Section B: pre 1914 and post 1914 poetry.
Section B: pre 1914 and post 1914 poetry. 22. Compare the way the poets present family relationships in two poems from List A and two from List A. Family relationships are evident in many of the poems in the anthology, they are central to most people's lives, and the poems present how these relationships can change with age, and how they often fraught with conflict. I have decided to analyse: 'Digging' by Heaney, 'Baby-sitting' by Clarke, 'The Affliction of Margaret' (TAOM) by Wordsworth and 'On my first Sonne' (OMFS) by Jonson. In 'Digging', Heaney presents a relationship that spans three generations; the author, his father and his grandfather. The respect, admiration and love with which the young Heaney feels for his elders contrasts with the poet's admitted apathy and coldness towards an unrelated child in 'Baby-sitting': "I don't love / This baby". In 'TAOM', Wordsworth uses powerful imaginary to portray a mother's tormented anguish over her fragmented relationship with her son. "Seven years, alas! to have received / No tidings of an only child, she laments. In 'OMFS', the poet writes as though he is talking to his much-loved son, and suggests that his greatest achievement, "his best piece of poetry"; is the boy. Both poems involve strong, powerful emotions: the love that a parent feels for their child, both parents grieve for their children, although in Affliction
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1914 all out
Analyse the effectiveness of the techniques used by Colin Schindler to portray the impact of the First World War on a small English village in the screenplay "1914 All Out" Joshua Quigley "1914 All Out" was written by the playwright Colin Schindler after he drove through a small Yorkshire village and saw a memorial commemorating those men who had came from the village, and had fought and died in the Great War. This made him wonder what effects a small loss of lives would have on a small village during and after the war. This inspired him to write the screenplay "1914 All Out" based on a small fictional Yorkshire village called East Grisewald. This screenplay is about the effect of losses in East Grisewald on all the villagers there. Colin Schindler ties a cricket match and the war together. The cricket match, which was played in 1914 just before the war, involved the local young men of the village, and some of the older villagers. The performance of the younger men in the cricket match is later reflected in how well they perform during the war. The main characters in the play belong to the Houghton family. Tom and Margaret are the parents of Ken and Joe. Ken is the older of the two brothers, and his significant other is Jean. The other main characters are: Arthur Hayworth, the landowner in the village; Jack and Hilder Fairbrother, Who are married to each other; Geoffrey
The Christmas Truce of 1914.
Ashay Shah History 118B - Assignment 4 Grader: Xiaxiang Luo The Christmas Truce of 1914 The Great War of 1914 has been called as the "war to end all wars", the "massacre of innocents", and the birthplace of modern warfare. As the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) describes, during the Great War the world witnessed some of the most bloody and ruthless battles in history. The face of warfare was forever changed with the introduction of the machine-gun, poison gas, airplanes, and most notably trench warfare ("The War to End All Wars"). However, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle noted in his history of 1914, there was "one human episode amid all the atrocities which have stained the memory of war" (qtd. in Simmermacher, par. 11). Doyle alludes to the December of 1914 when soldiers from both sides of the conflict gathered together between their trenches, set aside the hatred they were expected to feel for each other, and shook hands. Although mostly British and German soldiers participated in it, the truce touched men throughout the Western Front. These unofficial armistices lasted anywhere from a matter of hours to several weeks, and were completely orchestrated by the troops partaking in them, with no approval or guidance from their governments. As historian Stanley Weintraub points out, the idea of the truce came from earlier wars, simply as respite from fighting to bury fallen
1914 Poetry
914 poetry Dulce et decorum est was written after 1914 when world war 1 started by a poet called Wilfred Owen. The first world war was much worse than was first anticipated or expected, it was a tragedy and a record number of people died over that period of time, it also lasted for much longer than was expected. The young men that joined the war at this time expected to be there and back by Christmas (less than a year later) with no difficulties or tragedies and thought that they would be home by Christmas. They believed that when they arrived back home they would be heroes and that they would be very popular with the females. This was all true except for the tragedy, time and money wasted as a result of the first world war. What actually faced them were horror, gore and death. Many poems were written with WW1 in mind and go on about horror, gore, death and heroism. 'Dulce et decorum est' in English actually means 'How sweet it is to die for your country'. This poem has nearly all of the above qualities of the first world war, it contains horror, gore and death. It is obvious from this poem that the poet (Wilfred Owen) disliked the war very much, even the title is a pun against it. Judging from this poem and the way people die in it, its is clearly not sweet to die for your country and this is his view as well. From the start he creates an image of ill health and
Pre 1914
Pre 1914 In your opinion what makes a good mystery story. Use evidence from stories read and compare? In many of Holmes' adventures, Conan Doyle used a successful personal formula to create mystery and build suspense, and "The Speckled Band" is no exception. Watson begins the story by stating that he cannot recall any case that represented more 'singular features' than that of the one he is about to narrate. Despite this rather impressive beginning, analysis of the other adventures reveals that this is the fairly 'standard' opening for Conan Doyle. The reader then learns that 'The Speckled Band' is about the assistance that Holmes provided to a helpless young woman, by the name of Miss Helen Stoner. Miss Stoner is a client who turns up at Baker Street very early one morning in a 'pitiable state of agitation' to seek Holmes' help. Her vulnerable state and appearance with 'her face all drawn and grey, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal' quickly engage the sympathy of the reader. The Speckled Band is just one of the murder mystery stories featuring the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was not any ordinary detective, he was a detective who was famous for solving murders. In this case Holmes is trying to solve the mystery of the 'Speckled Band'. Some examples of tension building techniques are dramatic events and in some instances the
Pre 1914 Poetry
Pre-1914 Poetry Coursework To study how pre-1914 poets have explored the different aspects of the theme of relationships over a period of time. When we read the five poems we gather that the poems all have different aspects of the theme of relationships. The poems I have chosen are 'The Laboratory by Ancien Régime, The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy, Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare, Remember by Christina Rossetti, The Little Boy Lost and The Little Boy Found by William Blake and lastly On My First Sonne by Ben Jonson'. These poems written before all have similarities within it comes down to the themes of relationships however they all have different aspects, views, feelings and the theme of relationships may vary. Overall in this essay we are looking at the themes of relationships and see what the different aspects the poets have explored over a period of time which overall have a striking resemblance and within this essay I would like to explore it... Various methods are used to explore the theme of relationships in 'The laboratory by Robert browning' and 'The man he killed by Thomas Hardy' are comparatively similar. The laboratory made in the 1842 era, has a distinct subject, a person who kills (or is about to kill) her rival in the presence of her lover - who appears to be connected to the speaker in some way - perhaps her husband or an ex-lover who has spurned
Liberal reform 1906-1914
Liberal reform 1906-1914 The huge scale of the Liberal party's victory in the 1906 general election guaranteed many new faces among the ranks of Liberal MPs, in favour of change in the field of social welfare. Between the years 1906 and 1914, the Liberals took steps to improve the health standards and the living and working conditions of the lower class. The main areas of people new legislation was targeted on was the working class under risk of poverty due to sickness or unemployment, their children and old age pensioners. The effectiveness of Liberal rule on these matters is not clear, as much of the legislation introduced to solve poverty problems, can be argued to be unsuccessful at what it was intended to achieve. The first task undertaken by the new Liberal government was the welfare of children. The issue of malnourished children had increasingly surfaced since the extension of rate aid to all schools and creation of Local Education Authorities in 1902, so the issue of children too hungry or generally debilitated was well documented by 1906. A report from the Committee on Physical Deterioration noted inadequate feeding-"It is the height of cruelty to subject half starved children to the process of education". To solve this problem the government introduced the Education Act of 1906. Local education authorities were enable to provide school meals for destitute children
Pre 1914 Poetry
To analyse how pre-1914 poets have explored the different aspects of the theme of relationships over a period of time. In my English class, I have studied four poems. The four poems that I decided to study were: 'The Laboratory' by Robert Browning, 'My Last Duchess', by Robert Browning, 'The Highwayman', Alfred Noyes and 'The Lady of Shallot' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In this essay, I will explore the different aspects of the theme of relationships over a period of time. All four of these poems have various attitudes towards men and women. The tone in each poem conveys how the poets feel. The poets use sophisticated comments and have different approaches to make the reader understand how a particular character feels. There is a lot of contrast in the poems and in this essay I will be comparing the poems; with their similarities and differences; through language, structure and their connotation. 'The Laboratory' by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue. The poem was published in 1842 at the time of the Ancien Regime in France. The narrative of the poem is based on a mentally, desolate, isolated lonely woman. This woman, who is an aristocrat, is jealous of another woman who is her rival. This is because the woman whom she is jealous of is found with her 'man' at a ball. 'My Last Duchess' also written by Browning was published in the same year and in this poem the poet
Compare the way Nature is presentedin two pre-1914 and two post 1914 poems
Compare the way Nature is presented in two pre-1914 and two post 1914 poems. The two pre- 1914 poems which I will be studying within this piece are John Clare's 'Sonnet' and Alfred Tennyson's, 'The Eagle'. The two post 1914 poems are 'Storm on the Island' by Seamus Heaney and 'The Field Mouse' by Gillian Clarke. We all have our personal views upon nature which cannot be defined as right or wrong opinions. They are simply how we humans have chosen to interpret the life and natural forces around us- badly or complimentary they vary depending on our experiences with them or through how we consider the world and its creations. Two people may see the same object, but think of different things. A tree to one may symbolize shelter or protection whereas to another it may be life and growth. Through the styles, themes, and language use within the four separate nature poems, one is able to discern the true feelings the poet has for their topics. The poets, who wrote the four poems in question, all put forward their personal views upon the aspect(s) of nature which their pieces are themed around. In Seamus Heaney's poem, 'Storm on the Island', the theme is implied simply in the title. Heaney's poem explores the effects a storm has upon island dwellers where there is no natural shelter. He relates how weak and defenseless we humans are compared to these natural happenings. The way in
