Commentary on Lorna Sage, Bad Blood (2000)
Commentary on Lorna Sage, Bad Blood (2000) This passage revolves around a young girl's life, how it has changed and what it has become. It is ironically, how a friendship has evolved into something that the two girls who are exposed in this passage have never thought it would become. Sage introduces us to what we can conclude to be herself in the first paragraph of this passage, whilst introducing us to her dear friend (or shall we say greatest enemy?) in the second paragraph. The relationship between Gail and the narrator is one of typical young girl's relationships with another girl. Sage develops the relationship between these two young girls from two very contradicting ways; Hate to Love. As the narrator mentions; "...now she was my sworn enemy." This quote makes it quite obvious how the narrator felt about Gail. When you use the word sworn enemy, it emphasizes the amount of hatred you have towards that person, which makes it crystal clear to us how the relationship between Gail and the narrator was. Yet, ironically, this all changes, within no more than 2 words from that quote, when the narrator opens up the relationship between her and Gail when she says; "(she even had a funny name, like me)" In this quote, the narrator starts to open up to Gail, accepting her, as she starts to compare her to herself. That is where the relationship actually began. Although they
Compare Shakespeare's sonnets 18 and CXXX.
Compare Shakespeare's sonnets 18 and CXXX Sonnet 18 is, of course, the famous "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" poem. This sonnet builds upon a theme of imperishable love (and beauty), especially when it is preserved in a poem written by William Shakespeare. Much has been written about how, in Sonnet 18, Shakespeare takes an unusual point-of-view in his major comparison - that is, of the beauty to the summer's day. A common image, apparently, that other poet's made the loved one appear similar to the summer's day, their minds making the quick assumption that summer days were pretty fine things. Shakespeare, in his unique vision, finds the flaws of the summer's day, and bounces them off the beauty he writes about. The loved one's beauty is "more lovely and more temperate," meaning the summer's day cannot compete for loveliness or moderation. Summer days, after all, suffer the polarities of excessive heat ("too hot the eye of heaven shines") and cloudiness ("and often is his gold complexion dimmed"). Those elements that affect the summer's day, changing it to not always ideal conditions, will not have any affect upon the beloved. ("But thy eternal summer shall not fade") Shakespeare ends the sonnet with a gentle boast of his own powers as a poet: "So long lives this," the "this" being the poem, which will outlast everything, and provide immortality to youth, beauty,
A01: What do Roman Catholic Christians believe about marriage?
A01: What do Roman Catholic Christians believe about marriage? Marriage is a spiritual union made before God, between a man and woman. This union is made to reflect Jesus' love for His church and cannot be separated by man. A couple do this by living out their life-long love for each other. In the Roman Catholic Church marriage is seen to consist of four elements. It is permanent, life- giving, exclusive and is a sacrament. Marriage is one of the most important decisions in a person's life as its consequences last forever. Marriage can be best described as a covenant as it asks for 100% effort by both partners. A marriage should not be thought of as a contract because in a contract a person gives in order to receive. If one partner does not give the 50% for one reason or another, the relationship rests on a weak basis and is more likely to fail. The word covenant goes back to Old Testament times when God made promises to people like Abraham and Moses. "I will be your God and you will be my people." God was faithful to his promise of love even though the Jews often turned away from Him. In the New Testament Jesus' blood shed for us on the cross is described as, 'the blood of the new covenant.' So in marriage the husband and wife promise to be faithful to each other. It is an open-ended 100% commitment to love. In the Roman Catholic Church marriage is seen to be
In this essay I will explore My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Meeting At Night and Porphyrias Lover.
Choose any three poems from the love section which describe or explore different types of love or relationships. Examine those differences and the techniques/devices the poets use to present them. In this essay I will explore 'My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose', 'Meeting At Night' and 'Porphyria's Lover'. In 'My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose' Burns uses a variety of devices to create imagery of a perfect and timeless love. He uses a simile in the first stanza, 'My love is like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune.' Playing on the fact that music is tied closely to our emotions, and that a beautiful melody bypasses the mind and travels straight to the heart, Burns links this feeling to love. The rhythm of the poem is upbeat and bouncy, full of energy making his message come across clear and strong, like his love. The rhythm of 'Meeting At Night' is also upbeat but it represents gathering anticipation like a quickening heartbeat instead of a steady but bouncy rhythm. It increases in tempo instead of staying continuously up-tempo. Burns uses the senses in 'My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose' to capture feelings in the words. By using 'Red, Red Rose', nearly all of our senses become engaged, especially that of sight. By repeating 'red', Burns draws attention to the colour of the rose. Red symbolises a love that is romantic and sensual, the deeper the red, the more love and so
‘The Sun’ By Benjamin Zephaniah
Siân Henderson 'The Sun' By Benjamin Zephaniah I chose to write about 'The Sun' by Benjamin Zephaniah because I think it is a good example of multicultural poetry as it reflects on the treatment of Black people by white people in the 20th Century. This poem sums up the modern xenophobic attitudes of prejudiced people and shows the rejection and isolation of being discriminated against. This poet is writing about what he feels strongly about; this manages to come across in the poem and adds a depth and a meaning which it would otherwise lack. Reading multicultural poetry will perhaps make people rethink the stereotypical views, which have existed ever since white men found black people and made them into slaves. This poem has really opened my eyes to how prejudiced, racist and stereotypical people can be and how many are. This poem is fascinating in the style of writing and attitude and keeps the readers interest all the way through. 'The Sun' is rebelling against stereotyped attitudes and is shows how ignorant people with those attitudes really are. In 'The Sun' the author, Benjamin Zephaniah is being sarcastic, he uses sarcasm very effectively to highlight how racist, sexist and mendacious people who read 'The Sun' really are. Zephaniah creates a character that reads 'the Sun' and genuinely believes in the views. All through the poem there are racist and patriotic
The two poems, "First Love," by John Clare and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," by John Keats have a similar theme, unrequited love. Compare and contrast the poets' effective use of language and form to convey their ideas effectively.
06/02/2003 The two poems, "First Love," by John Clare and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," by John Keats have a similar theme, unrequited love. Compare and contrast the poets' effective use of language and form to convey their ideas effectively. In the poems "First Love," by John Clare and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," by John Keats both poets deal with unrequited love. In Clare's poem, it is the love of the knight for the woman, which is not returned. This is very similar to Keats' poem where it is a knight again whose love for a woman is not returned. Both poems portray romantic poetry to us. In the pre-twentieth centuries romance was imaginative love like that shown in Clare's poem. This type of romance is similarly shown in Keats' poem. In Keats' poem, we also see modern romance, which is romantic love. Clare's poem is set in contemporary times; he is recounting the experience of falling in love for the first time: "I ne'er was struck before that hour With love so sudden and so sweet." This makes it clear to us that the knight in the poem is falling in love for the first time. Keats poem on the other hand is set in the times of King Arthur, which was the thirteenth century. The time, which the poem is set, is well suited to the context of a bewitched knight. In Clare's poem no blame is given to the girl whom he falls in love with maybe because she did not deliberately
Would you classify Stevens or Miss Kenton as a better human being? Your reasons? In the novel Remains of The Day, the protagonist of the story, Stevens reflects how an individual will put aside all things just to serve
Would you classify Stevens or Miss Kenton as a better human being? Your reasons? In the novel Remains of The Day, the protagonist of the story, Stevens reflects how an individual will put aside all things just to serve his master to the utmost. Stevens is a butler who believes that serving his master will show his loyalty, dignity and his professionalism. Throughout this novel, we can see that he tries so hard to follow what his master has to say about everything. His unchallenged loyalty can be seen throughout this novel. The other significant character in this novel is Miss Kenton. Miss Kenton possesses different characteristic from Stevens. Miss Kenton shares Stevens' efficiency and intelligence, but she possesses warmth and personality, cannot be seen in Stevens' character. The question in which one of the characters that should be classified as a better human being is very hard to decide. Taking the full consideration on the characteristics of both of these characters, I think that Miss Kenton is the one that should be deemed as a better human being - even though she does not posses all the qualities in her. Miss Kenton can be considered as a better human being because unlike Stevens, she does not substitute Lord Darlington's values for her own; she makes decisions based on her own thoughts and beliefs. In this sense, she displays more dignity and personal integrity
Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116 and Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning".
Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116 and Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" Brian Slobodian British Columbia Open University Assignment #2 Student # 100056594 March 8, 2004 Love is a common theme in many poems written by 17th century authors. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116 and Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" both speak of the highest form of love; eternal true love. Their use of figurative language and rhythm schemes helps to convey to the reader that such a love exists. However, while both believe and speak passionately about true love, only the speaker in Donne's poem has experienced it, and therefore offers the reader hope for true and pure love. A summarization of both poems should help the reader understand this important difference. In laying forth their arguments for the existence of eternal true love, the authors share two main similarities; the structure of their poems and its message. The rhyme scheme in Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116" consists of the use of several end-rhymes and eye-rhymes in alternating lines. In lines 1, 3 and 5, 7 we find examples of end-rhymes "minds" "finds", and "mark" "bark". In lines 2, 4 and 13, 14 we find the use of eye-rhymes "love" "remove" and "proved" "loved'. Donne also utilizes end-rhymes and eye-rhymes in alternating lines throughout his poem. Lines 1 and 3 "away" and say", and in lines 6 and 8 "move" and "love".
We spend a lot of time contemplating our heroes, don't we? As romance writers, we endlessly examine what kind of man makes our hearts flutter and our pulses pound.
We spend a lot of time contemplating our heroes, don't we? As romance writers, we endlessly examine what kind of man makes our hearts flutter and our pulses pound. Certainly, the hero of any romance must capture the reader's attention and make her fall in love. But what about the heroine? Often she falls by the wayside, a shadowy character that gets in the way of our affection and attachment to the hero. But just as a strong villain can make a stronger hero, a heroine that is as interesting as the love of her life, will force the hero to be a more worthy man. Let's look at heroines and think about the essential qualities that every romantic heroine should have. Does it really matter if she's got blond hair or blue eyes? Does the reader make a decision about whether to love her or not based on whether she's a cab driver or a doctor? Is the fact that she's wearing blue jeans or diamonds make any difference to us as the audience? No. All of these decisions are important, of course, to add depth to your character and also as far as it relates to the plot. But the ingredients that separate a true heroine from just a mediocre one are based on what's inside of her - the emotions and dreams and hopes and fears that make her almost human and thus, a woman that readers can identify with. So, what are the key ingredients that can make your heroine memorable? First, a romantic
Essay on Much Ado About Nothing
Essay on Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice and Benedick, a match made in Heaven or Hell? This essay will concentrate on the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. This relationship changes throughout the cause of the play. The focus of the essay will be on the characters, themes and the plot structure. Also how Beatrice and Benedick's romance changes and why it changes; and the character of Beatrice and Benedick. Shakespeare wrote the characters in this way because he wanted to make each character have a different personality and a different back ground. He wrote Beatrice as a character who didn't care about marriage because she was an orphan. Also Beatrice and Benedick insult each other in the play and the context is they use feeling less words to insult each other. The other characters adjust to what is happening in the surroundings, ie: Claudio who believes everyone except Hero the person who he supposedly loves. The characters all have different parts in the play and they play there parts very well. The language in the play is different because each character uses a different type of language according to the character. In the play it says 'merry war' this means a friendly battle and only Beatrice thinks of this language as a war but every other character knows that this is a friendly battle between Beatrice and Benedick and this is what makes them fall in love. Also
