Parker Pen – Commentary The text given is an advertisement for a ‘girl- size’ pens made by the company Parker in the 1970’s. The aim of the advertisement is to sell jotter ball pen that are modified for women‚ to the target audience of women. These pens are created for because apparently women cannot use an ordinary ballpoint pen‚ as it is too large for their “dainty” hands. Ethos‚ pathos and logos are used as an appeal to the target audience. This advertisement also has many comical elements in
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A Commentary on “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost As the poem opens‚ we see a very formal phrase “something there is”‚ and rather formal diction. However‚ the language is natural in the sense that it does not rhyme. Also‚ we have a sense that there is a tumbling forth of ideas about the things that want to destroy a wall. We see this from the phrases‚ “that sends…and spills…and makes gaps.” Some invisible force exists that doesn’t love a wall. So the speaker is setting the tone and implying
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Commentary on “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezequiel The poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel is an account of how the poet remembers his mother being stung by a scorpion when he was young. However‚ he does not write about his own feelings or reactions; we realize he is merely the narrator. Most of the poem is in the third person‚ as Ezekiel reports on what other people do and say and he uses various images and senses to make us visualise the scenes. The poem is written
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“MAUS” Commentary: Page 82-83 ‘’MAUS’’ is a two part story written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman. He started working on the book in 1978 and the first part was published in 1986. Spiegelman retells his father’s story within his own life story. In this graphic novel the author Art Spiegelman uses very original and interesting ways of designing his story in order to show the past and the present. By using different illustrations for the past and present‚ Spiegelman can display more easily the
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In Westminster Abbey Let me take this other glove off As the vox humana swells‚ And the beauteous fields of Eden Bask beneath the Abbey bells. Here‚ where England’s statesmen lie‚ Listen to a lady’s cry. Gracious Lord‚ oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake‚
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Poem Commentary: Before Summer Rain A storm can provoke many emotions in a person. Rainer Maria Rilke in his poetry cleverly insinuates themes of nature‚ religion‚ and childhood‚ from a personal aspect to a collective one. The poem‚ Before Summer Rain‚ describes the narrator’s experience of the encroaching storm‚ as he/she stares out of a window. Rilke‚ in his poem‚ Before Summer Rain‚ evokes emotions associated with witnessing a storm and how these feelings compel him to recollect his childhood
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"Out‚ Out" - commentary "Out‚ Out" is a poem by Robert Frost about a tragic event. Frost conveys the theme of his poem in the form of a story: a boy is working with a buzz saw‚ when he cuts his hand off with it when his sister calls him for supper. The loss of blood results in his unexpected death‚ and his family returns to their daily lives. The tragic event shows the boy’s sudden and premature loss of innocence‚ While narrating the story‚ the speaker implies that he sees the
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Taylor Hardy Period 4 US History B Summary The “Iron Curtain” speech by Winston Churchill and the election speech of Joseph Stalin contain the similarity that they both are telling the audience what should and has happened. In Winston Churchill’s speech he outlines what has happened throughout World War II and the Cold War and how he thinks it should be handled and dealt with. In Joseph Stalin’s speech he relays a similar time line while also including the Soviet Unions timeline and election
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To what extent is Hamlet a domestic or a commentary of power politics at play? In the early 1600s‚ the time that “Hamlet” was written‚ the themes of power politics related to the domestic would have been far more relevant to the audience as at this time‚ these two themes intertwined particularly within the monarchy which is hereditary meaning that the power comes from family. Again this link is demonstrated by James I’s 1603 speech to Parliament where he stated that he was “the Husband and the
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Oral Commentary English A2 In the oral commentary you are expected to show critical thinking when you discuss a passage. You have to show that you understand the subject matter and your ideas have to be relevant and focused. When presented with an extract from a text‚ talk about the extract and not about the whole text. Your presentation should be organised and coherent. It should not be a series of unconnected points. It is important that you use examples to prove your arguments. Your language
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