French Literature Practice Commentary Le Poison – Charles Baudelaire Charles Baudelaire wrote the poem ‘Le Poison’ within his collection of poetry titled ‘Les Fleures du Mal’ that wes released in 1857 during the modernist and symbolist literary movements. The themes of this collection of poems were mainly revolved around the negative qualities of human nature‚ industrialism and women which can all be easily linked to the title ‘Les Fleures du Mal’ and the obvious juxtaposition and symbolism within
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Michael Ondaatje’s "Elizabeth"� portrays the life of the English Queen Elizabeth I. Ondaatje fuses prose and poetry‚ fact and fiction‚ realism and surrealism. The effect of this fusion creates a high degree of dramatic realism. It illustrates the progression and transition from childhood to adulthood. The Poem opens with a young Elizabeth harvesting apples with her father (King Henry VIII) and Uncle Jack (fictional character); preceded by a trip to the zoo. The atmosphere suddenly shifts from going
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Dombey and Son- Analytical Essay In the work‚ Dombey and Son written by Charles Dickens‚ the author uses great diction and imagery to convey Dombey’s personality‚ how he views himself in society‚ and as a person. Dombey‚ “a rather bald‚ rather red‚ and though a handsome well-made man‚ too stern and pompous in appearance‚ to be prepossessing‚” as described by Dickens in the opening lines of the excerpt seems to have a distorted perception of himself. Others might not perceive a “bald”‚ “red” man
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The Prodigal Son Among the many parables Jesus told‚ the parable of the prodigal son is perhaps the most deeply-felt of them all. And who is the prodigal son? We encounter him as he is far from home‚ destitute and broken‚ wandering in a heartless world. It turns out that some time ago‚ he had left his home and the father who loved him. He had traveled to a far-off land‚ and squandered all that he had in the pursuit of his own way in the world and an attempt to make himself happy through material
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from a series of connections made with the world outside our own self is a theme throughout Romulus‚ My Father‚ a memoir written by Raimond Gaita about his immigrant father‚ and the poem We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal which illustrates the pain and loss felt by the Australian Aboriginals when their land was taken. The memoir Romulus‚ My Father written by Raimond Gaita follows Gaita’s father‚ Romulus‚ as he experiences life in Australia and issues such as belonging to family and land. The family
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Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor wife of John Proctor has a small but important roll in the book “The Crucible”. Elizabeth does not appear in the book until the beginning of act two when she is harassing and nagging John Proctor for getting home so late. At that point of the book Elizabeth proctor is recognized as cold-hearted uncaring unforgiving wife. Toward the end of the book the way Elizabeth‚ is seen by the reader changes in a good way she‚ will be seen as caring and protective of her
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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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REINDEER AND ENGINE – COMMENTARY The poem ’Reindeer and Engine’ by Josephine Jacobsen is an extract from the poet’s 1966 work ’The Animal Inside’. The poem is about a reindeer who is fleeing from a steam engine‚ in the forests of Finland. However‚ wherever the reindeer seems to turn‚ engine tends to follow. The poet Josephine Jacobsen introduces a very relevant issue‚ from the title of the poem itself – that of nature versus technology. In a sense‚ the reindeer and the engine are contrasting ideas
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Jennings State Park is one of one hundred state parks in Pennsylvania. State Parks are most used for recreational purposes and each park is located within 30-minute radius of residence. However‚ Jennings State Park is one in four State Parks that has an education center and welcomes the public for educational activities throughout the year. Jennings State Park is home to a 20-acre prairie ecosystem where it features the blazing start plant and the endangered species of the massasauga rattlesnake
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English Literature poem comparisons How do the writers express/convey their emotions by focusing on the themes of control and freedom? 1) Prayer Before Birth (Louis Macneice) 2) Tyger (WIlliam Blake) 3) Sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare) 4) War photographer (Carol Ann Duffy) 5) Do not go gentle into that good night (Dylan Thomas) 6) Remember (Christina Rossetti) Q1) “With strength against those who would freeze my humanity‚ would dragoon me into a lethal automaton.” Qa) “He has a job
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