For Heidi With Blue Hair Commentary
"For Heidi With Blue Hair" commentary "For Heidi With Blue Hair" is a poem written by Fleur Adcock, during the 1980s. The poem presents the readers with a central image of a child being sent home from school for dying her hair blue. The poem can be seen as one in a narrative form since the poem is being described like a story, with several dialogues used. Using different literary devices and imagery, Adcock manages to transform such a minor event and convey the different issues face in adolescence's life such as friendship, solidarity, school life, home life, family relationship, independence and the many social boundaries that they are being confronted with. The poem deals with independence and individuality in human beings. The main character- Heidi, in the poem has obviously grown up, and has developed her own thoughts and personality, and this can be seen in the headmistress's tone, being unused to students dying their hair 'blue'. The poem successfully shows how important relationships between parents and children are, as without her father's help she would not have achieved her independence. Her father is recognized as a "freedom-loving father", showing the support he gives to Heidi, which is not very usual among parents. From the poem we can also see Heidi's strong determination in achieving what she wants, as she is strong minded "Tell them it won't wash out-not
Analysis of "La Belle Dame sans Merci."
La Belle Dame sans Merci By John Keats "La Belle Dame sans Merci" is a poem written by John Keats who was a romantic poet. The first three stanzas of this poem are spoken by the narrator who is talking to the poet, asking him why he's wondering by himself and looks so sad. He addresses the poet as "wretched Wight" roaming outside, all alone. The narrator who's out in the countryside talks about the night and the surroundings what it's like presently. There are no sedges or birds in the trees. Everything seems to be complete as the harvests are done which marks the end of the year and the fact that there are no leaves tells us it is autumn too which is a time of the year when it seems as though all forms of life have come to an end. Out of curiosity he asks the poet what is wrong with him. The rest of the poem is the poet's reply. The poet tells us that he saw an extremely beautiful lady somewhere as in the line "I met a lady in the meads, full beautiful, a fairy's child". The poet further describes the lady. He says that she was so beautiful and graceful that she couldn't have been a human. With such long hair and the grace as she had, she had to be a fairy's child though her eyes seemed to be wild" or "disturbed". The poet makes her sit on his horse and in her presence, sees nothing else as in the line "I set her on my pacing steed and nothing else saw all day long".
Discuss How Robert Frost Uses His Poems 'Home Burial' & 'Mending Wall' To Show The BreakdownIn Human Communication
Robert Frost Poetry Coursework Jack Harrison Robert Lee Frost was an American Poet born in San Francisco, his life spanned from March 26th, 1874 to January 29th, 1963. He moved to New England with his family when he was eleven years old. He discovered his love of reading and writing poetry during his high school years when he was in Lawrence, Massachusetts. After Harvard he began writing his own poetry but it was only after his conference with the poet Edward Thomas in London that he truly discovered his voice. On his return to America he published two collections of poems, the most famous of which was 'North of Boston'. The two poems I will be looking at are 'Home Burial' and 'Mending Wall'. The very first thing I noticed about the two of these poems is that they are both examples of the breakdown of communication between people. The first poem 'Home Burial' is an example of an eclogue. The title 'Home Burial' has both connotations of a warm, comfortable home and also a burial, which is both related with death and mourning. It is on the whole written in dialogue but has some narrative. The second poem 'Mending Wall' and its title have meanings on human communication also. "Mending" meaning to fix and also it is present tense meaning it's ongoing and "Wall" is an object that can be used either as a barrier between humans or something to keep them together. Many people say
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Compare the ways the poets write about love or the absence of love in he four poems you have studied Love is an emotional force to be reckoned with, and a pure source of inspiration for poets. Modern and ancient, love is a common theme of poetry; it enables poets to discuss there most inner feelings behind clever literary techniques and paradoxical phrases. Such techniques can be found in Shakespeare's sonnet 130. In this sonnet he destroys the conventional view we have of such sonnets of the time. He takes the standard love sonnet and turns it on its head: "black wires grow on her head," this, in any woman's eyes is far from a compliment. Contradictorily, Ben Johnson's on my first sonne' is clear and obvious: "Farewell, thou child of my right hand," this statement clearly delivers a sense of lament from Johnson, not only this but he compares his son to Jesus, "of my right hand" this was the place that God gave his son. Even the title gives a clear indication as to what he is writing about, "On My First Sonne" the word "sonne" gives a sense of incompleteness as if we add a -t to the end of the word it makes sonnet, furthermore the poem is written in sonnet form however it is only twelve lines and not the standard fourteen lines. All of this conveys further to the reader Johnson's incompleteness through the loss of his son and his loss of love for life through this. "What he
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Sonnets coursework Sonnet 18 and sonnet 130 were both written by William Shakespeare. Sonnet 18 is a traditional love sonnet whereas sonnet 130 is a parody of the traditional sonnet form. In sonnet 130 he appears to insult his mistress but when you get to the last two lines he is saying she is unique but at the sane time he is saying the truth about her appearances. It is the opposite in sonnet 18 he compares his lover to beautiful objects. The main similarity is the structure of the poem and the way he set it out it has the same rhyming quatrain and has a couplet at the ends of the poem. Sonnet 18 is a traditional love poem it is also has a serious tone and Shakespeare compares his lover to beautiful things he even uses a rhetorical question. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" he is describing he is describing his love as a beautiful summer day and this is a great compliment. And who would not be wanted to be described as a beautiful summer day? On the other hand, the opening of sonnet 130 is "my mistresses eyes are nothing like the sun" what he is saying is that his mistress does not have big bright beautiful eyes and this appears to be an insult. He uses figurative language in sonnet 18, he uses the metaphor "but thy eternal summer shall not fade" Shakespeare describes his lover's youth as an everlasting summer and her beauty shall not fade. In sonnet 130 he
Of Mice of Men Loneliness Theme
Curley's wife is the only women in the story. She might be the loneliest of all characters. Her husband Curley doesn't treat her well and has no one to talk to. She try's going around talking to others to feel a little less lonely. "Nobody can blame a person for looking" This means she is looking for someone to talk to, to feel less lonely. She died when trying to be friendly, when talking to Lennie. This shows the extreme she had to take herself just to communicate with someone. She also thought that men were more comfortable with her than the others. "If I catch any one man, and he's alone, I get along fine with him. But just let two of the guys get together an' you won't talk. Jus' nothing but mad. You're all scared of each other, that's what. Ever' one of you's scared the rest is goin' to get something on you". She talks aout her loneliness on one quote suggest that she is essapally alone on a Saturday night when she is always alone wheater or not they are in. Its one of the way she shows to us she is lonely. 4. "- Sat'iday night. Ever'body out doin' som'pin'. Ever'body! An' what am I doin'? Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs - a nigger an' a dum-dum and a lousy o;' sheep - an' likin' it because they ain't nobody else." Curley is a character who thinks he is simply the best and because of his boxing career he has over confidence and thinks he is better than
Discuss the usefulness and limitations ofemploying metaphors as a means of analysing organisations. Illustrate fromorganisations with which you are familiar.
Discuss the usefulness and limitations of employing metaphors as a means of analysing organisations. Illustrate from organisations with which you are familiar. The concept of using metaphors whilst analysing organisations is explained by Morgan, "All theories of organisation and management are based on implicit images or metaphors that persuade us to see, understand, and imagine situations in partial ways. Metaphors create insight. But they also distort. They have strengths. But they also have limitations. In creating ways of seeing, they create ways of not seeing. Hence there can be no single theory or metaphor that gives an all-purpose point of view. There can be no 'correct theory' for structuring everything we do." (Morgan, 1997, p.348) In this paper I focus on whether using metaphors are vital in understanding and highlighting certain aspects of organisations, but at the same time can they restrict the understanding of others? Many theorists use the 'machine' as a metaphor to describe organisations. You can think of it in terms of 'inputs and outputs' and production lines etc. If the machine doesn't work well you can then think of the organisation as having communication lines 'broken' down and then things need fixing. Morgan tells us that many of the metaphors of organisation are machine, organism, culture and domination etc. He states that metaphors give
How do the writers explore and present the themes of conscience, violence and murder in the poems "Hitcher" by Simon Armitage, "Salome" by Carol Ann Duffy and "The man he killed" by Thomas Hardy?
How do the writers explore and present the themes of conscience, violence and murder in the poems 'Hitcher' by Simon Armitage, 'Salome' by Carol Ann Duffy and 'The Man He Killed' by Thomas Hardy? 'Hitcher' was written by Simon Armitage in 2001, two years earlier (in 1999) Carol Ann Duffy wrote 'Salome' but the oldest poem I intend to analyse is 'The Man He Killed' written by Thomas Hardy in 1902. All three poems explore the three themes of conscience, violence and murder however all the authors express them in different ways. Simon Armitage's poem was about a psychotic and jealous slacker who dreamed of being free. He sees a hitcher who is free and a feeling of envy overcomes him, he then picks the hitcher up and in a series of sarcastic violent beatings he throws the hitcher out of the car and afterwards feels very proud and is portrayed as quite a narcissist through being very arrogant. This is conveyed via several sarcastic comments such as "Stitch that, I remember thinking; you can walk from there" this is sarcastic because obviously after all the hitcher has been through if he's not dead he's going to need stitches and quite certainly he would not be able to walk. Armitage captures the themes of violence very well and obviously this man has no conscience whatsoever as there is no sign of regret or remorse after the beatings he has given to this poor man and instead he
Jac Codi Baw Poetry Essay
Jac Codi Baw Poetry Essay The Poem "Jac Codi Baw" is about a building which is going to be destroyed. The woman, who is narrating the poem, feels very strongly about the building and does not want it to be demolished. This building is very unique and precious to the woman which is why she feels even more strongly, regarding the building following its demolition. The woman shows her anger and disapproval about the building, as she believes the building holds memories, traditions and gives the city its identity, and destroying the building leads to the loss of character and Welsh traditions. The writer's main aim is to involve us with the woman's emotions, thoughts and feelings. The woman wants us to be aware that the building is greatly important to her and wants us to appreciate the value of the building. She wants us to care for the building as thought it is a living thing. The writer's aim is not only to tell us that the woman is angry, but also to tell us that she is trying to convey a message through the poem saying that we should respect and value buildings. The method of narration is in first person narrative which is very effective as it helps to achieve his overall aim to convey the woman's anger and disapproval. This is subjective and allows the narrator to get her view across clearly. The writer has given an insight into the woman's thoughts and feelings.
In this essay I intend to examine the way in which Macbeth is presented in the opening three scenes of the play.
English Coursework Essay Macbeth In this essay I intend to examine the way in which Macbeth is presented in the opening three scenes of the play. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a brave warrior who is loyal to the King but is tainted by the witch's prophecies and by his Lady Macbeth's ambition. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a strong soldier who fights for the King without mercy but his curious nature leads him to the witches who give him a prophecy. In Scene 1 Act 1 the witches are waiting for Macbeth, this seems to suggest that they have something in mind; they are creatures of supernatural origin. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" "Hover through the fog and filthy air." This quote is taken from the first scene of act 1, when the witches meet and discuss where to meet. This is a paradox as well as a prophecy, where one thing seems like another, or about how things will change through the story. The words like 'foul' and 'filthy' are used within this quote to connect the witches to unpleasant images. In Act 1 he is described as a brave war hero. But by Act2 he has become a murderer. These changes are influenced by his ambition and conscience, the prophecies of the Witches and pressure to act on the prophecies from Lady Macbeth. In Scene two we are aware of Macbeth's bravery because of the way in which the Captain speaks about him. "....with his
