with pride when‚ at his graduation‚ they watched him picking up the slender scroll‚ his passport from the years of brutal toil and lonely patience in a barren hole. When he went in the Bank their cups ran over. They marvelled how he wore a milk-white shirt work days and jeans on Sundays. He was saved from their
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Thomas Gray wrote “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” in 1742‚ shortly after the death of his close friend Richard West who died from tuberculosis (“Gray‚ Thomas”). The death of his dear friend influenced him to write an elegy‚ which is a poem expressing sorrow or lamentation‚ especially towards one who has died (“Poetry for Students”). An elegy is usually a pensive or reflective poem that can be nostalgic or melancholy (“Elegy”). Gray uses figurative language and detailed description to get
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Similarities of The Wanderer and Beowulf These two stories are of warriors who find their own paths in life. In Beowulf‚ he experiences the ups of war‚ and the Wanderer experiences the downs. The theme of these two poems are closely related that it would make sense that the authors could have known each other’s stories and were writing them to have similar structure and purpose. The three major comparisons that I mostly captured from both poems are exile‚ abandoned mead-halls‚ and the ending
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The Anglo-Saxons are the people who gave us the first masterpieces of English literature. ”The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament” all came from the Exeter Book. The Exeter Book originally belong to the Leofric era ( reference ).The leofric era was from (c.958-1028).The first bishop of exeter had donated the exeter book to the exeter cathedral library. The three poems are similar in style and content. “The Seafarer” is about men who made a living on a boat. The people had to leave
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