poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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independent of your own reading and study of the poems. (NATE & W.B.S) NOTES ON PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR CSEC LITERATURE Preamble: Please be mindful of the fact that poetry makes up a third of this syllabus and that for the Paper II (the essay-writing paper) students are required to demonstrate their understanding of how the poets’ techniques are used to convey and shape meaning (including the tone and mood) in the respective poems. For every poem on the list you should be able to describe the
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using two of his poems. Debbie and co and backyard. I wil base most of my ideas on Debbie and co and refer to Backyard The poem Debbie and co is set on a public pool on a Sunday afternoon and backyard is based on a family or two having a barbeque in the backyard. Two typical things Australians would do. Through these activities John Tranter tries to show the tranquil nature of Australian culture and Australians laid back attitude towards life. This is shown in both poems in many ways. If we
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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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The sacred vessel in which Jesus allegedly drank out of during the Last Supper‚ the Holy Grail. The most sought after religious element in the world‚ the Holy Grail has been subject to numerous sagas since it’s origin in Biblical and later Medieval times. Though the Bible doesn’t directly refer to the Holy Grail‚ an oral tradition has been passed down generation to generation. Finally‚ in the Medieval time period‚ it was first put into written text in the retelling of the King Arthur legend called
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Kristen Jeter August 25‚ 2014 Block 30 Development/Geographic Evolution Essay The development f North America came to be when Christopher Columbus and the European explorers cashed into the Native Americans. However‚ the geographical evolution was some many millions of years before that. Geographical evolution came to be from the continental drift‚ and The Great Ice Age. The development of North America happened when people started moving to the Americas (Native Americans)‚ and When the European
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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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