“(love song‚ with two goldfish)” Commentary “(love song‚ with two goldfish)”‚ by Grace Chua‚ is a humorous take on the kind of stereotypical romance that is often represented in popular music. In Chua’s version of the love song romance‚ goldfish seem to replace actual humans which gives her an opportunity to poke gentle fun at the genre as well as use some particularly fishy clichés and puns. In the poem we meet two young lovers who seem to be hitting it off. The male of the pair makes the first
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The nature of the relationships throughout the poem seems to change from a seemingly equal sense of love from both goldfish‚ to a more one-sided relationship in the last stanza of the poem. In the first stanza the male character is said to be a “drifter”‚ this foreshadows the later stages of the poem as he slowly becomes ambitionless. He is bounded by his own infatuations so much so that he fails to realize what is happening in the present; this is signified in the second stanza where the idea of
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NUMBER 1 EXAMPLE (A) Grace Chua’s poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” describes a basic love story that yields no happy ending. In this “song”‚ male wants female‚ but the female wants more than what the male can provide. A difference in desires is established. Although the characters of this song are both goldfish‚ I believe this story represents and can act as a metaphor for numerous relationships in which a female feels trapped or closed in and the male that loves her if not capable of satisfying
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(Love song‚ with two goldfish.) The poem‚ “love song‚ with two goldfish” by Grace Chua is about a romantic relationship of two goldfish that unlike a lot of love stories does not result in a happy ending. It seems as though in this poem‚ humans have been replaced with two goldfish; a man and a woman with very different wants and needs which ends in the woman leaving the man for ‘something more’‚ something that he cannot offer. The title of the poem‚ ‘love song…’ straightaway informs the
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In the poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” by Grace Chua‚ the author describes the evolution of a young romance between two goldfish with its consequential rise and fall using imagery and metaphors. From the title we can automatically understand what the poem will be about and the parenthesis give an image of the shape of the fishbowl‚ creating a setting. The title is not capitalized because it is not just a statement‚ but is in fact part of a story that is constantly evolving and has many aspects
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(Love song with two goldfish) - By Grace Chua Although the title of this poem‚ (love song‚ with two goldfish)‚ suggests the predictable romantic love story‚ the context of the poem is about how the relationship between the two goldfish ends because the male goldfish could not satisfy the female goldfish’s hunger for freedom. The increasing effect of the stanzas‚ which comprises the use of irony and imagery‚ serves to bring out the central theme of imprisonment. The quote “has nowhere else to go”
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Songs 1. Down at your feet o Lord‚ Down at your feet oh Lord‚ is the most high place‚ in your presence Lord‚ I seek your face....X2‚ there is no higher calling‚ no greater honour than to bow and be before your throne‚ l am amazed at your glory‚ embraced by your mercies oh Lord‚ l live to worship you. 2. Father in Heaven: Father in heaven. How we love you. We live your name in all the earth‚ may your kingdom be established in our praises‚ as your people we declare your mighty works‚ blessed
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How to Structure an I.B. Commentary (Oral or Written) I. Introduction A. Set the context 1. for a poem‚ some generalizations about the poet’s work and this poem’s relation to the poet’s work as a whole‚ as well as a summary of what happens in the poem 2. for a passage from a play or novel‚ a brief summary of the action leading up to the passage‚ as well as a summary of what occurs in the passage itself B. Identify the speaker/narrator 1. for a poem
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InArt #2 Paper #2 Song Choices: “Dreaming With a Broken Heart” by John Mayer “’I Feel Like Dying” by Lil’ Wayne “Grace is Gone” by the Dave Matthews Band “Story of a girl” by Matchbook Romance The four songs that I chose for this paper are all composed by new artists that have arrived on the music scene well after the blues era ended. Obviously these songs are not a direct result of the blues era. However‚ I think that each of them embodies the core qualities of blues music. I believe
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Writing a Literary Commentary Read the passage you are given a few times. Read it once through to get a gist of what the speaker is saying. Jot down your initial reactions to certain parts of the text so you can refer to them when you are writing. When you have finished‚ go back and read it again‚ this time underlining key words and phrases and jotting notes to yourself in the margins. While the minimum number of times you should read something is two‚ it is ideal that you read each passage three
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