Old English Poem: Beowulf Introduction Old English is a term to refer to the language and the literature spoken and written in Britain during the time between the coming of the Anglo-Saxons to Britain in the fifth century and the Norman Conquest in 1066. There are many tribes such as the Picts‚ Jutes‚ Scotes invaded Britain‚ this resulted in the mixing of several races‚ tongues and cultures. But the West Germanic tribes known as the Anglo-Saxon were the most influential tribes during this period
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//read poem// slide 1// Good morning/afternoon. The poem that I have just read and will be analysing today is Men in Green by David Watt Ian Campbell. This poem was written in 1943 and it recalls his experience as a pilot during World War II. One year before Campbell wrote this particular poem he was piloting an aircraft on a photographic reconnaissance flight over Rabual‚ New Britain. A Japanese fighter had attacked his aircraft‚ caused extensive damage and wounded three of his crew. Although
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“The Lotos-Eaters” “Courage!” he said‚ and pointed toward the land‚ “This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.” In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon‚ Breathing like one that hath a weary dream. Full-faced above the valley stood the moon; And like a downward smoke‚ the slender stream Along the cliff to fall and pause and fall did seem. A land of streams! some‚ like a downward smoke
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virtually indistinguishable. The poem‚ To a Mouse by Robert Burns‚ in which the mouse thought she was prepared‚ but in reality her home is destroyed‚ is where the two pieces are found similar. "Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ west‚ An’weary winter comin fast‚ An’ cozie here‚ beneath the blast‚ Thou thought to dwell‚ Till crash! The cruel coulter past Out thro’ thy cell" (Burns 5). To represent the relationship between Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck and the poem the first piece of evidence used
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I am comparing the poems ‘Flag’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ (CLB) which are both from the conflict cluster. The poem ‘Flag’ is written by John Agard and the poem ‘CLB’ is written by Alfred Tennyson! In the poem ‘Flag’ the poet starts off by using a rhetorical question which settles a vivid image in the reader’s mind‚ unlike ‘CLB’ which starts off by a repetition of three‚ in a different point of view this makes the reader think just before the start to read the poem. This makes them think
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WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH It is necessary to study at least one foreign language today. That’s why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. The problem of learning foreign languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time. We know that the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every
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2012-10-19 Made by: Gergely Zoltán Udvarhelyi – Karczag 2012 Prologue As I mentioned before I wanted to get a comparison between the Hungarian primary schools and the secondary schools regarding how they teach the English language. I chose an ordinary city school to visit in Vac. First of all‚ inasmuch as I am much more interested in teaching grammar school – aged students than children in their early years I was curious about how do the elder students get along with
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I started learning English when I was in elementary school‚ at which time English for children was taught through songs‚ stories‚ and games. The joy of understanding a different language other than my own was beyond compare‚ which started to pique my interest in linguistics. High school came when I decided to challenge myself with a completely new foreign language‚ and my choice was French. Merely one semester into studying French‚ I found myself extremely lucky having chosen this language as it
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English II P-AP Period 5 Death Can Be a Friend At Times The wind blows‚ the leaves fall‚ but time still seems to stop You close your eyes‚ and pray to God‚ that your heart doesn’t pop You feel the bench below you; you see the grass and trees‚ But none of it seems real to you – it has to be a dream. You black out all the noises‚ hoping to fade away So everyone ignores you‚ leaving you with dismay. No one seems to notice‚ no one seems to care‚ The pain inside that’s killing you brings
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language By: Amr Alhemiary Abstract This research aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills (i.e. reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening)and language areas(i.e. vocabulary‚ grammar and pronunciation) in our times. Reasons for using literary text in a foreign language classroom‚ suitable situations for teaching literature and main criteria for selecting suitable literary texts in foreign language classes
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