The first expression that Shakespeare used in the poem is “summer days.” The writer tried to relate the beauty of the summer season with the beauty of his beloved friend. Though‚ he tried to emphasize on the fact that his friend is much more magnificent and charming than the summer season. The speaker used phrases like rough winds and the darling buds of May to describe the qualities of summer. He indicates that his friend’s qualities are much higher than the qualities of the summer day because the
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Out of a bad situation‚ you can learn and grow. In all three poems‚ The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament the main character was exiled causing great pain and sorrow. Through this pain and sorrow they saw some beauty in the situation. In The Seafarer the character is on his ship hopelessly lost at sea. He suffers from loneliness‚ sadness and pain from being lost at sea. In the poem he says “How the sea took me‚ swept me back And forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” ( The Seafarer
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REACTION PAPER It is said that effective teacher will use both assessment and evaluation regularly to improve student learning and to guide instruction. Indeed‚ both have pivotal roles in the teaching-learning process yet‚ somehow they do differ in many ways. Assessment and evaluation measure whether or not learning and/or learning objectives are being met. One could look at assessment and evaluation as the journey (assessment) versus the snapshot (evaluation). (Sue Watson‚ 2009) Assessment requires
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Discuss the ways in which the poets convey the horrors of war In the two war poems “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen on “War Photographer” by Carol Anna Duffy‚ the writers convey the horrors in different ways. In Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen writes from the perspective of a tired worn out soldier. In “War Photographer” Duffy writes from the perspective of a man who captured the war. In the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the main mood is dark and depressing. Owen refers to diction that
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Most of the time‚ I feel like the weight of the world can get to me. That happens to a lot of people. They think that this excess baggage can get overwhelming‚ well it can. For most they deal with it in a positive‚ natural perspective‚ other times‚ they deal with it by self-harm. I‚ on the other hand‚ deal with it with poetry. It was a normal ordeal at school. Everyone laughing‚ smiling‚ just being happy. They don’t see how well they have it while the outsiders are sitting around‚ waiting
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Question: Wilfred Owen’s poetry is shaped by an intense focus on extraordinary human experiences. Select TWO poems set for study and explore Owen’s portrayal of suffering and pity. Prescribed text: War Poems and Others‚ Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen wrote about the suffering and pity of war from his first -hand experience at the Somme. He was appalled by the overwhelming and senseless waste of life‚ the “human squander” and detailed its devastating effects on young men. In both ‘Dulce et Decorum
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AQUINO’S INAUGURATION Amid cheers‚ Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales administered Aquino’s oath of office at the highly yellow Quirino grandstand‚ minutes short of the 12:00 time as mandated by the Constitution. A 21-cannon salute was delivered after Aquino’s oath while two choppers showered the crowd with yellow rose petals. Fr. Catalino Arevalo‚ the family’s spiritual adviser‚ held the bible where Aquino symbolically placed his hand as he delivered his oath. Earlier‚ Vice President
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Algeron Charles Swinburne’s “Love and Sleep” established a theme of his lover’s beauty and his unconditional love towards her through strong diction which creates a passionate form of image. In the poem‚ such words as “lying” (1)‚ “asleep” (1) and “night” (1) implies the speaker is in his bedroom‚ creating a lonely‚ quite atmosphere. In this immersive atmosphere‚ the writer strikes a chord with the readers and graphs the sorrow and yearning incisively and vividly. Moreover‚ the word “saw” (2)‚ being
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picked to represent my emotions during this unit is a poem that talks about hate. To start‚ the unit itself is boring to me. Learning about gender theory is not something that seems exciting to me. In the poem‚ it says‚ “If this is a play‚ I want my money back.” This signifies the waste of time that this unit is to me. I did not feel like this unit is significant to my learning and so I felt upset that I had to sit through it all. Furthermore‚ the poem states‚ “If this is a kidnap‚ I’m trapped in the
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Wilfred Owens’s poetry evokes the obscene horrors of war. Discuss with close reference to Mental Cases and at least one other poem studied. War is brutal and impersonal. It mocks the fantasy of individual heroism and the absurdity of utopian goals like democracy. The horrific post traumatic stresses are graphically exposed. In Mental Cases and Disabled by Wilfred Owen. They both expose a chronicle of the debilitating stages of post war traumatism; this is achieved through the employment of various
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