Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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Vernon Scannell’s poem ‘Nettles’ has been written from the perspective of a father. In Scannell’s poem he talks about his son and his son’s individual experience of injury and harm. Scannell is outraged with the enemy who has hurt his son‚ and will continue to hurt him through the years. Throughout the poem‚ Scannell mentions ‘regiment’ ‘fierce parade’ and ‘recruits’. These words build up an extended metaphor of an army/enemy. The sense of an enemy reflects the persona’s feelings and emotions‚ and allows
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Nettles by Vernon Scannell The poem ‘Nettles’ by Vernon Scannell revolves around a father’s perspective on an accident involving his son‚ through which the poet explores a father-son relationship‚ wherein the father tries to protect his son from the various difficulties in life. However‚ despite his efforts to shield his son from these problems‚ they will be a constant threat in life. The boy here is a metaphor for the army‚ with the nettles being an extended metaphor of recurring war. The combined
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Nell is modest‚ but loves Thomas. Maude Clare‚ the spurned mistress is bitter‚ forceful; “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. Like ’A Triad’‚ Maud Clare is a woman ’eaten up’ by a love that has died‚ jealous‚ angry‚ bitter and out of control. Is she a victim of his rejection? Or her own passion? Either way she can’t let go. In many ways this links to the way Maxim’s second wife views his first wife Rebecca
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celebrations make up the many traditions within Japanese culture that aren’t as visible as the kimono. It is within this part of the paper‚ we would like to look at the many traditions‚ identities and modernities in Japan and in the book‚ Some Prefer Nettles by Junichoro Tanizaki. Among peers‚ art is often overlooked and is seldom appreciated. During the end of the nineteenth century‚ also during the time of modern development in painting techniques‚ Japan entered the international world. Their culture
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As a species we are fascinated by the pursuit of happiness‚ holding it as one of (if not the most) important goals achievable‚ but how much stock should we really put into this drive? As Professor Daniel Nettle argues in his book‚ Happiness: the science behind your smile‚ we are not unhappy because of our environment‚ but rather because of our nature. Happiness and consequently unhappiness is due in large part to how we address our world. The majority of people rank themselves above the average level
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------------------------------------------------- Comparing the ways the poet presents the relationship in the two poems ‘Hour’ and ‘Nettles’. The poems ‘Hour’ and ‘Nettles’ are both poems about the relationship between two or more people. Both poets used some of the same principles but they also use very different structures. Below are some of the examples that I have found. In the poem ‘Hour’ and ‘Nettles’‚ the poet always presents the information by relating most of the words or phrases used
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Harold and Maude is a romantic comedy film that focuses on the contrasts of youth and age‚ apathy and energy‚ and life and death. Harold Chasen is a wealthy young man with an obsession with death. He frequently stages mock suicides‚ so much so that his domineering mother doesn’t pay attention. To entertain himself‚ Harold goes to funerals of people he never knew. On multiple occasions he runs into Maude Chardin‚ an energetic octogenarian woman who believes in living life to its fullest. An unusual
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Lujayn Hourani Compare the ways in which Othello and Gatsby are presented when they are first introduced to the reader. (Focus on chapters 3 & 4 of Gatsby and Act 1 Sc 2 & 3 in Othello.) Upon reading Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ many similarities can be identified between the protagonists Othello and Jay Gatsby. These two pieces of literature (Although written in different periods of time‚ where the dominant themes in literature varied) posed questions of love and
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In what ways is Roylott presented as a typical villain? The speckled band is a short story from the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a typical traditional detective story‚ of which there was a raise in demand during the Victorian era‚ as there were famous murders happening such as Jack the Ripper and Sweeny Todd as London was consumed with crime at this time. There developed a stereotypical image of villains in detective genres and they were meant to
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