language and culture. 2)Pied Beauty- - Explore what you find most striking about the imagery in ’Pied Beauty’ or ’The Woodspurge’ - What is God being praised for? What do you find so striking or original or beautiful in this poem which celebrates the breath-taking variety of nature in its many forms. 3)Continuum- - Explore the wasy Allen Curnow builds up the image of his depression‚ originated from a poetic block‚ in this poem. - Some poems tell a story. Show how you think Allen Curnow makes
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First the Land Was Ours Yellow M 260 The Family Man Yellow M 61 Life-Cycle Blue L 86 Doctor to Patient Blue L 231 Prison Alphabet Blue L 150 Reflections on a Benevolent Dictatorship 1. What opinion is Dawe expressing through this poem? That dictatorship is bad 2. What is the character reflecting about? The character is reflecting about a benevolent dictatorship‚ and how it resembles people who are incapable and live in a mental home. And about all the bad things that had
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A Poem For Best Friends This is a poem for best friends. You © Margery Wang I still remember the first day we met We were too shy to say much at all It’s funny to think back to that time Because now we’re having a ball! They say that true friendship is rare An adage that I believe to be true Genuine friendship is something that I cherish I am so lucky to have met you. Our bond is extremely special It is unique in its own way We have something irreplaceable I love you more and
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In the poem “XIV”‚ Derek Walcott takes his readers on a journey in which he uses symbolism‚ imagery‚ and other poetic devices to describe the speaker’s transition from the “unknown” to acquiring knowledge with the help of an elderly storyteller. Through the poetic devices Walcott uses‚ the reader can convey the speaker’s development of maturity from his childhood to adulthood by listening to the wise‚ elderly woman’s stories of the Caribbean. Walcott uses imagery to set a dark‚ intimidating mood
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The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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Scorpion Chinua Achebe: Vultures Denise Levertov: What Were They Like? Sujata Bhatt: from Search For My Tongue Tom Leonard: from Unrelated Incidents John Agard: Half-Caste Derek Walcott: Love After Love Imtiaz Dharker: This Room Niyi Osundare: Not My Business Moniza Alvi: Presents from my Aunts... Grace Nichols: Hurricane Hits England Introduction to the Anthology Poems by Seamus Heaney Poems by Gillian Clarke Poems by Carol Ann Duffy Poems by Simon Armitage Pre-1914 Poetry Bank Printing
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What do you think is the importance of Eva Smith in An Inspector Calls and how does Priestley present her? In J. B. Priestley’s polemic play‚ An Inspector Calls‚ the character of Eva Smith is presented through‚ at first‚ the Inspector‚ and then‚ through each individual member of the Birling household. Although the audience does not once encounter Smith’s character‚ her character is developed through the information elicited from the family‚ and it is certainly arguable that overall‚ she is put
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of this kind does not reflect the sympathetic character that human beings must exhibit when dealing with the mentally ill. Mental illness is like any other type of medical conditions that requires equal and nonjudgmental treatment and care of sufferers of this fate. In illustration of how the society has failed on this account is a case study of Ashley Smith who undergoes painful experiences until her dying day. She is a young mentally ill Canadian woman whose experiences are unthinkable and inhumane
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Teah Kellum Group 4 289 1) I think that Pasty will continue to ride and train horses and Pasty mother will get better and continue to work to get money for her family. 2b) Pasty reason for spending time there change because his mother is ill because at first he was there to train the horses and started getting paid a little amount of money the his mother got sick so he started racing so he can get a bigger amount of money to pay a doctor to cure his mom. 3b) the problems faced by Pasty
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From a feminist point of view‚ Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" uses a plethora of symbols to convey the idea that a young girl named Jig is a typical woman dealing with a woman’s choice. Although the word abortion is never used in the story‚ the reader is lead to that conclusion through the use of symbolism. The story begins with Jig and her American boyfriend waiting for a train in the valley of Ebro‚ a symbolic use of the word "Embryo". In addition‚ the valley of Ebro has a river
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