speaking to many different people in the poem. Merchants‚ soldiers‚ captains‚ priests and so on. That is who is in his time frame between 1844 and 1912. This poem is a form of Haiku‚ a Japanese poetry that contains 5 syllables in the first line‚ and 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line. It’s more Haiku than sonnet or sestina. Three stanzas each are containing eight lines that rhyme. That makes it much easier to understand the poem. Especially if you read it out loud. There
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1. Compare and contrast Medieval Europe with Medieval Japan using examples from three levels of society. • The feudal system of Japan and the feudal system of Europe shared similar structures and values. • The two feudal systems differed in many ways. These differences can be seen in the areas of religion‚ literature‚ and the role of women. • The impact of both Japanese and European feudalism is still felt today. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What similarities did the feudal societies in Europe and Japan
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sleepy Meowing‚ loving‚ purring Fur‚ friends‚ collar‚ whiskers Barking‚ running‚ jumping Playful‚ rambunctious Dog Cinquain Dinosaurs Gone forever‚ Bones and dust‚ A memory of the‚ Past One word visual Haiku Music blaring loud They walk among us‚ but their Heads filled with sound Terse verse Sweet‚ Treat Mother goose take-off Dino‚ Dino‚ not a rhino Ran away from the people‚ Dino ran and ran and ran some more‚ Till he can’t be seen
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Introduction to World Literature 195:01‚ 02‚ 03‚ H1 Fall 2010 Professor Janet A. Walker‚ with the assistance of teaching assistants Lauren Fanelli‚ Matthew Mangold‚ and Mavis Tseng All students enrolled meet Tuesday 2nd period in Milledoler 100. Sections meet at the following times and locations: Section 01 Matthew Mangold Thursday 1st period Campbell A1 Section 02 Lauren Fanelli Thursday 3rd period Campbell A1 Section 03 Mavis Tseng Friday 3rd period Murray 115 Section H1
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HOMEWORK: POETRY ASSIGNMENT: THE COLLECTED POEMS OF YOU Your marks for the Poetry unit of work will be derived from an assignment and from a short test. The test will be in Week One of Term Four. To revise‚ simply read over the poetry documents you have already read in Term Three. The test will ask you for definitions of some of the words from our terminology list. You will be asked to respond to a poem‚ using some words from the terminology list. You will be asked to answer some short questions
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samurai Fealty-the loyalty owed by a vassal to his feudal lord feudal system-political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty‚ military assistance‚ and other services fief-grant of land from a lord to a vassal haiku-Japanese poem of 17 syllables written in three lines kabuki-type of Japanese theater; has singing and dancing; performances can last all day manorial system-economic system in the Middle Ages that was built around large estates called manors samurai-professional
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seems to draw the reader in hanging on for the next thing that will happen in “your” life. She effectively makes the audience feel like they are at college‚ in the wrong class or that they are simply standing in their kitchen showing their mom the haiku they wrote at the ripe age of fifteen and she stares at them “Blank as a donut” (Moore p.652) and she says “How about emptying the dishwasher”(Moore p.652). The common theme of this story is that “you” are always struggling with a plot‚ and no one
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significance; therefore‚ Asian literature is arguably one of the most accessible categories of World Literature. Its themes are simple in its appreciation of nature and a well-rounded life making it something everyone can relate to. The three lines of a calm haiku and the perfect balance of Yin and Yang best reflect these main themes. The teachings of a certain famous Asian philosopher‚ Confucius‚ also center on the achievement of a balanced way of life. Although this already makes Asian Literature unique‚
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Traditional Poetry "Traditional poetry"- applies to the classical forms in rhyme‚ meter‚ and language. The later Modernist or Postmodernist forms have the spirit and content of poetry‚ but lack the traditional organization. Critics of free verse and other forms often allude to traditional forms as "proper poetry". Characteristics of Traditional Poetry Rhyme scheme – organized patterns of rhyme in poetry. Not all poems have rhyme‚ however. Meter – the rhythm or
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The title of Wallace Stevens poem‚ "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird‚" is misleading‚ because he does not only offer thirteen ways of looking at blackbird‚ but the poem offers us many insights on how humans think. "Blackbird"‚ written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon‚ has many similarities with "Thirteen Ways of Looking at A Blackbird" other than just their titles. They use many poetic conventions to explain their poem ’s ideas‚ both writers use a blackbird to compare to humans and human
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