Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 4:28 AM
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
MINING FOR MEANING PG245

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS POEM IS ABOUT?
1. I THINK THAT THIS POEM IS ABOUT THE WRITER WRITING ABOUT HIS SON GROWING UP. HE REMINISCES HIS SON'S CHILDHOOD AT THE TIME HIS SON IS LEAVING HOME AND BECOME A MAN. HE STARTED THE POEM WITH "THE LEAVES JUST TURNING" WHICH IS CHANGE, BUT IN THIS POEM IT MEANS THAT LIFE IS CHANGING. THEN HE WENT ON TO THE FOOTBALL GAME, HE USED THE IMAGERY OF SATELLITE, "WRENCHED FROM ITS ORBIT, GO DRIFTING AWAY" SHOWS THAT HIS SON IS MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM HIM AND "WRENCHED" EMPHASIZES THE IMPACT OF HIS SON MOVING AWAY FROM HIM IS. IN THE END, "HOW SELFHOOD BEGINS WITH A WALKING AWAY" SHOWS THAT HIS SON DEVELOPING OF HIMSELF IS ABLE TO ACHIEVED WHEN HE WALK AWAY. THE POEM IS CONCLUDED WITH "AND LOVE IS PROVED IN THE LETTING GO" SHOWS THAT HIS FATHER LOVE FOR HIS SON IS PROVED BY HIM LETTING HIS SON GO TO GET "SELFHOOD".

WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND SEAN? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.
2.MY IMPRESSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND SEAN IS THAT THEY ARE FATHER AND SON AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS WEAKENING AS SEAN IS GROWING UP BUT THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR HIS SON NEVER CHANGE. FROM THE POEM, FROM WWW.DICTIONARY.COM, "PATHOS" MEANS THE QUALITY OR POWER IN AN ACTUAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. HE USED THE WORD "PATHOS" TO HIGHLIGHT HIS SON LACK OF LIFE EXPERIENCES. HE ALSO USES "HALF -FLEDGED THING SET FREE" WHICH IS LIKE A BIRD LEARNING HOW TO FLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEN HE USES "INTO A WILDERNESS" WHICH IS DANGEROUS. "WHO FINDS NO PATH WHERE THE PATH SHOULD BE" SHOWS THAT HIS SON HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISION, JUST LIKE CHOOSING A PATH. IN THE END, THE WRITER CONCLUDED THAT HIS LOVE FOR HIS SON IS PROVED BY HIM LETTING HIS SON GO TO PURSUE SELFHOOD.

THE POET USES SEVERAL IMAGES TO TALK ABOUT THE BOY'S WALKING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER. WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THESE IMAGES CONTRIBUTE TO THE MOOD OF THE POEM?
3.THE POET USES SEVERAL IMAGES TO TALK ABOUT THE BOY'S WALKING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER, SUCH AS "SATELLITE","HALF-FLEDGED THING","WINGED SEED".

HE USES THE IMAGE OF A "SATELLITE" WRENCHED FROM ITS ORBIT, SHOWS THAT HIS SON WHO IS THE "SATELLITE" IS DRIFTING AWAY FROM ITS FATHER WHO IS THE "ORBIT" AND THE WORD "WRENCHED EMPHASIZES THE IMPACT OF HIS SON DRIFTING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER IS.

HE USES THE IMAGE OF A "HALF-FLEDGED THING", A BIRD WITH HIS WINGS HALF-FLEDGED WHICH SHOWS IT GOING TO FLY INTO THE "WILDERNESS" WHICH IS DANGEROUS BRINGS THE FEELING OF ANXIETY OF HOPING THAT HE WOULD BE SAFE.

POETRY EXERCISE 2
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTERN OF THE POEM AND WHAT IS THE SPEAKER'S FEELING OR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SUBJECT MATTER? SHOW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINTS.
1.THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS POEM IS FAVOURITISM FOR MALES INSTEAD OF THE FEMALES. THE WRITER FEELINGS IS THAT HE FEELS THE FAVOURITISM FOR MALES IS TOO MUCH, WE COULD SEE THAT FROM "ALREADY RINGED BY DAUGHTHERS" AND NO SON, THEY KEEP TRYING AND TRYING STILL AND TRYING UNTIL". THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE ALREADY SURROUNDED MY DAUGHTERS, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A SON BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WHICH THEY STOP BEARING MORE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF MOTHERING MORE WOMEN.

EXPLAIN THE PHRASES"RINGED BY DAUGHTERS"(line 1)AND "CONTOURED BY CHOICE"(line8). HOW DO THESE PHRASES ADD TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER? WHAT OTHER INTERESTING WORDS CAN YOU FIND IN THE POEM? EXPLAIN THE IMPLIED MEANINGS OF THESE WORDS.
2.RINGED BY DAUGHTERS MEAN THAT THEY ARE SURROUNDED MY DAUGHTERS

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE WOMEN IN THE POEM? WHY?
3.I FEEL SORRY ABOUT THE WOMEN IN THE POEM. THEY LIVE TO BEAR CHILDREN FOR THEIR HUSBANDS AND WHEN THEY COULD NOT BEAR MORE CHILDREN WHICH CAN BE SEEN AS "CONTOURED BY CHOICE", THEY HAVE TO SHARE THEIR HUSBANDS WITH OTHER WOMENS SO THAT THEY COULD HELP BEAR A SON FOR HIM WHICH CAN BE SEEN AS "THEY MANAGE PEOPLE OVER".

POETRY EXERCISE 3
IN THE FIRST STANZA, IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, TWO DISTINGUISHING ACTIONS OF THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT AND SAY IF THE ACTIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT.
1.IN THE FIRST STANZA, THE FIRST ACTION IS "THE MAN YOU LOOKED THROUGH LIKE A WINDOWPANE". THIS SHOWS THAT HE IS LIKE A WINDOWPANE WHICH IS INVISIBLE WHICH ALSO SHOWS WHY HE IS "UNNOTICED, THE UNNOTICEABLE MAN". THE SECOND IS "THE MAN WHO WAS THE COLOUR OF THE CARRIAGE THE COLOUR OF THE MOUNTING".THIS SHOWS THAT HE FEELS LIKE HE IS FADING INTO TTHE BACKGROUND.

DO YOU THINK HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF A (a)LEADER OR (b)FOLLOWER? SHOW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINTS.
2.HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF FOLLOWER BUT WHO THINKS HE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN THAT.FROM THE POEM ,"THEN MAN WHO IS PATIENT TOO LONG AND OBEYS TOO MUCH AND WISHES TOO SOFTLY AND SELDOM...I AM THE MAN THEY CALL THE NATION'S BACKBONE, WHO AM BONELESS -PLAYABLE CATGUT, PLIABLE CLAY....I AM THE LED, THE EASILY FED, THE TOOL , THE NOT-QUITE-FOOL".THIS SHOWS THAT HE SOMEONE WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS AND IS NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO STAND UP THIS IS WHY THE WRITER USES "WISHES TOO SOFELY AND SELDOM", HE IS NOT THE NATION'S BACKBONE WHO IS THE LEADER, WE CAN SEE HE IS ALSO EASILY LED AND THE ADVANTAGE OF HIM BEING LED BY OTHERS IS THAT HE IS BEING FED WHICH IS LIKE A BRIBE.THEREFORE HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF FOLLOWER RATHER THAN A LEADER.

A BOWLER HAT WAS WORN IN ENGLAND BY BUSINESSMEN IN THE PAST. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WRITER IS SAYINT ABOUT THE LIFE IN MODERN SOCIETY? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 4:28 AM
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
MINING FOR MEANING PG245

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS POEM IS ABOUT?
1. I THINK THAT THIS POEM IS ABOUT THE WRITER WRITING ABOUT HIS SON GROWING UP. HE REMINISCES HIS SON'S CHILDHOOD AT THE TIME HIS SON IS LEAVING HOME AND BECOME A MAN. HE STARTED THE POEM WITH "THE LEAVES JUST TURNING" WHICH IS CHANGE, BUT IN THIS POEM IT MEANS THAT LIFE IS CHANGING. THEN HE WENT ON TO THE FOOTBALL GAME, HE USED THE IMAGERY OF SATELLITE, "WRENCHED FROM ITS ORBIT, GO DRIFTING AWAY" SHOWS THAT HIS SON IS MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM HIM AND "WRENCHED" EMPHASIZES THE IMPACT OF HIS SON MOVING AWAY FROM HIM IS. IN THE END, "HOW SELFHOOD BEGINS WITH A WALKING AWAY" SHOWS THAT HIS SON DEVELOPING OF HIMSELF IS ABLE TO ACHIEVED WHEN HE WALK AWAY. THE POEM IS CONCLUDED WITH "AND LOVE IS PROVED IN THE LETTING GO" SHOWS THAT HIS FATHER LOVE FOR HIS SON IS PROVED BY HIM LETTING HIS SON GO TO GET "SELFHOOD".

WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND SEAN? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH REFERENCE TO THE TEXT.
2.MY IMPRESSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND SEAN IS THAT THEY ARE FATHER AND SON AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS WEAKENING AS SEAN IS GROWING UP BUT THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR HIS SON NEVER CHANGE. FROM THE POEM, FROM WWW.DICTIONARY.COM, "PATHOS" MEANS THE QUALITY OR POWER IN AN ACTUAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. HE USED THE WORD "PATHOS" TO HIGHLIGHT HIS SON LACK OF LIFE EXPERIENCES. HE ALSO USES "HALF -FLEDGED THING SET FREE" WHICH IS LIKE A BIRD LEARNING HOW TO FLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEN HE USES "INTO A WILDERNESS" WHICH IS DANGEROUS. "WHO FINDS NO PATH WHERE THE PATH SHOULD BE" SHOWS THAT HIS SON HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISION, JUST LIKE CHOOSING A PATH. IN THE END, THE WRITER CONCLUDED THAT HIS LOVE FOR HIS SON IS PROVED BY HIM LETTING HIS SON GO TO PURSUE SELFHOOD.

THE POET USES SEVERAL IMAGES TO TALK ABOUT THE BOY'S WALKING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER. WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THESE IMAGES CONTRIBUTE TO THE MOOD OF THE POEM?
3.THE POET USES SEVERAL IMAGES TO TALK ABOUT THE BOY'S WALKING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER, SUCH AS "SATELLITE","HALF-FLEDGED THING","WINGED SEED".

HE USES THE IMAGE OF A "SATELLITE" WRENCHED FROM ITS ORBIT, SHOWS THAT HIS SON WHO IS THE "SATELLITE" IS DRIFTING AWAY FROM ITS FATHER WHO IS THE "ORBIT" AND THE WORD "WRENCHED EMPHASIZES THE IMPACT OF HIS SON DRIFTING AWAY FROM HIS FATHER IS.

HE USES THE IMAGE OF A "HALF-FLEDGED THING", A BIRD WITH HIS WINGS HALF-FLEDGED WHICH SHOWS IT GOING TO FLY INTO THE "WILDERNESS" WHICH IS DANGEROUS BRINGS THE FEELING OF ANXIETY OF HOPING THAT HE WOULD BE SAFE.

POETRY EXERCISE 2
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTERN OF THE POEM AND WHAT IS THE SPEAKER'S FEELING OR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SUBJECT MATTER? SHOW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINTS.
1.THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS POEM IS FAVOURITISM FOR MALES INSTEAD OF THE FEMALES. THE WRITER FEELINGS IS THAT HE FEELS THE FAVOURITISM FOR MALES IS TOO MUCH, WE COULD SEE THAT FROM "ALREADY RINGED BY DAUGHTHERS" AND NO SON, THEY KEEP TRYING AND TRYING STILL AND TRYING UNTIL". THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE ALREADY SURROUNDED MY DAUGHTERS, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A SON BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WHICH THEY STOP BEARING MORE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF MOTHERING MORE WOMEN.

EXPLAIN THE PHRASES"RINGED BY DAUGHTERS"(line 1)AND "CONTOURED BY CHOICE"(line8). HOW DO THESE PHRASES ADD TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER? WHAT OTHER INTERESTING WORDS CAN YOU FIND IN THE POEM? EXPLAIN THE IMPLIED MEANINGS OF THESE WORDS.
2.RINGED BY DAUGHTERS MEAN THAT THEY ARE SURROUNDED MY DAUGHTERS

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE WOMEN IN THE POEM? WHY?
3.I FEEL SORRY ABOUT THE WOMEN IN THE POEM. THEY LIVE TO BEAR CHILDREN FOR THEIR HUSBANDS AND WHEN THEY COULD NOT BEAR MORE CHILDREN WHICH CAN BE SEEN AS "CONTOURED BY CHOICE", THEY HAVE TO SHARE THEIR HUSBANDS WITH OTHER WOMENS SO THAT THEY COULD HELP BEAR A SON FOR HIM WHICH CAN BE SEEN AS "THEY MANAGE PEOPLE OVER".

POETRY EXERCISE 3
IN THE FIRST STANZA, IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, TWO DISTINGUISHING ACTIONS OF THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT AND SAY IF THE ACTIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT.
1.IN THE FIRST STANZA, THE FIRST ACTION IS "THE MAN YOU LOOKED THROUGH LIKE A WINDOWPANE". THIS SHOWS THAT HE IS LIKE A WINDOWPANE WHICH IS INVISIBLE WHICH ALSO SHOWS WHY HE IS "UNNOTICED, THE UNNOTICEABLE MAN". THE SECOND IS "THE MAN WHO WAS THE COLOUR OF THE CARRIAGE THE COLOUR OF THE MOUNTING".THIS SHOWS THAT HE FEELS LIKE HE IS FADING INTO TTHE BACKGROUND.

DO YOU THINK HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF A (a)LEADER OR (b)FOLLOWER? SHOW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINTS.
2.HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF FOLLOWER BUT WHO THINKS HE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN THAT.FROM THE POEM ,"THEN MAN WHO IS PATIENT TOO LONG AND OBEYS TOO MUCH AND WISHES TOO SOFTLY AND SELDOM...I AM THE MAN THEY CALL THE NATION'S BACKBONE, WHO AM BONELESS -PLAYABLE CATGUT, PLIABLE CLAY....I AM THE LED, THE EASILY FED, THE TOOL , THE NOT-QUITE-FOOL".THIS SHOWS THAT HE SOMEONE WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS AND IS NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO STAND UP THIS IS WHY THE WRITER USES "WISHES TOO SOFELY AND SELDOM", HE IS NOT THE NATION'S BACKBONE WHO IS THE LEADER, WE CAN SEE HE IS ALSO EASILY LED AND THE ADVANTAGE OF HIM BEING LED BY OTHERS IS THAT HE IS BEING FED WHICH IS LIKE A BRIBE.THEREFORE HE HAS THE QUALITIES OF FOLLOWER RATHER THAN A LEADER.

A BOWLER HAT WAS WORN IN ENGLAND BY BUSINESSMEN IN THE PAST. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WRITER IS SAYINT ABOUT THE LIFE IN MODERN SOCIETY? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.