In the essay I will be exploring AFRIKA
In this essay I will be exploring, the different themes of the inequality, democracy, segregation and racial discrimination which are expressed between the two poems; Tatamkhlu Afrika's "Nothing's Changed" and Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Two scavengers in a truck, Two beautiful people in a Mercedes. In this essay I will compare and contrast the themes, language, structure and style among these two poems. Tatamkhlu Afrika's "Nothing's Changed" was written around 1990 and has been inspired by his own personal up-bringing when he was younger; it is entirely an auto-biographical poem and political poem. That expresses his bottled up anger and hate towards society. Tatamkhulu was born in 1920; In Egypt then came to South Africa as a very young- child. He was brought up in District 6 which was which was unfortunately demolished in 1966 and the site was never properly rebuilt on and many people lost their homes. Then after the area was declared as "whites only" in the 1960s and the community was destroyed. His parents died of flu shortly after coming to South Africa in 1923 and he was raised by an English Methodist family under a new name John Charlton. He did not know his family background. Until 17, he found out; he was an Egyptian born and he had an Arabic father and a Turkish mother. With an Arab father and a Turkish mother, Afrika could have been classified as a "white", but he
How does the writer capture the determination of the old and to catch the fish, here and elsewhere in the novel? the old man and the sea
Jo Winter What does the old man and the sea tell us about the theme of age and youth? One will go through a number of stages in life. Infancy, Youth, Adulthood, and Old Age are all key stages. As one grows, they mature through these various stages. When one reaches old age, there is often a lot of doubt surrounding their lives. Calmness and independence are often the two most questioned. These are some questions that Santiago has to ask himself. The novella is titled "The Old Man and the sea," the fact that throughout the tale Santiago is referred to as an "Old Man," enforces to the reader the fact that he is old. When I envisage an elderly person the initial thought that comes to mind is of a frail and small individual who is unable of living an independent life. As a person ages their physical strength is replaced with wisdom and courage, this is what happens to Santiago. Throughout the book he shows examples of his courage and wisdom. But does he take it a step too far? In many ways the Old Man is not wise in choosing to go after the fish. He goes out too far and in the end when he surveyed the situation he thinks it is not worth it. On page 93 he says "And what beat you, he thought. 'Nothing,' he said aloud. 'I went out too far. The relationship between the old man and the boy is introduced early in the story. They are unlikely companions; one is old and the other
In this essay I am comparing the two poems "half past two" and "Hide and Seek" these two poems are written by modern poets.
In this essay I am comparing the two poems "half past two" and "Hide and Seek" these two poems are written by modern poets. Which are Vernon Scannel and U. A. Fanthorpe, we see in Scannel's poem that he is describing his sinter child hood where his best friend's leave him during a game of hide and seek. For the reason we do not know. We can see this in the title which make out first thoughts be ones of our child hoods and playing game in the garden, where as in half past two we relate to the poem by making us, the reader, think of all that we were missing out when we had to stay behind after school for detentions. In the first stanza of hide and seek, we see a child that has played the game of, hide and seek, before we see this in the way the poet calls out "I'm ready! Come and find me!" this shows us that the child has played this before by the use of the explication to create two short sentences for emphasis and that he very confident in what he is doing. But in the poem half past two we see a very childish start to stanza one by the use of saying "once upon a school time" and creating a dream world. Like the childish stories that us as children read, where as the last poem created a world of fun by playing hide and seek. In the poem of hide and seek we see the writer using a "juxtaposes" which is when two words are linked to each other. This is seen in line seven and
English Poem Comparison Island Man
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Dulce et Decorum Est and Charlotte Gray . Compare the ways in which Owen and Faulks present the experience of war.
Compare the ways in which Owen and Faulks present the experience of war. These two pieces of writing, one a poem by Wilfred Owen called Dulce et Decorum Est and the other, an extract from the novel, 'Charlotte Gray' from the chapter 'The Last Night' are both set in the World War I and World War II, respectively. There are many contrasts between these two, even thought they are both showing the horrors and the suffering of war. The poem is written in the first person, which gives the reader a very personal view point and the novel, is written in the third person. This is a very descriptive account of two boys being taken to the concentration camp. The poem is set in the dark trenches and describes the horror of war and how evil and disgraceful it is. Where as in 'The Last Night' the setting is at a train station in Paris where the Parisian buses stand "trembling". Wilfred Owen describes the experience of war in the first stanza as haunting, bloody and blind. He uses words like "haunting flares" and "blood-shod" this helps us to learn what it would be like to be in the soldiers' shoes and to see the horrific conditions of the trenches. Owen uses "haunting" in this stanza indicating scary, black, and something that will stay with you forever. Something that will keep coming back and back for all your life like a vivid memory that will never be forgotten. "Haunting flares" would
Consider How Effectively Elaine Gaston And Maebh McGuckian Portray Relationships In The Poems 'Seasoned' And 'Arranmore'.
Consider How Effectively Elaine Gaston And Maebh McGuckian Portray Relationships In The Poems 'Seasoned' And 'Arranmore' Relationships are the backbone of human life. We value some more highly than others, but humans would be lost without their relationships with other people. Some people can describe their relationships or put them forward very well. In the following piece of coursework, I am going to look at how well Elaine Gaston and Maebh McGuckian do this and what effect this has on the reader. Seasoned This poem, at first, seems to be about Elaine caring for her father as he gets older. Although, from my own knowledge, I know that it is instead about her ill father. In short lines, Gaston tells a reminiscent story of her father's life before he became ill. This is the irony of the poem. We are told of his strength as he 'carried fully grown men' and 'hauled them up cliffs.' Gaston emphasises her father's strength in these lines by using words such as 'hauled' or saying that they were 'fully grown men'. The use of strong words like these is evident throughout the poem, to show how dedicated her father was to both his job as a doctor and his life as a father. Gaston seems to have a lot of admiration and respect to her father, shown by the way she talks about him in the poem. She shows how much of a different person he is by talking of his heroic actions, ranging from
Compare Hopkins and Hardys descriptions of waterfalls in Inversnaid and Under the waterfall. How do they make these vivid to the reader, and what significance does the waterfall have to each poet?
Compare Hopkins and Hardy's' descriptions of waterfalls in 'Inversnaid' and 'Under the waterfall'. How do they make these vivid to the reader, and what significance does the waterfall have to each poet? The poem Inversnaid, written by Gerard Manley Hopkins is about a Scottish waterfall, which expresses nature in its natural form. Hopkins' wrote it to send people a message, he is saying that we should leave nature as it is and not interfere; he is saying that nature should be left alone to grow. He is promoting 'green' conservation. Hopkins believes that nature is gods gift and that the waterfall at Inversnaid is a natural presence and should not be disturbed by man. He praises any form of natural beauty and thinks it should remain untouched. This message is clearly shown in the last four lines of the poem. Hopkins is very enthusiastic about the idea of conservation and he is very far ahead of his time, in arguing that nature should be left alone. This of course, is an important issue in our modern world. Hopkins describes the river as being 'darksome burn' and 'horseback brown'. This creates the image of a rather muddy, unclean river. The first two lines are saying that the waterfall is angry and raging. The lines 'roll rock highroad roaring down' are suggesting the river is angry and is crashing down on the rocks. This is also personification as it is personifying the
' Box Room ' - Liz Lochhead.
' Box Room ' - Liz Lochhead Liz Lochhead's poem ' Box Room ' clearly presents her contradictory thoughts and feelings about an experience. A first visit to a boyfriend's hostile mother is first presented with great confidence but later becomes an experience of unease and despair. The first few lines of the poem show that the mother is very hostile : First the welcoming. Smiles all round. A space For handshakes. These are non- sentences, like stage directions, which give the impression that the mother is putting on a performance and it was insincere. The girl is very confident of her relationship with her boyfriend. Although the mother tries to make her feel she is only temporary : He'll make do tonight In the lounge on the put -u -up. All right For a night or two. This phrase shows that the mother thinks the girl will only be staying for a night or two and then she will have left. The mother also tells the girl she is not the first girl he has brought home: Once or twice before He's slept there. This emphasises that the girlfriends he has brought home have not became serious or permanent. During the conversation with the mother Lochhead inserts comments showing how confident she is: ( Oh with concern for my comfort ) ( Lightweight,glossy, made of some synthetic miracle) These paenthical comments show that the girl thinks the mother is sad and pathetic but
"The Song of the Old Mother" is a poem set in the Victorian era.
"The Song of the Old Mother" is a poem set in the Victorian era. In those days working was expected more. From young ages children had to go out to work, so the mother expects help with housework from her daughters if she has any, and her sons to go out to work if she has any. The mother seems to want her child/children to have an easier life than she had. "And the young lie long and dream in their beds" implies that she is happy to let them be the "next generation" and have life easier, as is usually the case. The mother would have had a harder life than her daughter because her mother would have had an even stricter upbringing and it would have influenced the way she was brought up. The poem is monotonous; this implies that the mother does not feel happy about her work, and is getting weary of it, but does it because she has to. She would have to clean her doorstep because of a law passed in 1666 that said you had to clean your steps before 6A.M. The Victorians would have been more determined to keep to this law than people in society these days. The poem has a sense of order, and the word "And" is often repeated, as to imply that the mother has a lot to do, and it makes it sound more boring. "And then I must scrub, and bake, and sweep." The relationship between the mother and children is a conventional one. The mother works while her children get on with life, and she
Comparing and contrasting the beggar woman and to his coy mistress
Comparing and Contrasting the theme of seduction in ''The Beggar Woman'' and ''To His Coy Mistress'' How is the theme of seduction conveyed in these two poems? In the past, men and women were treated very differently regarding rights and status. Women were often seen as conducive, had to defend/guard their virginity to maintain accessibility of marriage in future years. Men often used their differing authority and status to manipulate women and take advantage of them. This meant that women would not tend to allow this as they had their virginity preserved and there would be nothing they could do about it. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two poems ''to his coy mistress'' and ''the beggar woman'' to see how they are similar and also differ by the theme of allurement/seduction. The keywords exploited are seduction, impatience and temptation. These expressions are all regarding the ''seven deadly sins''. Now I will notify you as to what they mean. Seduction is seen as an appealing and captivating sense, an impression of enticement or temptation, Impatience is the eager desire for something or the lack of patience and temptation can be manipulated as something which entices or allures someone into doing something. ''To His Coy Mistress'' by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is a witty abstract poem. This poem is full of the concept of 'carpe diem'- which can be