An The Commentary - a rough guide What is a ’commentary’? A commentary is a close analysis of a passage or a short work. More than a summary‚ it must investigate both the content and the language‚ i.e. WHAT the passage/poem achieves and HOW it achieves it‚ and the relationship they have with each other. It describes the writer’s intentions‚ effects and how he or she accomplishes them. In addition to detailed analytical skills‚ you need also to demonstrate an ability to construct a line of
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‘ T H E S U N L I G H T I N T H E G A R D E N ’ ‚ A C O M M E N T A R Y. Guiding Questions for the commentary: How does the use of setting contribute to your understanding of the poem? Comment on the poet’s style (For example‚ language‚imagery‚ diction‚ form‚the use of a quote from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra) In the the poem ‘The Sunshine in the Garden’ written by Louis MacNeice‚ the poet is a prisoner of war and is close to his death. The line ‘We cannot cage the minute’ and words
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Economic Commentary About: Demand‚ Supply and Price Control Source of the article: Internet (business-standard.com) Name: Sang Hyun Jeon Section and Grade: 11 C Mentha oil rises on industrial demand Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 04‚ 2011‚ 12:04 IST Mentha oil prices rose by Rs 9.40 to Rs 1‚354.90 per kg in futures trade today‚ as traders enlarged their holdings tracking a rise in the industrial demand in spot markets. Restricted supply from the growing belts of Chandausi‚
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Invisible Man Commentary There is a constant struggle for people to find their self identity in a world where society tries to force them to become somebody else. Society often sets standards that “well respected citizens” should meet‚ limiting people from developing their own views of the world and making their own decisions. In Invisible Man‚ Ralph Ellison portrays the experiences that a young black American goes through that shapes‚ and more often than not‚ blinds his identity. In my excerpt
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Sound of Waves Commentary In this passage‚ found on pages 135 and 136 of The Sound of Waves‚ author Yukio Mishima utilizes brutal imagery through descriptive diction to expose the subtle sexism apparent on this island. Furthermore‚ he provides commentary on gender roles and stereotypes‚ which are apparent not only in his own life‚ but on the island of Uta-jima as well. Gender roles become apparent as the novel progresses because Shinji is looking for a woman of beauty rather than of intellect
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Commentary on Field of Autumn Advancing like a silent threat‚ the onset of winter is presented throughout the poem as a season with sinister intent. The “acid breath of noon” approaches in a “Slow” manner‚ as if sneaking up on autumn. The personification of the “acid breath” not only suggests to the reader the fog is murderous‚ but one could be lead to imagine that the fog is poison gas. This is because “Field of Autumn” was published in 1947‚ two years after the Second World War; clearly the memory
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Carley Mills Media Studies 120 January 13‚ y Social Commentary in Film Crash Have I ever experienced anything like this in my life? A common theme in the film Crash is racism. Something I noticed while watching this film was that almost every character experiences racism‚ however the same characters who experiences it displayed it to other races. This can relate to my life because I often see peers who experiences bullying‚ bully other people. In many cases the people who are the so called “bullies”
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’Points of View’ Commentary ’Points of View’‚ written by Lucinda Roy‚ is a poem that features different points of view (as the title suggests) on the subject of water: those of women collecting water in‚ what can be assumed to be‚ an African country and those of a person living in a modernised (possibly a ’Western’) country. Furthermore‚ Roy seems to be critical of the aforementioned Western lifestyle and this poem presents an underlying moral that everybody should be grateful for what they have
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Commentary For my writing to entertain coursework‚ I have decided to do an article for the newspaper Guardian. I decided to write for was their ‘Experience’ section‚ where people write in about an experience they have had‚ and what to share with the readers of the Guardian. The reason for deciding to write an article is due to the fact that I wanted to write about my experiences I have had‚ as it would be easier to talk about myself. My target audience adults aged from 30-50‚ working in the
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Reflective commentary I honestly didn’t know what my story was going to be about at first; all I knew is that I wanted a relationship to be involved. At first‚ I thought of writing about a woman who falls in love with her best friend‚ but I didn’t think I could go into great depths with this. I then decided on writing about an abusive relationship as there is so much raw emotion that can be portrayed through writing about this sort of situation. Whenever I start writing a piece‚ I feel that it may
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