A Comparison of 'Route March Rest' and 'Exposure'
Read again Route March Rest by Scannell. Compare this poem with one other from the post-1914 selection showing how imagery and language are used to convey attitudes to war. Vernon Scannell's 'Route March Rest' and Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure' both use imagery of nature and the environment of the soldiers to convey the poets' attitude to the war. Scannell's describes 'B Company' as 'drowsy with dust and summer,' suggesting that the heat of summer allows the soldiers to relax. However he also uses onomatopoeia on 'purred' and 'drummed' to intensify the heaviness that the soldiers are feeling. This suggests that Scannell feels that war causes natural things; the weather, to become intensified to the soldiers, suggesting that they have become more sensitive to the beauty of nature as opposed to the ugliness of war. This juxtaposition is shown through the mention of the 'blackbird song' alongside the metaphor of the marching soldiers as a 'long machine.' In Owen's 'Exposure,' the use of natural imagery conveys an entirely different attitude to war. Nature is personified as an enemy causing pain; 'the merciless iced winds that knive us,' suggesting that nature, which should be beautiful, has been forced to play a part in this most unnatural of situations: war. The juxtaposition of nature, 'brambles' alongside war, 'gunnery rumbles,' emphasises the poet's attitude that war is not a
Prose Assessment.
Higher Literature Prose Assessment Vernon Scannell writes "And then they came, the walking wounded / Straggling the road like convicts loosely chained" in his poem "Walking Wounded". This is where William McIllvanney took his inspiration from for his book of short stories- "Walking Wounded." All of his short stories are abotu people who are metaphorically the 'walking wounded', they have been wounded in life, hurt in someway and they feel that life has let them down. The theme of lonliness is very apparent in most of McIllvanney's stories and looking at the stories "Beached" and "Death of a Spinster" I will explore the theme of lonliness through charecterisation and symbolism. "Beached" is the story of a woman who goes to the beach with her children and thinks about a lot as they get ready to leave. In "Death of a Spinster" we are told the story of a woman whose life is a regimental routine but when she is unhexpectedly killed we find there is a very different side to her. "There was one yacht's sail out in the bay, sickled with wind stress, a cipher of all the journeys she would never make." The author's use of word choice in this sentence compares the yacht to Marion and her life. The yacht's sail is "sickled" by the stress of the wind just as Marion is crumbling and breaking down because of the stress of losing her partner. By using the word "cipher" it shows Marion is
Compare and contrast two different media treatment of the Charge of the Light Brigade..
Compare and contrast two different media treatment of the Charge of the Light Brigade.. The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred on the 30th of November 1854 and the two different media treatments of this event which I will compare and contrast are: the poem - "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by the then poet laureate Lord Tennyson and the film regarding the same event by Tony Richardson. Firstly, the poem begins with the words, " Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the Valley of Death rode the six hundred ... " First of all, Lord Tennyson immediately makes us feel engaged within the event itself and we are introduced to this dactylic rhythm. This rhythm mimics a horses gait and is continued throughout the entire poem. It seems quite peculiar that he is using the measurement of a "league," because he could either be exaggerating the amount of land the horses had to cover, or he could be using it because it is a mythological measurement which could imply that the soldiers are involved in a heroic act by indeed 'riding on' into the "Valley of Death." Notice also that he uses the "Valley of Death" which is a biblical setting which could imply Christian hope or perhaps more likely, - the inevitability of death. Then, Tennyson writes to complete the first stanza, "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns, he said. Into the Valley of Death, rode the
Coursework Compare ‘Blackberry-Picking’ and ‘Death of a Naturalist’ By Seamus Heaney.
Coursework COMPARE 'BLACKBERRY-PICKING' AND 'DEATH OF A NATURALIST' By Seamus Heaney. I am going to compare the poems, 'Blackberry-Picking' and 'Death of a Naturalist' to see whether they are similar. I will study the main themes of both poems and look for any similarities between them. I will also look at the way in which they have been written, analysing their layout, content and imagery to see if there is any consistency in the poems. By doing this I hope to be able to find out whether these two poems are similar or in fact totally different. The themes of the poems are similar because they are both about the innocence of childhood and the fact that when you are young everything is simple. 'Blackberry-Picking' is about the innocence of childhood and that this innocence and youthfulness doesn't last forever. This is indicated by the lines in the last verse 'we hoarded the berries in the byre. But when the bath was filled we found fur'. These lines are very descriptive because they are saying that the fresh berries don't last and will eventually wrinkle and turn mouldy. This is true in life as well, because also young children are 'fresh' but in time they will lose their quality and begin to wrinkle until they are of no use to anyone. 'The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour.' This is a very powerful line because it is saying that the smooth, sweet flesh
Commentary of a passage from John Dollar by Marianne Wiggins
Commentary from John Dollar by Marianne Wiggins In this passage from John Dollar, the author, Marianne Wiggins, discribes a catastrophe and the confuison of the survivors after it. With the description of the actions and the setting, the reader understands that this passage takes place after a shipwreck. Some girls are . Scratchy, covered with sand, exhausted, and confused, the girls are starting to wake up. The reader follows this retablisement, while the author conveys the feelings of the girls; mainly confusion. The syntax emphasizes this idea. Through out the text, Wiggins creates an atmosphere of confusion. He presents a sense of the environment for this incident. In fact, the beach, which is often related to holidays, pleasure and happiness, is in this passage demonstrated as a torture for the girls; "This was a torture", a place for their death. But the opening sentence seems to demonstrate the opposite: "The air smelled like diamonds". Diamonds are usually not related to catastrophe, but more to richness, presents. Nevertheless, all the elements on the beach represent a danger for the girls. The wall is used as a metaphor for the waves, which is created around them by the tide digging into the sand. The waves have also erse their memory: "had collapsed on their memory". The coral which is a beautiful aquatic element, as turn into a razor to shaved their knees.
Comparing Mountain Lion and Badger.
Comparing Mountain Lion and Badger These are two poems that were written at the beginning and end of the nineteenth century. The views on animal hunting and animal cruelty are very different today. Animals such as badgers were hunted for sport; it was considered to be entertaining to track a badger using dogs and capture and torture it until death. Animas such as the Mexican mountain lion were hunted in Mexico for a profit, their fur was a highly sought after fashion item and was sold at very high prices. Both the poems describe animals that are put through a chase before they are killed. The badger is portrayed as aggressive and fierce yet he is demure, the first two characteristics are masculine but the badger also seems to be in controlled and is calm and collected. The mountain lion is portrayed as a beautiful, elegant creature. The curves of her body also accent the curves in the hills of the environment that she lives in, these are all feminine features. In Badger the poet works more on building up the character of the badger whereas in Mountain Lion the poet focuses more on the image of the mountain lion, he concentrates a lot on describing the lifeless face of the now dead mountain lion, " Her round, bright face, bright as frost." And, "Her round, fine-fashioned head, with two dead ears:" The imagery in Badger brings the poem to life; the poet uses alliteration,
A comparison between "Out, Out-" by Robert Frost and "Death on a Live Wire" by Michael Baldwin
G.C.S.E Post 1914 Poetry Coursework A comparison between "Out, Out-" by Robert Frost and "Death on a Live Wire" by Michael Baldwin Both of these poems that I have chosen to compare are about death, although the circumstances surrounding the death in each poem contrasts greatly. In the poem "Out, Out-" a "big boy doing a mans work" and getting his hand severed by a buzz saw in a dramatic accident. The injuries sustained in this accident then lead to the "boys" tragic death. "Death on a live Wire" similarly involves a death, but unlike the accidental death of the boy in "Out, Out-" the deceased in this poem actually takes his own life by climbing onto an electric pylon. In these two poems the poet gets across ideas that he may have wanted us to think about very well. In "Out, Out-" and similarly in "Death on a live wire," both Frost and Baldwin put across very well just how fickle life is, and how swiftly it can be taken away. Frost puts this across in "Out, Out-" by showing the dangers faced in every day working life, and the fact that the victim of this accident is a young boy goes on to emphasise his point of how fickle life actually is. Baldwin though uses the effect that electricity on the body to show how life can be taken away at an instant. He shows how powerful the electricity is, by describing the way it acts on the mans body in great detail. He says that the man
Compare Tennyson's 'Break, break, break' to Wordsworth's 'She dwelt among the untrodden ways'.
Nabeel Abdullah /10/02 English Coursework Compare Tennyson's 'Break, break, break' to Wordsworth's 'She dwelt among the untrodden ways'. 'Break, break, break' and 'She dwelt among the untrodden ways' are both poems describing the death of a loved one. While Tennyson used very turbulent, depressing and futile words to show his feelings, Wordsworth used more gentle and calming words comparatively. Both poets however, avoid mentioning the death of their friend or loved one directly because it is such a mournful subject for them. The biggest difference between the two poems is their attitude and emotional feelings towards the death of their loved one. In 'Break, break, break', Tennyson describes his own depressing feelings and insecurity rather then describing the person who died. Instead of remembering the memories he had of the person, Tennyson describes how the death of this person he really loved affected him. He says, "And I would that my tongue could utter," implying that he wants to express his thoughts and memories, but he is too depressed to do so. His emotions have become too powerful to say aloud. The setting for this poem is at the sea, "On thy cold grey stones." This immediately creates a dull and sad atmosphere because the colour grey is associated with dullness. It brings a disturbed mood to the poem. On the other hand, Wordsworth uses a different approach. He
The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Brook
Tennyson The essay will discus the different techniques used by Tennyson in two of his poems, The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Brook, both of which are very unalike. The two poems will be compared for the use of literary devises and the affect that they have on the reader. The first poem The Charge of the Light Brigade is a poem that is about an event that took place, which was the charging of six hundred soldiers in to a battlefield. We are told from the poem that all but a few of the six hundred died, and that it could have all been prevented if some one had not "...blunder'd". The second poem is of a river that is flowing through the countryside and about the journey it takes through the countryside to join the "Brimming River". We are informed of all the different landmarks and sights it passes. The main emphasis of the poem is that nature will continue to flourish where as men and women will come and go. The visual structure of both poems is very different, in that The Brook is made up of thirteen, four-line stanzas and has a regular structure to it. Where as The Charge of the Light Brigade is the exact antithesis of The Brook, as it is made up of 6 irregular stanzas and has no apparent structure to the layout of it. The impact of this on the reader is that The Brook comes across as being more of flowing poem and one that will have rhythmical flow to it.
Discuss, in detail, how Graham Greene leads up to Pinkie’s death and say what reaction you had to his last moments of life.
Pippa Manby LVc Brighton Rock, by Graham Greene Discuss, in detail, how Graham Greene leads up to Pinkie's death and say what reaction you had to his last moments of life. The plans carefully laid by Pinkie begin the lead up to the drama of the end of the novel. These plans, which are misleading in that they suggest that Rose will die, start as early as the morning after the consummation of the marriage when Pinkie retains the note Rose has written. "An obscure sense" tells him to keep this note which swears Rose's undying love to him; thus begins the reader's unease over Rose's safety. Later on Pinkie lays more plans in the prelude to what should be Rose's suicide. As Rose and Pinkie depart from the tea-room where they have been having a drink Pinkie leaves clues as to his intentions, "the message at the shooting-range, at the car park: he wanted to be followed in good time". As he lays the clues behind him, thoughts go through his head as to what the consequences of these actions will be in the witness box at the inquest into Rose's suicide: "something had agitated him, the witness said". This trail cleverly builds up the reader's expectations that Rose's death will occur and that the "exhilaration" which Pinkie is experiencing will continue. The car ride which Pinkie and Rose take to the hotel builds up the drama as Pinkie forces Rose again to promise that she
