Poetic Language Features

English

Choose 3 language features which you have never heard of before. Define these and find/create 2 examples for each. Post to your blogs.

Allegory:

A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a political allegory pertaining to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the rise of communism. It outlines the different classes in society through the depiction of animals.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a religious allegory. In it, we find that Aslan the lion represents Christ or God, the White Witch represents evil, and Edmund represents Judas as the betrayer.

Enjambment:
The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause.

 "The holy time is quiet as a Nun

Breathless with adoration; the broad sun

Is sinking down in its tranquility;" Wordsworth, "Beauteous Evening"

"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"

Couplet:
A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

I saw a little hermit crab

His coloring was oh so drab

"The Lifestyle Creed"

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“The Lifestyle Creed”

1.What does the word “creed” mean? Where else do we see this word used?
A set of beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions. We see this usually applied to groups of people with beliefs. I.e Apollo's Creed, Assassin's 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.
"Hi John, you know that burning sensation in your throat? That's caused by oleocanthal."
"Oh thanks Clive, by the way have you read that annals of neurology yet?"
"Nah John, I've been struck with amyloidosis."
"Amyloidosis?"
"Yeah, got the 'ol amyloids in the kidney."
"Damn."

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?
It's a praisal poem to God/prayer.
They are essentially the same poem but a few religious ideas are changed with ideas of food and nutrition.

4. Why does the author use cut up bits of text? What effect does it have?
The effect is distressing and off-putting visually as we relate it to people like serial killers cutting up random bits of text to form a histrionic letter.

5. Why does the author use two different font styles? Compare the way they look. Why did the author do this? What do each of the font styles represent?
They are two different font styles because they are from two different texts. Visually, they look disjointed and not only is the contrast harsh visually, but idea-wise too because the ideas are so different.

6. 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? What is the overall purpose of the poem? What is the overall tone of the poem?
Literally, she's putting nutrition on the same level as religion. The Nicene Creed is something to live by, so The Lifestyle Creed is also something to live by. Because she is putting them on the same level, it comes across as critical and sarcastic of religion.

Children of Men Discussion Questions

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Children of Men Discussion Questions

1. 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.

2. What effect does Cuarón’s use of long takes have in the scenes where this filming technique is used?

The long takes that follow Theo make the audience feel tired and in return, the audience feels how tired Theo is.

3. 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 occuring which can cause global corruption, like war.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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. The government took advantage of the lack of order and chaos and promised the people order, therefore safety.

8. 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.

9. 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.

Soundtrack of My Life

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