Lit and Performance

The tree look alive Ice starts to melt as sun rise A beautiful dream Raindrops hit on leaves Wind blows as if earth could breath Spring comes too early When plants bloom again It’s Mother Earth brings us hope She gives all her love.

Life is short, time is crucial. Time is the enemy that we can’t fight. However, what we can do is to cherish every moment like a shiny diamond, so that we don’t regret. The central idea of ‘Seize the Day’ perfectly reflects this statement, to enjoy life and make it worth it. However, are there anything else that Judith Ortiz Cofer wants to inform us? Are there any hidden meaning of this poem? Let’s take a closer look at this poem and see what I have explored. Mostly in every stanza there is at least one sentence that is related to the nature. Why is Judith doing this? From my observation, this is a very effective way to complement nature as a great mother of earth. For instance, in the third stanza it says ‘Let water heal your body. Think of bathing as a ritual of new beginnings.’ Judith describes water as a role of mother who takes care of her child or ‘heal’ her child. Also, Judith puts the nature on a higher status than human. For example, in the first line of the fifth stanza ...

We wear the mask We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,- This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be overwise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while     We wear the mask. We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise,     We wear the mask!

My group (Aaron, Jacob, David Chau) What was interesting for our group’s performance was that we changed the tone of the whole poem. Instead of a having slow rhythm with soft voice that represents the peacefulness of nature and life, we decided to boost up the pace with happy and joyful background music that reflects our group’s interpretation of the central idea of the poem, which is to live everyday happily and gratefully. We decided to walk quickly around the bridge to symbolise the cycle of life, and while we were walking we read lines that represent the central idea of each stanza. At the end, all three of us stood on the top of the bridge and read the last line ‘You must imagine and learn to embrace each and every day.’ this line summarises the whole poem. This performance was different from reading the poem because it allows me to use extra movement to express more about the central idea not just simply reading with emotions, it is a different way of expressing emotions. Howe...

The poem that I chose is  ‘The road not taken’ The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is written by Robert Frost is one of the most popular poem. The speaker is telling the story of how he goes to woods and face to different paths diverged to different directions, and how he suggests that he can only choose one path. He chooses the easier or considered as less worn path and says that he will come back to the other one some other day, but then he realises that he will never come back, this decision has made a huge impact on his future. And he wonders what will happen if he chooses the other way.  The poem is made up of four stanzas, each stanza has five lines and each line contains eight to ten syllables. The rhyme scheme of this poem is ABAAB. It is also written in first person. From my opinion, one of the reasons that this poem is popular or well-known is because it has simple structure and smooth rhyme scheme. The central purpose of this poem is to discuss the significance o...

I was there to make friends  But instead I made family Although it is sad to say But we knew we will separate eventually  Who could create a bond in so little time When I was down, I knew who to find If I’ve got a quarter then you’ve got a dime You can call me up no matter what time.

The Line Prose:  printed or written within the confines of margins. Poetry: no attention to margins, specifically the right margins. Verse (to turn) Poets such as sonnets need to understand what effects are created by the turning of the line at any of various possible points within a logical phrase or only at the conclusion of sentences, or only at the ends of logical units. Every turning is a meaningful decision, effect should be felt by readers. Length and rhythm 1. In metrical verse, each line of poem can be divided into feet and each foot into stresses, to reveal the overall rhythmic pattern. 2. The process of dividing a line into its metrical feet and each foot into its individual parts is called scansion. 3. an iambic foot is one light stress followed by one heavy stress. Iambic pentameter is common and widely used in English metrical verse. Metrical Lines One foot line: monometer Two-foot line: dimeter Three-foot line: trimeter Four-...

This is just to say Sound Repetition of the ‘t’ sound The word ‘plums’ with a lightly snapping ‘p’ suggests that plums is very important in this poem and might symbolize something. Last stanza: last two lines two so’s with a aspiration Lots of s’s in the poem Picture Both first and last stanzas portrays a picture of the person enjoying the plum and how plums were so sweet and cold. The symbolism of the icebox give me a sense of uncertainty or something unpredictable. Story(meaning) The plums may symbolize something that is important to the person the speaker is talking to. Clearly the speaker has done something before the other person does it. The speaker asks for forgiveness suggests the significance of the plums. Maybe Plums symbolize death, the speaker dies before his lover and apologize for that, but at the meantime inform his lover that his can finally relax.

More Devices of Sound Alliteration: Repetition of the initial sound of words in a line or lines of verse. Example: The b ear's tongue, pink as a b aby's, out-crisps to the curled tip.                 It b leeds the b lack b lood of the b lueberry. Alliteration can also include repetition of both initial sounds and interior sounds of words, known as consonance. Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds. Assonance is less obvious than alliteration since it position inside words. Onomatopoeia: Use of words through sounds and senses. For examples: Buzz, moo, chirp, rumbles. Language is rich and malleable, living and vibrant material.

Ding Dong theory Primitive elements of language are reflex expressions  sensory expression creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through brain. Onomatopoeia: individual sounds-tied-to-sense. The alphabet Divided into two general classes Vowel(a, e, i, o, u, sometimes w and y ) and consonants A vowel forms a perfect sound when uttered alone. A consonant cannot be perfectly uttered till joined a vowel. Consonants are divided into semivowel and mutes. Semivowel: imperfectly sounded without a vowel so that at the end of syllable it sounds protracted as l, n, z, in, al, an, az. they are f, b, j, liquids (l, m, n, r), s, v, w, x, y, z, s, g soft. liquid: fluency of their sounds) v, w, y, z are more vocal than the aspirates. Mute: cannot be sounded at all without a vowel and which at the end of the syllable suddenly stops the breath. such as k, p, t in ak, ap, at. they are b, d, k, p, q, t, c, g hard Examples: Hush-...