Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Textbook Remix.

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen


1. Dramatic situation-the speaker is a third person point of view, watching over the event take place
2. Structure-It has two stanzas; the first has a rhyme scheme of abab while the second goes abba for the most part. 
3. Theme-The theme of the poem is the solemn and melancholy moments of the loss over a soldier. It also talks about the tragedy of this death due to the war.
4. Grammar-grammar seems to be proper with usages of punctuation.
5. Figures of Speech-"their flowers the tenderness of patient minds..." "Die as cattle"
6. Important words-"cattle", "holy glimmers of goodbyes"
7. Tone-The tone is very sad and melancholy due to the sadness in the loss of a young soldier.
8. Literary Devices-imagery, metaphors, similes, etc.
9. Prodosy-The prodosy of the poem tells the depressing story but laying out the setting of the situation with certain images and feelings.


The Soldier by Rupert Brooke


1. Dramatic situation-First person point of view; the narrator is a soldier in World War I, pledging his allegiance to his homeland of England.
2. Structure-Two stanzas; the first has an abab rhyme scheme. The second one has a rhyme scheme like abcabc. 
3. Theme-No matter the outcome, live or die, this soldier's heart will always beat for England and how the country will prevail and keep true to its own ways.
4. Grammar-grammar is all correct. Multiple uses of punctuation.
5. Figures of Speech-"some corner of a foreign field that is forever England"
6. Important words-"Her sights and sounds", "under an English heaven"
7. Tone-very brave and heartfelt for the country's pride.
8. Literary Devices-Personification, metaphors, etc.
9. Prodosy-this poem is a reflection for the honor and respect this soldier has for his country and its survival. It demonstrates great pride in serving his country throughout the flow of his allegiance.


Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare


1. Dramatic Situation-first person point of view about his lover
2. Structure-being a sonnet, it consists of 14 lines with the abab rhyme scheme. It is also written in iambic pentameter, Shakespeare's specialty
3. Theme-this sonnet is a parody of the typical love poem; it talks about the worst things of a woman but goes on to say the flaws are the best part of her
4. Grammar-the poem is written in old English and because of iambic pentameter, the grammar is different than proper
5. Figures of Speech-the whole poem basically shows off different figures of speech
6. Important words-"And yet, by heaven...false compare"
7. Tone-curt and point black; harsh at some points; completely honest
8. Literary devices-imagery, similes, metaphors, personification, etc.
9. Prodosy-the whole poem is pretty insulting to the subject by saying the negative things about her but the conclusion results in his true feelings of love for her.

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