Silence slips away
at the dawn of day
as people move
to get into the groove
of their day to day lives
Each day is busy
and comes with a struggle
but we must submit
and sign the treaty
With the night
ends the toil
to be continued
in peace
tomorrow
Sunday 13 November 2011
Slam Poetry
Scratch and Dent Dreams expressed by Eric Darby is about the hope of tomorrow and today. When something frustrates you, don't give up, just take a break. There is no wrong way to fix something because it'll always be better than when it was broken.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Legends and Stories
1. Write a paragraph that discusses the themes of survival and sacrifice in The Forsaken. (6 marks)
The Forsaken is a lonely poem, based on tradition, care, and acceptance. A woman took a piece of herself to use as bait to save her son, and yet at the end of the poem, he leaves her to die. However, this is an accepted idea. In the culture of the Chippewa, it is well known that once one outlives their usefulness that they would be left behind to die in God's hands. Survival is a necessity to the young, however sacrifice is a known action to be taken for the older or unable.
2. Write a paragraph that explains the harsh irony of The Ice-Floes. (6 marks)
In The Ice-Floes there was a harsh irony that evolved throughout the poem.The world was taking its revenge on the men from killing the seals. They took more than their fair share of the precious animals. For a reason so vain that their own men were slaughtered. Karma is harsh, yet punishment is at times necessary. An eye for and eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. It was ironic that the men that were to slaughter, were the ones slaughtered.
3. Write a paragraph that describes Birney’s technique of foreshadowing in the poem David. (6 marks)
4. Embed a video that features information about one of these poets or poems. (2 marks)
The Forsaken is a lonely poem, based on tradition, care, and acceptance. A woman took a piece of herself to use as bait to save her son, and yet at the end of the poem, he leaves her to die. However, this is an accepted idea. In the culture of the Chippewa, it is well known that once one outlives their usefulness that they would be left behind to die in God's hands. Survival is a necessity to the young, however sacrifice is a known action to be taken for the older or unable.
2. Write a paragraph that explains the harsh irony of The Ice-Floes. (6 marks)
In The Ice-Floes there was a harsh irony that evolved throughout the poem.The world was taking its revenge on the men from killing the seals. They took more than their fair share of the precious animals. For a reason so vain that their own men were slaughtered. Karma is harsh, yet punishment is at times necessary. An eye for and eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. It was ironic that the men that were to slaughter, were the ones slaughtered.
3. Write a paragraph that describes Birney’s technique of foreshadowing in the poem David. (6 marks)
In the Poem David by Earle Birney a very subtle foreshadowing was used of a story and a simple lesson. "I caught it to tame but David took it and killed, and said, "Could you teach it to fly?" This statement showed two different views on the matter. Bob had the idea that life was important no matter what the state of living; however David understood that there is a time where living becomes pointless and helpless. This experience foreshadowed the event of Davids death and helped the reader understand the outcome and the contradiction in the event.
4. Embed a video that features information about one of these poets or poems. (2 marks)
Tuesday 8 November 2011
People and Places
Warren Pryor - A. Nowlan
1. What work is done by Warren’s family? (1 mark)
Give everything so that he can go to boarding school and not have to work on the farm.
2. How did Warren represent their hopes and dreams? (1 mark)
Warren represented their hopes and dreams through his success.
3. Explain the allusion used in the third stanza (see p. 215). What is the poem’s setting? (2 marks)
"Their cups ran over" is an allusion to the 23rd Psalm of the Bible, it shows that their parents pride is great in their son that they think of him most highly. "Its red dirt" refers to the red looking soil in New Brunswick, placing the setting.
4. Identify the metaphor in the second stanza and the simile in the fourth stanza. (2 marks)
"his passport from the years of brutal toil" - metaphor
"Hard and serious like a young bear" - simile
5. Explain the situational irony of “Warren Pryor. “ (2 marks)
The situational irony is that Warren feels trapped in the job that he has worked so hard to achieve. It was his parents dreams, not his own.
6. Create hyperlinks to online definitions for the terms allusion, metaphor, simile, and situational irony in the questions above. (2 marks)
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
Situational Irony
1. What work is done by Warren’s family? (1 mark)
Give everything so that he can go to boarding school and not have to work on the farm.
2. How did Warren represent their hopes and dreams? (1 mark)
Warren represented their hopes and dreams through his success.
3. Explain the allusion used in the third stanza (see p. 215). What is the poem’s setting? (2 marks)
"Their cups ran over" is an allusion to the 23rd Psalm of the Bible, it shows that their parents pride is great in their son that they think of him most highly. "Its red dirt" refers to the red looking soil in New Brunswick, placing the setting.
4. Identify the metaphor in the second stanza and the simile in the fourth stanza. (2 marks)
"his passport from the years of brutal toil" - metaphor
"Hard and serious like a young bear" - simile
5. Explain the situational irony of “Warren Pryor. “ (2 marks)
The situational irony is that Warren feels trapped in the job that he has worked so hard to achieve. It was his parents dreams, not his own.
6. Create hyperlinks to online definitions for the terms allusion, metaphor, simile, and situational irony in the questions above. (2 marks)
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
Situational Irony
Monday 7 November 2011
National Identity
Read: The Lonely Land – by A. J. M. Smith (Theme & Image Book 1. Page 3)
1. What types of imagery can you identify in this poem? (2 marks)
A forest in a storm that stands strong even when broken stands tall, the survival of life and the hope with a single call.
2. What forms of life inhabit the lonely land? (2 marks)
Wild ducks and Pine Trees (cedar and fir).
3. Which three adjectives used by Smith do you think best portray the strength and beauty of the land he describes? Give your reasons for selecting each one. (6 marks)
recover - strength to try again (hope)
snap - (at the whirling sky) fights back
resonance- portraying strong material
curdles- curdles the wind by intimidation
4. Embed two images on your blog that illustrate lines of the poem. Caption each image with the lines represented from the poem. (4 marks)
1. What types of imagery can you identify in this poem? (2 marks)
A forest in a storm that stands strong even when broken stands tall, the survival of life and the hope with a single call.
2. What forms of life inhabit the lonely land? (2 marks)
Wild ducks and Pine Trees (cedar and fir).
3. Which three adjectives used by Smith do you think best portray the strength and beauty of the land he describes? Give your reasons for selecting each one. (6 marks)
recover - strength to try again (hope)
snap - (at the whirling sky) fights back
resonance- portraying strong material
curdles- curdles the wind by intimidation
4. Embed two images on your blog that illustrate lines of the poem. Caption each image with the lines represented from the poem. (4 marks)
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| "A wild duck calls to her mate" |
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| "Cedar and jagged fir uplift sharp barbs against the grey and cloud piled sky" |
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