Friday, May 10, 2013
english poemhomework
1. What affect is achieved by Birney writing in verse rather than as a short story?
By writing in verse, it allows the reader to see the atmosphere and mood。
2. What are 3 major themes in "David" and explain what these are
Love: It's good to be in love when you are still young.
Friendship: David asked Bobbie to throw him off the cliff so that he can die instantly rather than die in pain. It must be hard for Bobbie to make the decision to kill his best friend.
Tragic: If you truly loves someone, you will kill them, if that's the best thing to do for them. The love of Bobbie and David ended in the death of David and it was Bobbie who's given no other choice but to throw him off the cliff.
Pain: the seriously injured David, facing death slowly. The pain of watching your love one dying Slowly, heartbroken. The pain of killing your love ones and the pain of falling off the cliff, heartbeat quickly slows down.
3. Identify 2 examples of effective imagery (quote & explain)
(Steps to the sun's retreats):
the sun slowly disappearing. The dawn of the day.
(To snow like fire in the sunlight).
4. Identify and explain 3 different poetic devices which Birney uses effectively to help convey his theme.
The peak was upthrust
Like a fist in a frozen ocean of rock that swirled
Into valleys the moon could be rolled in. (Imagery and hyperbole)
And none but the sun and incurious clouds have lingered
Around the marks of that day on the ledge of the Finger
( couplet)
Monday, April 15, 2013
Found Poem of Lord of flies
The Conch
Form William Golding's Lord of the Flies page11-201
Claude hu
11)A worthy plaything
11)The shell was pretty and interesting
11)A conch;ever so expensive, you'd have to pay pounds and pounds and pounds.
11)In colour the shell was deep cream with fading pink.
11)Into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth,
11)Lay eighteen inches of shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern.
12)Immediately the thing sounded
11)A deep, harsh note boomed under he palms
12)Moo-ed like a cow
12)Spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain.
12)From the tree-tops
12)Clouds of birds rose,and something squealed and ran in the undergrowth
20)Ralph smailed and held up the conch for silece
31)"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak.He can hold it when he's speaking"
31)"and he wom't be interrupted except by me"
44)"Oh shut up"
44)"I got the conch," said Piggy in a hurt voice."I got right to speak."
45)All the boys except Piggy started to giggle.
189)"I got the conch.I'm goinng to that Jack Merridew an'tell him.I'm" Ralph said
195)"I say! you voted for me for Chief.Didn't you hear the conch?"
196)The blood was flowing in his cheeks and the bunged-up eye throbbed
199)Surprisingly,there was silence now;the tribe were curious to hear what amusing thing he might have to say.
200)"Which is better-to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?"
201)The sea breathed again in a long slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock
201)And when it went,sucking back again,the body of Piggy was gone
201)"See? See? That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you any more!The conch is gone!"
201)"I'm a Chief!"
188)The forest re-echoed;and birds lifted,crying out of the treetops, as on that first ages ago
Form William Golding's Lord of the Flies page11-201
Claude hu
11)A worthy plaything
11)The shell was pretty and interesting
11)A conch;ever so expensive, you'd have to pay pounds and pounds and pounds.
11)In colour the shell was deep cream with fading pink.
11)Into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth,
11)Lay eighteen inches of shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern.
12)Immediately the thing sounded
11)A deep, harsh note boomed under he palms
12)Moo-ed like a cow
12)Spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain.
12)From the tree-tops
12)Clouds of birds rose,and something squealed and ran in the undergrowth
20)Ralph smailed and held up the conch for silece
31)"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak.He can hold it when he's speaking"
31)"and he wom't be interrupted except by me"
44)"Oh shut up"
44)"I got the conch," said Piggy in a hurt voice."I got right to speak."
45)All the boys except Piggy started to giggle.
189)"I got the conch.I'm goinng to that Jack Merridew an'tell him.I'm" Ralph said
195)"I say! you voted for me for Chief.Didn't you hear the conch?"
196)The blood was flowing in his cheeks and the bunged-up eye throbbed
199)Surprisingly,there was silence now;the tribe were curious to hear what amusing thing he might have to say.
200)"Which is better-to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?"
201)The sea breathed again in a long slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock
201)And when it went,sucking back again,the body of Piggy was gone
201)"See? See? That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you any more!The conch is gone!"
201)"I'm a Chief!"
188)The forest re-echoed;and birds lifted,crying out of the treetops, as on that first ages ago
Monday, April 8, 2013
Group work-poem
Fire on the mountain
Nobody said anything
Laughter and cheers
He must have had a nightmare
He say he saw the bestie
But there isn't a bestie
The Snake-thing
But there isn't a snake
Shut up! wait! listen!
Has anyone got any matches
Not for the two of us
What do you mean
We haven't made a fire
That was no good
We used his specs
Fire on the mountain
the video link is shown below
Steven Ruan and Claude Hu
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Reflection9
Reflection 9
I've really spent a huge part of time of the weekend to get this novel done, even sometimes I just keep turning the pages without reading it till next chapter, and not only have I learnt a big amount of vocabulary from the book but several useful sentence structures to describe scenes.
I nearly finish this book so far, and I feel good to be writting the last reflection of this book.
For the book "oryx and Crake", indeed, it's a good book attracting people by it's words and plots.
In conclusion, it's very funny and impressive to read a canadian novel in this advanced way. A group of students read same novel, interacting each other's feeling about the book, doing group project relating to the book! I wish my groupmates and I can do this funny Canadian novel session again!
I've really spent a huge part of time of the weekend to get this novel done, even sometimes I just keep turning the pages without reading it till next chapter, and not only have I learnt a big amount of vocabulary from the book but several useful sentence structures to describe scenes.
I nearly finish this book so far, and I feel good to be writting the last reflection of this book.
For the book "oryx and Crake", indeed, it's a good book attracting people by it's words and plots.
In conclusion, it's very funny and impressive to read a canadian novel in this advanced way. A group of students read same novel, interacting each other's feeling about the book, doing group project relating to the book! I wish my groupmates and I can do this funny Canadian novel session again!
Refliction8
Refliction8
I've reached to the chapter 13 by now, and I almost finish this novel.
After killing Crake by Snowman's pistol, he tried to understand why his good firend Crake would have done such a thing that killing the Oryx.
Snowman's feelings of isolation are only exacerbated by the sight of Oryx and Crake's bones in the airlock of the Paradice complex. Then he realizes that he is so deeply saddened by the death of the two important friends in his life that he doesn't even know how to mourn them.
It's so bad that Snowman has to kill his best friend by the anger and sadness becasue Crake murdered his love-- Oryx. I think most of people would be tough to make a choice when they were meeting with such a situation.(common people are hard to meet situation like this though....)
I've reached to the chapter 13 by now, and I almost finish this novel.
After killing Crake by Snowman's pistol, he tried to understand why his good firend Crake would have done such a thing that killing the Oryx.
Snowman's feelings of isolation are only exacerbated by the sight of Oryx and Crake's bones in the airlock of the Paradice complex. Then he realizes that he is so deeply saddened by the death of the two important friends in his life that he doesn't even know how to mourn them.
It's so bad that Snowman has to kill his best friend by the anger and sadness becasue Crake murdered his love-- Oryx. I think most of people would be tough to make a choice when they were meeting with such a situation.(common people are hard to meet situation like this though....)
Refliction7
Refliction7
Keeping going on the reflictions..!
In later chapters, Jimmy graduated from Martha Graham with a degree in Problematics. He trie for weeks to get a good job and was unsuccessful. Fortunately, he was able to get a job at the Martha Graham library for the summer following his graduation. His job was to sort through the librarys' collection and decide which books should be destroyed. He lost his job halfway through the summer because he could not stand the thought of throwing something away.
All in all, Jimmy's dissatisfaction with his life is heavily reflected in his romantic relationships. In the case of Jimmy's post-college relationship with Amanda, he finds himself attracted to her primarily deo to her troubled background. His desire to save her from her problems could be a reflection of his own inabilty to solve his familial problems. The departure of Jimmy's mum left him wounded a way that did not allow for resolution.
Keeping going on the reflictions..!
In later chapters, Jimmy graduated from Martha Graham with a degree in Problematics. He trie for weeks to get a good job and was unsuccessful. Fortunately, he was able to get a job at the Martha Graham library for the summer following his graduation. His job was to sort through the librarys' collection and decide which books should be destroyed. He lost his job halfway through the summer because he could not stand the thought of throwing something away.
All in all, Jimmy's dissatisfaction with his life is heavily reflected in his romantic relationships. In the case of Jimmy's post-college relationship with Amanda, he finds himself attracted to her primarily deo to her troubled background. His desire to save her from her problems could be a reflection of his own inabilty to solve his familial problems. The departure of Jimmy's mum left him wounded a way that did not allow for resolution.
Reflection6
Reflection6
Well, I've finished a few more chapters by now,and I dig it so much.
From what I've read so far,Jimmy has a tremendously difficult time processing his father's marriage to Ramona(his father's secretary). Although he likes Ramona a fair deal, the definitive dissolution of his parent's marriage bring back memories that he has yet to deal with. During this tough time, Crake comes to comfort him.
In the duration of a visit to the Watson-Crick Institude, Jimmy learns of what life in the highly valued world of science is like. Also, everything from the accommodations to the food to the facilities is far superior to those at his school.
Well, I've finished a few more chapters by now,and I dig it so much.
From what I've read so far,Jimmy has a tremendously difficult time processing his father's marriage to Ramona(his father's secretary). Although he likes Ramona a fair deal, the definitive dissolution of his parent's marriage bring back memories that he has yet to deal with. During this tough time, Crake comes to comfort him.
In the duration of a visit to the Watson-Crick Institude, Jimmy learns of what life in the highly valued world of science is like. Also, everything from the accommodations to the food to the facilities is far superior to those at his school.
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