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Study a selection of War poetry. What are the poets' attitudes to the War? Wars have been around for many years, in fact, they have been around as long as humans have been around. When you come to think of it, Warfare means solving problems by force (fighting, War). The problems that might result to War could be: to gain land (this could be to gain power), to get resources from another country (oil, gold, and diamonds). Religion (this is the War that we are fighting now), to support another country who is lured (maybe reluctantly) into War, this is known as supporting an ally. I think that the scale of Warfare has changed; firstly, the weapons used in War these days have become more sophisticated. Today we use auto reload rifles, bullet-proof vests, bombs with sensors etc. back in World War 1 (WW1) they used rifles, bayonets and had no knowledge of the machine guns that were used by the German army. As a result, more people will be killed. Secondly troops can be moved from long distances much easily; before if you were in the English army (in the middle ages especially) you were shipped off to your location of War and you would march to wherever you were ordered to fight. Nowadays you are transported in helicopters or jet planes, so the soldiers can get to the battle-zone more easily, so the job will be done much quicker as a result. Most governments have now ensured that
Comparing Poems from different cultures
The two poems I have selected to analyse and compare are Island Man, and Nothing's Changed. I feel that both poems have different meanings, however, that they are based around the same idea. I think that Nothings Change is about conflicts between different cultures, black people and white people, and that t he poem may have been written to contradict people stereotypes about black people, and to show that they are not animals, and that they do have feelings. On the other hand, Island Man is about a Caribbean island man, who has come to London, and now misses his home, and wants to go back, but he can't as he is now trapped in London. I think this poem may have been written to warn people that moving to England is not as great as they think, that even though you will earn much more money, that money does not necessarily mean you will be happy, so people may think twice about making their decision. Even though the poems have very different morals, I feel that they could be based around a common theme, which I feel is segregation and loneliness. Both people in the poems are unhappy with where they are, and do not feel comfortable as they are segregated and lonely. In both poems, the men have reacted in different ways to being lonely, in Nothing's Changed, the black man is uncomfortable around the white people, and is unhappy with the way they treat him. I feel that his makes
How does Shakespeare use dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting, exciting important scene?
How does Shakespeare use dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting, exciting important scene? In Romeo and Juliet there are two families; the Montagues and the Capulets, both of them bitter enemies. However as time passes the son of the Montague family, Romeo and the daughter of the Capulets, Juliet; meet each other for the first time and they fall in love at first sight. The families of them both would be against them meeting if they knew! How long can they keep seeing each other in secret? Will there relationship go further? What is there fate? The play fits into the tragedy genre as both families have an everlasting feud and both Romeo and Juliet are pushed to their death as a result of their relationship. There are several different reasons to why they died near the end of the play. It may have been simply fate; bad luck, adolescent love, the everlasting feud between the two families; the differences between the fathers of Romeo and Juliet; the tragedy that had been caused by love or the Friars motives. Some of these may have been to blame for the death of them or all of them partially are to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet, it is dependant on the perspective of which you look at the play. The general themes that run through the play is hatred; because of the feud between the two families and the opposite
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 5 Act 1 scene 5 is one of the critical scenes in the play of Romeo and Juliet; it is when Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and the moment where Romeo falls in love with Juliet. This scene has many contrasts in moods, atmosphere, pitches and tones of characters voices. Act 1 Scene 5 starts of with a very busy and rushed atmosphere as the serving men are preparing everything for Capulet's party. This part of the scene sets a much tensed atmosphere because the serving men are keeping such a nerve wrecking and quick pace which is in a way like a climax. The reader draws in waiting to see what happens next. The mood suddenly changes from a loud, busy rushed mood to a cheerful, happy, welcoming mood. This is when Capulet is making a speech to his guest, greeting them to his party. At this point the mood has changed from the rushed busy mood to a more joyful mood. Capulet goes off with cousin Capulet and starts reminiscing about the old days when they were young and people they know that have grown and got older. "'Tis since the nuptials of Lucentio, Come pentecost as quickly as it will, Some five and twenty years; and then we mask'd. Second Capulet 'Tis more, 'tis more, his son is elder, sir; His son is thirty. This is when Capulet's tone is still cheerful but also becomes slightly more personal as it is a conversation between him and his
Compare My Grandmother and Long Distance - Best Words
How are the themes of Family and Death treated differently or similarly in Harrison's poem 'Long Distance' and Jennings' poem 'My Grandmother'? 'Long Distance' is an elegy written by Tony Harrison. The poem begins with Harrison explaining to the readers' how his father reacted to his mother's death, and then he goes on to explain how he himself came to terms with the death of both his parents. 'My Grandmother' by Elizabeth Jennings, also an elegy, is a narrative in which she describes her personal relationship with her grandmother, and the effect it had on her after her grandmother's death. Both poems are similar because their main themes are family and death, which are portrayed in different ways. We are introduced to the theme of death in the first line of 'Long Distance'. Harrison begins by telling us his mother was already "two years dead"; however his father still felt affection for her. This is evident because his father "still went to renew her transport pass". The use of "pass" in this sentence also shows the northern dialect in which Harrison came from as he rhymed the word "gas". This also shows that the father was in denial over the death, even though her death was two years ago. 'My Grandmother' begins with Jennings' telling us her grandmother "kept an antique shop -or it kept her", which showed her grandmother was lonely, and she was reliant on the antique shop
Compare and contrast Williams Wordsworths 'Daffodils with Gillian Clarke' Mroiracle on St David's Day
During this essay I am going to discuss the similarities between William Wordsworth's 'Daffodils' and Gillian Clark's 'Miracle On St. David's Day'. I will also write what is contrasting in both poems. Whilst comparing and contrasting the two I will show how both poets use tone, imagery and themes. The plot of Daffodils is extremely simple, Wordsworth portrays himself as alone and isolated yet in a peaceful and tranquil environment, 'I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills'. He then finds company with the daffodils, 'A Poet could not be but gay In such a jocund company!' When Wordsworth is alone in the last stanza he remembers the daffodils and reminisces in the happiness that they brought to him, memory in this poem is a clear theme. Throughout the poem it is evident the most apparent feature of the poem is nature. The narrator talks about 'vales and hills'. Although in Wordsworth's first line he states that he is alone, 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud' he uses personification whilst describing the daffodils so that they posses human qualities, 'Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.' This denotes that he feels not alone anymore when he is with the daffodils. To emphasize this he writes in his third stanza, 'In such a jocund company!' Wordsworth in his poem uses comparison when describing the daffodils, in his third stanza it reads
Limbo Evaluation
Limbo How does the poem 'Limbo' reveal Brathwaite's ideas and feelings about the culture and traditions he is writing about? The poem describes the similarities between the limbo dance and the journey the African Slaves went through while they were travelling to America and the West Indies. Throughout the poem you get the impression of possession which would have been the white people having possession over the African Slaves. On line 43 of the poem it says 'and the dumb gods are raising me' this could refer to the Slave Drivers raising them up because they have successfully completed the journey; it also refers to them as 'Dumb' so this emphasises the barrier between them. The word 'Limbo' has many different meanings including: * The dance where you were expected to bend backwards and walk under a low lying pole. * A place for lost and neglected things * Roman Catholics believed it was the place for unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls such as infants and virtuous individuals (place between heaven & hell) The meaning of the word 'Limbo' relates to the poem because the African Slaves were neglected while aboard the ship taking them to the West Indies and America. Also while on the ship they were made to perform the Limbo dance in order to stay alive. The ship's atmosphere was quite 'hellish' and so would relate Limbo being a place between heaven and hell. The
Analysis of Richard Cory
These different articles about Richard Cory presented to us show us three different viewpoints of the same story. The three different articles cover the same information, but the way they use the characteristics of writing to convey us their message is uniquely different. The first article is a newspaper article; this article is based around a typical tabloid story. The second piece of writing is the poem, "Richard Cory" it's self, and this article of writing seems to be almost like a fable, and it wants you to dig deeper into the sublimed meaning of it. The third piece of writing that we are presented with is the medical examiner's report. This report does not seem to be like a typical medical report, and it seems to be a extremely graphical description of the death, but it does not give any other information besides the method by which he was killed or present us with any background information of Rickard Cory, unlike the other two pieces of writing. One can infer from the fact that each of the articles are presented from a individual perspective, and a new perspective needs to be created, with the information presented to us in the other articles, we can piece together a complete story without information solid as a gridlock. Starting with the newspaper article, the article seems to be a short summary of the events that occurred to Richard Cory the night he shot
English Coursework - Diverse Cultures
Diverse Cultures Coursework The Great Depression was a worldwide economic breakdown. It was the largest and most important economic depression in modern history, it began in the United States on Black Tuesday with the Wall Street crash of October 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. It lasted about a decade, ending in the early 1940s. During this decade many people were living in poverty, in need of food and shelter. Banks, stores, and factories were closed and left millions of people jobless and without any money. Many had to rely on charity and the government to stay alive. This is why many men had to leave their families in search of jobs. Many men like George and Lennie went to California because there were a lot of jobs for them to do on ranches. From the opening chapter we learn the George and Lennie are the typical itinerant workers. They have just got fired from one job and are travelling to go another one. George shows his frustration of having to move constantly to find work. He accuses Lennie of keeping him 'shovin' all over the country all the time.' This shows how hard it was to keep moving around and having no home to go to fell safe. They have to sleep outside in the cold with no protection. Steinbeck shows us how life during the depression was hard. The workers had no real luxury's they could enjoy, when George and Lennie were eating beans and Lennie says 'I
English Poetry Coursework
I have been assigned to write an English poetry coursework, I was given a range of two poems to choose to analyse. The two poems I was given to choose to analyse are the following: Firstly, "I am not that Woman", which is written by the Asian poet Kishwar Naheed, the poem was translated in to English from Urdu. And secondly "Once upon a Time", this is written by Gabrael Okara. I have chosen to analyse the essay on the poem "I am not that Woman. Kishwar Naheed was born in Bulandshahr, which is situated in India, in 1940. She is one of the best-known feminist poets of Pakistan, even at this present moment, her mother tongue was Urdu so many of the poems were originally written in Urdu. It also says that she has written ten collections of poetry, one of them poems is written on the state of women in the early days. The poet experiences the situation that the women in the past had no rights and were tortured, in other words women were discriminated. The poet has a purpose of the poem, the theme of the poem is to convey the message that Asian women are not that type of women who were unable to do things, for example, money weren't given to women to spend on either necessities or anything, they were also locked up in rooms and simply saying that their lives were just ruined. The feeling of the poet are at first distress that it makes a female reader feel extremely