Poetic Devices
Metonymy: The use of a linked term to stand in for an object or concept.
E.g: "The pen is mightier than the sword."
E.g: "If we don't get these reports in today, the suits will be after us."
Enjambment: When a sentence, phrase, or thought does not end with the line of poetry.
E.g: "The holy time is quiet as a Nun
Breathless with adoration; the broad sun
Is sinking down in its tranquility;" Wordsworth, "Beauteous Evening"
E.g: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and asleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing." Keats, "Endymion"
Satire: Shows foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even governments - it uses sarcasm, ridicule, or irony.
E.g: “What’s the use you learning to do right, when it’s troublesome to do right and isn’t no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?”
E.g: “There warn’t anybody at the church, except maybe a hog or two, for there warn’t any lock on the door, and hogs likes a puncheon floor in summer-time because it’s cool. If you notice, most folks don’t go to church only when they’ve got to; but a hog is different.”
Monday 24 June 2019
Thursday 20 June 2019
2019 English - Poetry Analysis
Poetry Analysis - The Lifestyle Creed
https://www.bestnewzealandpoems.org.nz/past-issues/2017-contents/liz-breslin/
https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/creeds/nicene-creed
1. What does the word “creed” mean? Where else do we see this word used?
"Creed" is a set of beliefs which guide someone's actions, usually religious beliefs. I have seen this word used in the video game, 'Assassin's Creed', and the film 'Creed'.
2. Look up any words you don’t know in this poem and then write an original sentence using the word to show that you understand its meaning.
Oleocanthal: compound found in extra-virgin olive oil.
Oleocanthal is an ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil.
Begotten: Brought about, brought into existence.
I was begotten in sin.
Cruciferous: Relating to plants in the cabbage family.
I eat lots of cruciferous vegetables.
Annals: a record of events year by year.
We searched through the annals.
Amyloid plaques: destroy connections between nerve cells.
Amyloid plaques are present in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Prophets: a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimed of the will of God.
Prophets teach us many things.
3. Look up the Catholic Nicene Creed. What is it? Look up the words. Compare them to this poem. How are they similar? How are they different?
The Catholic Nicene Creed is a prayer. It is basically the same as 'The Lifestyle Creed', but is a religious creed compared to a healthy lifestyle creed. Some words in the 'Nicene Creed' include God, Lord, Jesus Christ, Father, and Holy Spirit. These have been replaced in 'The Lifestyle Creed' by words like vegetables, olive oil, antioxidants, cruciferous, and caffeine.
4. Why does the author use cut up bits of text and two different font styles?
To contrast between phrases in the 'Nicene Creed' and 'The Lifestyle Creed'. It makes it easy to identify and distinguish between healthy lifestyle words and religious words. The healthy lifestyle words are bold, while the religious words are lighter.
5. Why do you think the author has juxtaposed the Nicene Creed with words such as “brain boosters”, “antioxidants”, and “good cholesterol”? What meaning is she trying to convey? Is this effective? What is the effect on the reader?
To illustrate to us that healthy eating had become similar to a cult. She is trying to convey that a healthy lifestyle is a way of life, just as believing in a religion is. She wants us to understand that when we get so caught up in diets and fads, it can be damaging. This is pretty effective, as it makes us think more in depth about how we can go too far when trying to stay healthy.
6. What is the overall purpose of the poem?
https://www.bestnewzealandpoems.org.nz/past-issues/2017-contents/liz-breslin/
https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/creeds/nicene-creed
1. What does the word “creed” mean? Where else do we see this word used?
"Creed" is a set of beliefs which guide someone's actions, usually religious beliefs. I have seen this word used in the video game, 'Assassin's Creed', and the film 'Creed'.
2. Look up any words you don’t know in this poem and then write an original sentence using the word to show that you understand its meaning.
Oleocanthal: compound found in extra-virgin olive oil.
Oleocanthal is an ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil.
Begotten: Brought about, brought into existence.
I was begotten in sin.
Cruciferous: Relating to plants in the cabbage family.
I eat lots of cruciferous vegetables.
Annals: a record of events year by year.
We searched through the annals.
Amyloid plaques: destroy connections between nerve cells.
Amyloid plaques are present in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Prophets: a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimed of the will of God.
Prophets teach us many things.
3. Look up the Catholic Nicene Creed. What is it? Look up the words. Compare them to this poem. How are they similar? How are they different?
The Catholic Nicene Creed is a prayer. It is basically the same as 'The Lifestyle Creed', but is a religious creed compared to a healthy lifestyle creed. Some words in the 'Nicene Creed' include God, Lord, Jesus Christ, Father, and Holy Spirit. These have been replaced in 'The Lifestyle Creed' by words like vegetables, olive oil, antioxidants, cruciferous, and caffeine.
4. Why does the author use cut up bits of text and two different font styles?
To contrast between phrases in the 'Nicene Creed' and 'The Lifestyle Creed'. It makes it easy to identify and distinguish between healthy lifestyle words and religious words. The healthy lifestyle words are bold, while the religious words are lighter.
5. Why do you think the author has juxtaposed the Nicene Creed with words such as “brain boosters”, “antioxidants”, and “good cholesterol”? What meaning is she trying to convey? Is this effective? What is the effect on the reader?
To illustrate to us that healthy eating had become similar to a cult. She is trying to convey that a healthy lifestyle is a way of life, just as believing in a religion is. She wants us to understand that when we get so caught up in diets and fads, it can be damaging. This is pretty effective, as it makes us think more in depth about how we can go too far when trying to stay healthy.
6. What is the overall purpose of the poem?
The purpose of the poem is for us to think about how we could go too far when dieting and worrying about being healthy, and so we should make sure we know our limits and not make it like a religion.
7. What is the overall tone of the poem?
The tone of this poem is quite dissonant, as it sounds a bit weird and wrong. The prayer of what religious people believe in shouldn't go side by side with healthy lifestyle fads.
8. Read the last two lines of the poem. What ideas do these lines suggest?
The last two lines of the poem are slightly mocking of religion, as some people get so invested in trying to be perfectly healthy, that they go a bit overboard.
9. Do you like this poem? Why or why not?
I think the poem is interesting and gives us a lot to think about, but it doesn't really go together nicely or have any harmony.
7. What is the overall tone of the poem?
The tone of this poem is quite dissonant, as it sounds a bit weird and wrong. The prayer of what religious people believe in shouldn't go side by side with healthy lifestyle fads.
8. Read the last two lines of the poem. What ideas do these lines suggest?
The last two lines of the poem are slightly mocking of religion, as some people get so invested in trying to be perfectly healthy, that they go a bit overboard.
9. Do you like this poem? Why or why not?
I think the poem is interesting and gives us a lot to think about, but it doesn't really go together nicely or have any harmony.
Friday 15 February 2019
2019 English - Children of Men Discussion Questions
Children of Men Discussion Questions
What message does this film relay about immigration and xenophobia?
The government in Britain feel that immigrants are terrorists, because they are coming from ruined countries. They want to protect their country from the immigrants as Britain is the only stable country in the world after global corruption.
What effect does Cuarón’s use of long takes have in the scenes where this filming technique is used?
These long takes make the film seem more realistic and more like a documentary. It makes the audience empathize with the characters.
How plausible is the future world depicted in Children of Men?
The world probably won’t go infertile unless a new disease breaks out causing this. But there is a possibility of something else occurring which can cause global corruption, like war.
How has the lack of children changed society?
The lack of children in society has caused worldwide depression. It has taken the joy out of the world, and it has made people go crazy out of fear of the world ending as soon there will be no people left on Earth.
What role does religion play in the film?
Religion wasn’t very prominent in the film. Although it is not very projected in the film, but in the real world it plays a large role. The film hints at some sort of religion as the devil is mention in a few scenes but it doesn’t have a heavy presence.
Luke is consistently portrayed as the "bad guy" throughout the film. Is he
sincerely a bad person? Why or why not?
Luke isn’t a bad guy, he is just trying to help get the world back to how it was before infertility and corruption. He wants to create an uprising, and so he is doing it in a way that he thinks is suitable.
How was a totalitarian government able to emerge in the wake of the infertility crisis in Britain?
They were able to control immigration because everyone is scared of the end of the world, and therefore they will believe anything the government says. The government calls immigrants terrorists, and so citizens believe they are immigrants too.
How does Kee develop over the course of the film?
Kee becomes braver as the film progresses. Her mother instincts kick in, as all she starts to worry about is her baby and her safety. She becomes more trusting of Theo and relies on him compared to when they first met and she was very standoffish towards him. She was more reserved at the start of the film because she didn’t know a lot about pregnancy and so she was afraid.
How does Theo develop over the course of the film?
At the start of the film he isn't very compassionate or motivated as he had nothing to live for, as he has lost his parents, his wife and his son. Meeting Kee gave him hope, hope that the world might go back to the way it was. Meeting Kee and helping her get to safety reignites his activist mindset. Seeing two of his loved ones be taken away from him made him want to accomplish his quest with Kee and do it for them.
What message does this film relay about immigration and xenophobia?
The government in Britain feel that immigrants are terrorists, because they are coming from ruined countries. They want to protect their country from the immigrants as Britain is the only stable country in the world after global corruption.
What effect does Cuarón’s use of long takes have in the scenes where this filming technique is used?
These long takes make the film seem more realistic and more like a documentary. It makes the audience empathize with the characters.
How plausible is the future world depicted in Children of Men?
The world probably won’t go infertile unless a new disease breaks out causing this. But there is a possibility of something else occurring which can cause global corruption, like war.
How has the lack of children changed society?
The lack of children in society has caused worldwide depression. It has taken the joy out of the world, and it has made people go crazy out of fear of the world ending as soon there will be no people left on Earth.
What role does religion play in the film?
Religion wasn’t very prominent in the film. Although it is not very projected in the film, but in the real world it plays a large role. The film hints at some sort of religion as the devil is mention in a few scenes but it doesn’t have a heavy presence.
Luke is consistently portrayed as the "bad guy" throughout the film. Is he
sincerely a bad person? Why or why not?
Luke isn’t a bad guy, he is just trying to help get the world back to how it was before infertility and corruption. He wants to create an uprising, and so he is doing it in a way that he thinks is suitable.
How was a totalitarian government able to emerge in the wake of the infertility crisis in Britain?
They were able to control immigration because everyone is scared of the end of the world, and therefore they will believe anything the government says. The government calls immigrants terrorists, and so citizens believe they are immigrants too.
How does Kee develop over the course of the film?
Kee becomes braver as the film progresses. Her mother instincts kick in, as all she starts to worry about is her baby and her safety. She becomes more trusting of Theo and relies on him compared to when they first met and she was very standoffish towards him. She was more reserved at the start of the film because she didn’t know a lot about pregnancy and so she was afraid.
How does Theo develop over the course of the film?
At the start of the film he isn't very compassionate or motivated as he had nothing to live for, as he has lost his parents, his wife and his son. Meeting Kee gave him hope, hope that the world might go back to the way it was. Meeting Kee and helping her get to safety reignites his activist mindset. Seeing two of his loved ones be taken away from him made him want to accomplish his quest with Kee and do it for them.
Tuesday 5 February 2019
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