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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 EVIDENCE 1 Explore how Bhatt critically conveys her ideas of language and culture in the poem A Different History. Evidence Blending

Bhatt first examines how easily people here accept new cultures in a positive light. Great Pan The Greek deity of nature, the Great Pan, is seen to meld into the society in this place, his values and ideals still considered of utmost importance. The poet depicts how these people welcome new cultures, and the gods are seen to have emigrated to India, in search of acceptance after being declared unwanted. The poet emphasizes on how the deity is not dead, he has been given a new chance at life, painting the people here as saviors of the gods of others.

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emigrated

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not dead

Bhatt brings out the diversity of different values held by the people. roam freely The people are open minded; they appreciate different types of deities and ideas and are not staunch about their views, letting all roam freely. Snakes or monkeys, the people here respect both equally, the good and the evil. The poet seems to view this as one of the finer aspects of the Indian culture. The people here believe that the gods are disguised in their surroundings, so their culture ascribes them to respect everything around them.

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snakes or monkeys

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disguised

The poet appreciates how strongly respect for others is embodied in this culture, even above oneself. book foot whose wood A book is an object of reverence in this culture and so an act against it is akin to an act of dishonor for the people here. The foot of oneself is placed below the knowledge in books, and so it is a great crime to shove a book with your feet. Even the tree whose wood allowed us to have these books is thought to be linked to the book, and this culture demands respect for that as well.

Bhatt highlights the magnitude of the crimes one may commit if the proper decorum is not followed, and so highlights how deeply rooted this respect is. sin offending gently It is a sin to dishonor an object that helps one, a grave crime that needs a great dead to atone for it, depicting how big a role these ideals play for the people here. Offending the giver is also a sin that goes against the ideals upheld by this culture. It is expected that tasks are carried out gently as to please those who have enabled these tasks to be carried out.

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POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 However, the poet then takes a highly negative view when describing the enemy she wishes to fight. oppressor murder torture Her adversary is the oppressor, who she fears will mutilate this rich culture. In the past this opponent has stooped to murder, the poet emphasizes this; bringing out her fears as to what will happen next. Now, once the torture of souls is over, the poet shows fear and anger at these peoples acceptance of the culture of their torturer.

The poet predicts a future where the enemys culture and language are now upheld in these peoples minds, above their own. soul has been cropped unborn grandchildren strange language Despite the fact their soul has been cropped, people here still allow themselves to be influenced by the demons that slew them. The unborn grandchildren, the poet fears, will forget the struggle and the ideals they should have to follow these torturers. At last, Bhatt depicts, in the future the strange language, with the harsh tones that used to call murder, will be adopted by the people, their own language and culture lost.

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How does Allen Curnow vividly portray the hardships of writing a poem? Evidence Blending

Curnow depicts his unstable mental state in a time where he searches for inspiration to anchor him. moon falls myself The moon is unable to settle, like him, continuously orbiting the same thoughts, without any particular conclusion. The poet falls away from his inspiration and is at a loss as to how to climb back. Curnow tries very hard to push his frustration on to nature, but fails and finally admits that it is actually myself, who is plagued with the inability to settle.

Curnow grasps at his surroundings for ideas, but comes up empty handed. barefoot chill porch He leaves barefoot, perhaps to open the parts of him able to absorb inspiration, but this later is only a deterrent. Where the poet hopes to find the warmth of an idea, he is only given a chill, and his goal is unaccomplished. Although Curnow stretches across his porch, away from what he owns and into the unknown to gain inspiration, the illumination he seeks is elusive.

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POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 The poet sees everything around him as overused and dull. washed out creation contents down The night sky is but a washed out creation, there is nothing original he can obtain from it. Through the satirical image of the sky emptying its contents down, Curnow expresses how bleak it is, just like his mind. Curnow displays how he views the sky as a dark place, almost evil in the way it seems to mock him for his inability to draw inspiration.

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dark place

Curnows enemy seems to be another cause of dismay, another one of the hardships of writing. bright He presents his enemy as the only other bright being in the dull world, obstructing his path as hard as he tries to struggle forth. Who wins this battle, only the wind decides, another great task as the outcome is not in his hands, but that of fate, a game that any would grow weary of. Curnow depicts his nemesis as a cloud, insubstantial yet still blocking the light of inspiration from falling on him.

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wind clouds

In this time of inner turmoil, the poet cannot comprehend the world in its normal sense. not on time He describes moments to be not on time, the writing of a poem is so difficult that his mind prolongs moments in order to allow him to progress in his writing. Sleep is elusive, at this time he cannot follow normal procedures as the monstrosity of his task is not something that can be overcome easily, or as a doubt in his mind, perhaps not at all. Lost in this battle, the poet depicts his inability to process anything outside of it, something being his only vague idea of the world around.

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sleep

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Something.

In the end, the poet succumbs to his mental block, and, in doing so, unexpectedly finds a new inspiration door litter tools Curnow shuts the door on his inner poet, giving up in face of the hardships of writing a poem. His workspace is filled with the litter of half thought out ideas, that he realizes after his defeat, are the perfect building blocks for his poem. Using his tools, puts together his failed attempts, leading to his eventual triumph.

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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 2 EVIDENCE 1 How does Ted Hughes convey the presence of violence in the natural world in the poem Pike? Evidence Blending

The poet conveys the presence in violence in nature through his depiction of the pikes inborn ruthlessness. killers from the egg born with shrank in death Killers from the egg, the pike are able and unhesitant to kill from the second of their birth, showing how perfectly violence fits into nature. The pike are born with killer instincts and it is not circumstances that have molded them so, it is nature herself. The pikes ruthlessness shrank in death, having followed them throughout their lives

Many of the pikes features, gifted to it by nature, are designed to hunt. instrument Hughes highlights the presence of violence in nature by highlighting how the pikes entire body is merely shaped as an instrument of murder. Its jawsfangs are perfectly shaped as weapons of destruction, designed only to attack and conquer, portraying the presence of violence in nature. The nature of the pike is like iron, unchangeable from its cruel and violent nature, as presented to it by nature.

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jaws...fangs iron

At the same time, the pike is a picture of great beauty, highlighting the perfect meld of violence in nature. perfect Hughes describes the pike as perfect, their magnificence accentuating their violence, and the poets approval suggesting that this is what the natural order demands. The pike present a picture of submarine delicacy, an almost oxymoronic combination with their ruthlessness nature, emphasizing the good coming along with the bad, the beautiful mix of great beauty and utter mercilessness. The pike are stunnedgrandeur, their ruthlessness and their beauty are entirely incompatible yet they come together, just as these do in nature.

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submarine delicacy

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stunnedgrandeur

The pike depict a confidence in their actions that cannot be portrayed if their actions werent meant to be. danceflies They danceflies, these majestic predators mingling peacefully with the lowest creatures, depicting their cruelty is not out of arrogance, but out of the way they are meant to survive. The stillness of the pike show their patience and also tells of how they are meant to act in such a manner, or they would react and wish to change their behavior. The pike are sure of themselves, moving quietly, needing no fanfare or falsity to present their arrival.

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stillness quietly

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POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 The pike are violent to the point of cannibalism, a natural event, unrepressed by rules or conceptions of right and wrong. suddenlyone Hughes portrays the pike devouring each other as suddenlyone, presenting how deep this mindless and natural violence runs. The pikes behavior has notthis date, their violence being wholly natural, leaving them free of the need to change their actions. As they are free to follow the natural order of survival of the fittest, these fish have outlasted any of the surroundings.

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not this date outlasted

Hughes highlights the violence in nature by alluding to how this darkness is present in humans and the possible wisdom in unleashing it. the dream owls The freedom that the pike have to unleash the violence in nature is the dream of the poet, the darkness yearning for escape. The birds of knowledge, the owls also appreciate the wisdom of unleashing the darkness hidden in our souls and so quiet the surroundings. Finally the darkness beneathfreed and the poet comes to the realization of the truth in the pikes ways, comes to terms within his darkness and sets it loose.

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darkness beneathfreed

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Explore how Christina Rossetti memorably conveys her happiness in the poem. Evidence Blending The poet depicts a freedom that knows no bounds. bird watered shoot singing Like a bird, she is joyous and unrestrained, free to achieve whatever pleases her. She lives near a watered shoot, everything she wishes for available right next to her and she looks on to a season of prosperity. A reader is fully brought into the poets joy as she depicts herself singing, trilling to the unadulterated notes that make her life.

Rossetti is seen to have achieved what she wants for herself and now her only goal is to help others. apple bent The poet is now an apple tree, a fruit that gives only health to others. She is bent to help the less fortunate and is in the perfect position to do so.

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EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 fruit She has a lot of fruit, so much to offer now that she is grown into this new life of hers that has offered her Elysium.

The poet further brings out her elation as she expresses how this does not come solely from happiness. rainbow shell halcyon sea birthday Rossettis mental state is a rainbow shell, a spectrum of emotions that have come together to form something greater. The poets life is paradoxically a halcyon sea, with its many ups and downs, but overall calm and peaceful. Her happiness seems to rise above all this, due to her birthday, due to a change in her life from the normal into something immeasurably better.

The poet is unable to articulate anything about her Elysium regularly, making ambiguous references that seem personal and mixing many emotions to portray her joy. gladder Rossetti seems gladder than anything she can connect to or describe, having reached a state where it would be impossible to explain it without understating it. The poet speak of her love as the cause of her happiness, but is ambiguous about the identity of the being, incapable of recognizing what part of her has bought out this state of utter elation. On the other hand, the poet also constantly repeats her hold over this joy, her possessiveness over it, her sense of my, but at the same time allows the reader to access this joy and enjoy this emotion.

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love

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my

Rossetti reaches into the artificial world, to depict to others the joy nature has given her. dais The poet fantasizes that a dais of great beauty could perhaps raise physically raise her to her state of mental elation, to depict to everyone her immense joy. Rossetti explores her majestic emotions through purple dyes that would color the area around her as to bring forth the nobility of the elation she experiences. At the same time, doves line her surroundings, utter peace being all she desires to give, spreading joy and beauty to the world.

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purple doves

The poet herself is unaffected by any materialistic objects, there being no greater state of joy to achieve. gold hundred eyes fleurs-de-lys No amount of gold in this state could make her any happier, as they would serve merely as an expression of her joy, not its cause. If given a hundred eyes to observe her wealth, she could feel no happier, emphasizing on how her emotion was mental, no physical. Even the beauty of the fleurs-de-lys cannot bring her higher on the ladder of joy, though with it she might appease others more.

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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 EVIDENCE 1 Explore how Rossetti powerfully conveys his grief in the Woodspurge Evidence Blending

From the very beginning, the poet strongly puts forth his defectless vexation through his ambiguous references to the wind.
will The poet has given in to follow the will of the wind, its ups and downs, accepting his fate, having given up fighting against the contretemps. However, the reader sees that that the poet is shaken out, unable to bear with a drastic change that his steered him off course, putting him in his state of depression. The poet finally breaks and sat down, thrown into a turmoil of grief by these unexplained events.

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shaken out sat now

The poet presents a striking image of himself to bring out his grief through his physical appearance.

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between mywas

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drawn in

He claims that between mywas in a detached manner, demoting himself to the unpleasant and painful imagery of the fetal position, depicting the pain he faces He is drawn in himself, both physically and mentally the sorrow having possessed him like a disease, leaving him no control over himself.
The poets hair was over his head, a picture of absolute mania with complete helplessness in his affairs.

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hair was over

The poet is hyper aware of his surroundings but incapable of reacting to them.
naked earspass Though his naked earspass, he is incapable of reaction, so completely immersed in his misery that he lost his sense of being. The poets eyes are wide open in his sorrow, but he is like a robot, he cannot process the information he absorbs.

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wide open

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dead

His emotions are dead he is too powerless to even summon the hope that trying to change his situation would bear fruit.

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At this point with everything in his sight, he can only connect with the things conventionally considered unwanted. weeds The weeds that are pulled out seem to be his only solace, the only things that register in his angst filled mind. The things he does see fix in his mind, allowing no room for positivity or hope, pulling a reader further into his pit of despair.

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fix

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EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 out of the sun The shadowed, the dark, those out of the sun attract him at this stage, being the only things he can connect to.

In his complete submission, parts of him are broken and parts of him bound and he cannot rise above the smallest of problems. flapped loose grass His emotions flapped loose, leaving only negative ones behind, the positive to underused to remain. Rossetti cannot rise above the lowest of the plants, the grass, giving the readers a deeper dip into his utter state of despair. Though his eyes had the run of the area, his mind was bound to negativity, to not observe the joy in his surroundings but instead concentrate on the sorrow.

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had the run

Rossetti brings out the extent of grief through how he was able to overcome it. At last, Rossetti explores how though there need not be wisdom from grief in its completion, there is an understanding of the lowest peak established, and since he couldnt fall lower, he began to climb. The poet explores how despite his sorrow, he then learnt a lot about life, sorrow and emotions. Rossetti realized that life has a cup of three, there is a balance and though it keeps shifting, in totality it remains the same.

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need not be wisdom

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then learnt cup of three

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Explore how The City Planners conveys the powerful feelings of the speaker. Evidence Blending

The poet brings forth how distastefully these planners create and decide the readers livelihoods. guessing madness The planners rely on guessing to shape the basis of the readers reality, as uncaringly as a twig. Atwood expresses the danger she believes is posed by the fact the readers are allowing their madness to be created by someone elses fantasies. The planners themselves are insane, scheming behind closed doors, away from each other, their ideas possibly conflicting and throwing the world into turmoil in their personal battle.

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insane

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The planners create a weak infrastructure for their deceptively strong work.

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EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 houses blizzard Though on the outside, it seems perfect, all the houses have their place, but on the inside its a disaster. Like the minds of these city planners, the hearts of the city are consumed by a blizzard, a bleak and inescapable prison that traps their mentality. While striving to restrict the natural and unexpected, they fail to erase the simple problems of the smell of spilt oil, being over ambitious.

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spilt oil

Atwood portrays those living in these areas as robotic and abnormal. grass The people living in the suburbs attempt to gain control and monotony in everything, discouraging even the grass from acting out. The people are planted, influenced blindly to abandon their curiosity and rationality in favor of becoming nothing more than a means to an end. Furthermore, the people refuse to rebel against the planners, abstaining even from shouting and communicating.

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planted

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shouting

Atwoods derision is further brought out as she explores the planners method of control and the effects on the people. political conspirators Like political conspirators, the planners put up false faces, hiding in the shadows while playing with peoples hopes in order to achieve the upheaval of natural living. Though the planners wish to create a bland and uneventful life, in the people it only succeeds in causing panic as people strive to find normality behind the scenes. The people are forced to rationalize the whine of a power mower, the planners having messed around their minds, and that of their neighbors.

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bland

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whine

The poet expresses how ridiculously the planners make the people in the suburbs behave. stare hose snows The people, facing lack of human contact, fantasize the windows stare at them. The coil of a hose threatens them without the presence of that emotion in any other situation. Color is deemed unwanted, so snows cover the minds of the people, bringing the cold of winter early.

The enormity of the poets emotion is further brought out in the doomsday she portrays. roofs cracks Atwood criticizes the planners roofs as those are built to avoid the heat they themselves have created, a temporary solution. The poet foretells that one day, the cracks would grow larger till the whole world around the people collapses.

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EVIDENCE 3 transitory lines She muses disappointedly that the only solution available will be more transitory lines that will collapse just as surely.

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Explore the ways Boey Kim Cheng presents the planners in the poem. Evidence Blending

The element of conceit is used in poem to push a negative light on the planners. perfect rows alignment mathematics The planners desire nothing less than perfect rows, and they are highly ambitious and will do anything to achieve their goal. They are highly precise about their alignment and wish for everything to fit exactly where they wish it to go, incapable of allowing change. The poet is angered at the usage of mathematics for everything in the city, distancing the readers from nature.

Cheng further criticizes the planners by comparing them to dentists. dental dexterity gaps shining teeth The planners have a dental dexterity they use the same professionalism and accuracy dentists use to falsely beautify things. The gaps they find are all filled, leaving no difference between one block and the rest, no uniqueness. They leave their patients with shining teeth, but have no emotional connection with their patients, are aloof to their emotions, leaving these teeth to be false and personalityless.

Throughout the poem Cheng suggests the planners are dangerous. skies surrender Even the skies surrender in a battle with these planners, implanting a fear that if mother nature too is afraid, a reader must act before they get stronger. The planners ensure that history is new, they rewrite it to their will, and if they can achieve the impossible, how easy it would be to harm a reader. The seas draw back in disgust and in an attempt to flee, and the author suggests the readers do the same.

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history is new seas draw back

The poet implies that the planners are changing what they think is wrong, not necessarily what the general public wishes to change. flaws They remove what they see as flaws; but those are often parts of the readers heritage or past, things that are link the readers together.

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EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 useless blocks fossils of last century The planners break down the useless blocks, the old buildings, the past relics, the non-aesthetic. They destroy the fossils of last century, breaking things of great emotional value.

The planners convince us to do things we dont desire to do. Anesthesia Amnesia Hypnosis If anyone protests against these planners, they are quickly given anesthesia to numb their emotions, soothe their minds. A person who protests can be easily made to forget their problems as the planners give them amnesia. If all else fails, the planners use hypnosis and capture the readers into their trap. Yet despite all this, the planners can still be beaten. have the means but The planners have the means to ruin our lives, and they misuse it to their own ends. Still, there is a but, a hope, because there are still people like the poet who remain unconvinced to remind others of what they are losing. In the end the poet resolves to stain the planners plans as far as possible, to become a stone to remind those who forget of the past.

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stain

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Explore how Edwin Muir vividly conveys his admiration and fear of horses as a child in the poem horses. Evidence Blending

Muir introduces the duality of his opinions on these creatures from the very beginning. just now seemed terrible fearful Muir questions why his fear existed just now, but no longer plagues him. The poet realizes the horses seemed terrible but they did not anymore. Yet later they are once again fearful, the poets emotions conflicting each second, each line.

The poet also creates a threatening background for his memory of these creatures. blackening rain Muir talks of the blackening rain, which paints a dark image to most as black is traditionally an evil and foreboding color.

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EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 pines fades bright and fearful pistons dusk The horses hooves are like pistons for the poet, sounding alarming and deadly. The horses come at dusk the time that evil is first thought to arrive.

Muir not only presents the duality in his views, but also duality in these creatures appearances, flakes of light lumbering marched broad-breasted The horses have dark manes with flakes of light, they are both good and evil. The horses are lumbering; they have an awkward gait that separates them from the other beasts. At the same time the horses march broad breasted, majestically and valiantly, above everyone else.

The poet also connects the things surrounding the horses to religious aspects. gold struggling snakes warm The bodies of the horses are like gold, which is always considered as a metal of the highest importance in religious practices. However, the poet speaks of their footprints as struggling snakes, brutal creatures in most religions. Warm things in most religions are honored and welcomed; once more the poet shows the horses in a positive light.

At the same time, Muir also continues to find them frightening. rage cruel apocalyptic To Muir, the horses seem full of rage, their bodies moving in a way that depicts aggression in every sense. The poet sees the horses as cruel, though astounded by their beauty, he cannot see past his fears. Towards the end he thinks of them to be apocalyptic and bringers of doom in every form. In the end he misses the mixed feeling he once had. The poet pines for the loss of the ambivalence that is bought out only by the innocence of childhood. He despairs as his childhood fades, only his memories remaining to help him feel those emotions. The horses were bright and fearful for him, but he was unwilling to lose them because he misses the power the evoked in his mind.

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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 Explore some of the ways in which Thomas Hardy memorably ridicules prejudice about social class in the Sons Veto. Evidence Blending

Hardy ridicules the prejudice in the society through Sophys subservience. Sophy hardly dared refuse the question of marriage when it came from her boss, even though she did not love him, highlighting the way society had molded her to follow the upper classes without question, no matter the cost to others. The protagonists willingness to obey the upper class is further highlighted when she did not resent her own son correcting her rudely, did not rebuke him, just because he was part of a higher social class than her. Sophys subservience is also brought out by her uncertainty concerning whether she could defy her son and marry without his consent.

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hardly dared refuse

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did not resent

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defy

The author brings out the extent of prejudice through Sophys lack of self-respect. lady Sophy does not consider herself a lady, that name belonging only to her betters, a fact that also makes her come so easily under the control of her son. Sophy feels she isnt dignified enough to be the mother of her son due to the class difference between them, the ludicracy of the situation making the prejudice more memorable. When Sophy adopted the correction made by her son, she further draws pity as another instance where the upper class tramples upon the lower is seen.

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dignified enough

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adopted the correction

A reader is also drawn the blatant class prejudice seen in the topic of remarriage. social suicide Remarriage in itself is seen to be perfectly acceptable, but when it is between classes, like of Mr. Twycott and Sophy, it is social suicide, because of the great class difference. Even Randolph, the prejudiced son who cares more about his image than anything else, agrees that in general, the idea of remarriage, for his widowed mother, is in general very reasonable. When taking in account that the man she wishes to wed is of a lower class, he erupts, claiming it would degrade him, making the enormous impact in peoples lives of the class differences prevalent glaringly obvious.

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very reasonable

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degrade

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The two classes are further divided by their difference in education. was and were While the lower class, like Sophy, are not taught about was and were, to not know them in the upper class is a disgrace, increasing the rift between the classes.

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EVIDENCE 2 question of grammar sufficiently ousted his humanity The question of grammar is seen to be one of grave importance, another identifying mark between the classes. The great rift is also highlighted when Randolphs education sufficiently ousted his humanity, as by completing their education, the upper class gain a greater sense of superiority, one they do not deserve.

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Hardy further ridicules the prejudice by portraying how it splits the bonds that should be held in relations. not really mine Sophy sees her son as not really mine, the mother-son relation that should have been present overshadowed by the class difference between the two. His mother has some deficiencies, as anyone does, but due to the molding of society, Randolph is irritated by their existence as it lowers his social standing. As Randolph grows into the society, this prejudice is further highlighted as he grows further away from her, seeing her mistakes as a sin instead of a small slip-up.

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irritated at their existence'

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further away from her

There is also a great difference in the interests of the two classes, strengthening the prejudice. worlds within worlds domestic matters as feathers pure instincts Though the classes are near each other physically, there are worlds within worlds and their interest and ideals are so vastly different that they do not really belong to the same land. The upper class is less concerned with home life and more with their appearance and weigh domestic matters as feathers. The lower class, on the other hand, operates on pure instincts, their heart taking predominance over their minds.

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How does Mansfield vividly capture the excitement of the ball? Evidence Blending

Mansfield begins to portray the excitement of the ball in the cab itself, through Leilas anxiety. first real partner tried not to care couldnt have helped crying Leila fantasizes her first real partner to be the cab, so enamored by the mere idea of attending this ball. The protagonist tried not to care, the emotion being too overwhelming for her to successfully pretend it was not. Leila couldnt have helped crying, the pressure of the emotion and hiding it being too great for her to bear.

By depicting the movements in the dressing room, Mansfield portrays the general excitement. quite forgot to be shy Even the worried Leila quite forgot to be shy when confronted with the crowd and the joy she finds in the dressing room.

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EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 heavenly noise was so great It seems heavenly, all those bubbly and happy girls moving frantically, trying to get ready for the anticipated ball. The noise was so great with the crowd, the talking and the laughing as Mansfield portrays, showing the girls to be almost uncontrollably happy.

The way the dancing overtakes Leila and send her into a flurry of thoughts continues to show the excitement of the ball. joyful flutter difference die at least The girl feels a joyful flutter when she begins, all too apprehensive and happy about the first ball of her life. There is a difference between what she felt in school and her emotions at the ball, further highlighting the excitement in the ball, in her surroundings. Leila is so overcome by the excitement the she fantasizes she would die at least if left out of this joyous and amusing event.

The way Mansfield portrays the surroundings further enhances the general excitement. golden floor pink and white flags dark, silent, beautiful The golden floor shines below the dancers, adding glows to their faces and a solemn grandeur to the event. Leila absorbs every detail of the pink and white flags like a sponge, hyper aware in her excited state. The night is now the epitome of activity, as Mansfield portrays, contrasting with its previous interpretation of dark, silent, beautiful.

The plunge in mood at the climax created by the writer brings the reader to a realization of just how high the cliff of excitement they just plunged off was. thrilling terribly true baby owls The ball had been thrilling before the climax, stupendously full of energy. The realization that life was not always like this was terribly true, devastating to the girl who dreamed all her life of that excitement. The baby owls that represented Leilas innocence pleaded for that ecstasy to be felt once more.

Lastly, Mansfield emphasizes on the excitement levels by depicting how easily Leila is recaptured by the ball. feet beautiful flying wheel didnt even recognize The simple turning of her feet allows the young girl to forget her disappointment and fly to the tip of her joy once more. The world becomes a beautiful flying wheel and the ball is once more colorful and amazing. Later, in the midst of the excitement, she didnt even recognize the cause of her disappointment, dragged into the joy around her.

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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 2 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 How does Pritchett vividly portray the relationship between Harold and the father in the story The Fly in the Ointment? Evidence Blending

The writer introduces their relation as weak and unstable, more of a formality than an emotional one, apart from mutual distaste and failed attempts of reconciliation. dread shyly dead hour The son faces dread when he thinks of meeting his father, almost unable to meet the man he dislikes so much. The duo interacts shyly unsure of how to react to each other or what would offend the other. The son visits the father at a dead hour, their relationship being just as bleak as the world around them.

The difference in the ideals, views and desires of the two emphasizes on the trench between them. think big burst The father wishes the son would think big; be more ambitious and warn more. The son on the other hand, thinks his father is too ambitious, and it was due to that he burst and his business collapsed. The main issue between the two is money, while the father craves it, the son has other priorities, and this makes it difficult for the two to get along.

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There is no empathy between them, they are unable to understand each others point of view, therefore looking at each other with distaste. irritation The son is stung by irritation when he speaks to his father, especially once his father starts acting high and mighty. The father has two faces, the one that he puts on for show, and the nasty on he is inside, something the son realizes but cannot comprehend how to deal with. When they were talkingbefore, the father agonizes the son because the sons nature is one the father sees no value in.

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The weakness of their relation is further strengthened as Pritchett depicts its fragility and the way it only came up in crisis. see help lecturer The son goes to see his father when his fathers business fails, to offer condolences. Harold wishes to help the man who had always put him down and ridiculed him; due to the fact it was his duty. Still the father ridicules the sons poverty, mocks the fact he was just a low wage lecturer

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POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 There is also a great difference in what each member of this duo is willing to do for the other. hated despised must help The son is ready to do things he hated to help his father out of duty. The father simply despised Harold and attempts to use him continuously. While the son is value driven and must help his father, the father never made a move to help his son beyond jabs and insults.

The falsity of this father-son relation is further strengthened by the fathers continuous manipulation of his son done with money problem how The father claims he is done with money in an effort to gain Harolds goodwill and an offer of help. The father lowers himself down and admits he has a problem of greed and corruption. Once an offer of help is made, the father quickly asks how to make money and bounces back up to a stingy, greedy man.

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Explore how Graham Greene presents the shifting of power in the group as leadership passes from Blackie to T. Evidence Blending

From the very beginning, T. seems to be the more obvious leader, being more ambitious than the childish Blackie. no one was surprised oddunpredictability claimedfall When the leadership changed, no one was surprised because T. was always more mature than Blackie. Trevor has an oddunpredictability, is very serious and acts older than his age making him a better person to turn to support for. Blackie on the other hand, is childish and immature, claimedfall, trying to make himself seem bigger.

T. is highly self-assured, making him an ideal person to follow while Blackie allows the other members to have a say. Shame or defiance brooding When stating his name that would usually merit teasing, he does so without shame or defiance, too sure of himself to be bothered by teasing. T. is a quiet, brooding teen who refuses to accept anyone putting him down.

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EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 vote Blackie on the other hand seriously takes a vote on what the gang should do and listens when they wish to stop.

The shift in power comes to a head when T. challenges Blackies authority. rendezvous beautiful better idea T. is late for the rendezvous and acts uncaring of the rules Blackie sets when they do not satisfy his needs, unable to be a follower. T. thinks the house is beautiful and acts above the rest of the gang, making plans without the others say. T. also questions Blackie, and overrides Blackies plan with his own better idea

Blackie himself is scared of T., making his yielding to T. more likely. dauntedgaze uneasily raisedmember Blackie is dauntedgaze, unable to match the seriousness of T. Blackie regards T. uneasily, like a bomb about to explode, understanding the threat to his position. When Blackie yields his authority, he quickly raisedmember, afraid to act below expectations.

Blackie abdicates his position to T. after careful deliberation, faced with pressure. hollow leadership altruistic tell Blackie understands that T.s would be a hollow leadership, and believes the gang would soon get rid of him. Blackie in an altruistic mood wishes the most fame for his gang, and in a means to achieve that, lets T. lead. Blackie finally abdicates his post and informs his gang that T. would tell them the plan from that point on.

Finally, when T. assumes control, the gang becomes more mature, more destruction driven, and more clever than ever. T. wasdecision destroy T. wasdecision, he began to call the shots and had completely taken over the gang. From simply stealing or breaking in, the gang moves on to destroy a house, as they move from Blackie to T.s leadership. Under T., the gang is considered less important than their leader, T. getting special things, while under Blackie, they were all equals.

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Question: Evidence Number POV 1 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 2 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 Explore how in the passage Narayan develops humor of the conversation. Evidence Blending

The humor begins when the foreigner tries to be amicable and Muni thinks he is a policeman. Namaste yes no know nothing The foreigner greets Muni with a respectful Namaste before asking about the horse he finds so beautiful in English. Muni replies yes no, the only words he knows in the English language before going on in Tamil on how he was not the murderer. Muni claims to know nothing and gets increasingly worried when the foreigner keeps talking.

The humor is further built up through their actions and appearances. red faced shrank away khaki The foreigner is red faced, a somewhat jolly and funny description that in itself amuses the reader. Muni shrank away from the friendly man, who was actually just being nice because of the misunderstandings between them. As the foreigner is dressed in khaki, Muni is led to believe that he is policeman when he is just a tourist.

The hilarity increases as Muni attempts to push the blame onto a sister village and the foreigner begins to talk about his life. definitely other civilizations Muni is quick to revert to a village rivalry and claims the murder would definitely be from the sister village. For the foreigner, other civilizations are a thrill and a possibility, to Muni they are nonexistent and he cannot comprehend visiting them. Muni continues to ramble about the murderer and tries to make the foreigner go away by explaining what they would do when he was caught.

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The comedy of the situation lengthens as the foreigner marvels Munis language and Muni explains his culture. wonderful learned men guardian The foreigner exclaims how wonderful Munis language was and how interesting it was to listen to. Muni, on the other hand explains how only learned men in his village are permitted to learn English. Then Muni finally realizes the man is talking of the horse and explains how it is the guardian.

At the foreigners attempts to buy the horse, the hilarity increases.

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EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 best home transporting hundred rupees The foreigner tries to talk business and assures Muni that the horse would have the best home, but Muni cannot understand. The foreigner even explains how he would be transporting the horse yet Muni remains oblivious. He foreigner then offers a hundred rupees, but Muni still is lost.

The humor climaxes when the exchange is made and the foreigner buys the horse while Muni sells the goats. change offer for the goats here When given the money, Muni returns it, believing the man is asking for change that Muni doesnt have. Finally Muni comprehends the man desires to buy something, but he misinterprets it as an offer for the goats. In the end, Muni is shocked to find the goats still here, when he had already sold them, and his wife gets angry because of this misunderstanding.

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How does Morris Lurie vividly portray the feelings of anxiety and excitement of the boy in the story? Evidence Blending

When the boy finishes his comics, he is ecstatic simply to have done it, considering to do anything with it further having not even occurred to him. hardly slept all night publication enough The boy hardly slept at night, so confused about how to proceed to use his work. Publication, strikes bells in the boys mind and he worries for ages whether to go through with it. Just doing the comic was satisfying enough to fulfill his dream, and gave him greater joy then selling it.

When the boy is offered a chance to publication, he reacts with both excitement and anxiety. appointment unnecessarily loud with a crash The thought of an appointment sends his fantasies running wild and he imagines the grandeur of the event. He is clearly unused to such things; he speaks unnecessarily loud while setting the date. When he finishes talking, he is too excited to do anything but set the phone down with a crash

As the date of the appointment draws nearer, the boys excitement and apprehension grows. telegram When the boy receives a telegram, it is a new and interesting experience for him, though it bears bad news.

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EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 good suit counting stations He dons his slightly ridiculous good suit, worrying for hours what to wear. The boy spends his time counting stations to channel his excitement.

The boy begins to fantasize about the glamour of his appointment. job exotic ordinary He thinks that his job would be fantastic and is disappointed when it doesnt turn out to be true. The boy imagines that the experience would be exotic, but is sorely disappointed. The whole affair is actually perfectly ordinary, the boy being too overexcited.

The boys disappointment at the revelation allows the readers to realize his previous excitement. accept comics tour of the press The boy is quick to accept the payment, looking forward to a job offer. When the press offers to show them their comics he is disappointed but agrees. The tour of the press disappoints the boy, as they treat him like a kid as opposed to the mature treatment he expected.

Finally, his dream is lost, and the reader comes to a full realization of how much it meant to the boy. discontinuing publication painter dreamer When the magazine claims to be discontinuing publication, it disappoints the boy and he is forced to give up his dream. The boy grasps up the new dream and tries to become a painter, but it fails as he has no passion there. So like the rest, he returns to being a dreamer like everyone else.

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How does P.G Wodehouse present Lord Emsworths comic concern in the story? Evidence Blending

The ludicrousness of the situation stems from its cause. scroll of honor On the Emsworths familys scroll of honor, many laurels had been won, but never the first place for a pumpkin in the Shrewsbury Show.

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EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 2 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 3 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 4 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 5 EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 POV 6 blotescutcheon striving indefatigably The lack of a prize creates blotescutcheon that deeply the Lord Emsworth. The Lord had been striving indefatigably for years and failing, adding to his fuel to win the award this time.

In Emsworths life, the pumpkins welfare seems to take prominence over everything else, including his hatred on London. crowdspavements get through peace Emsworth hates everything about London like its crowdspavements yet for his pumpkin he travels there. He isnt even sure how he could get through being there but he tries so hard just for a prize. When he enters the garden, he achieves a peace that highlights the trouble he was facing in London

It is clear to see that the pumpkin also takes prominence over his son Freddie. spliced meant nothing to him unhappily When Freddie is spliced with a woman the Lord disapproves off, he runs off to the gardens to continue looking for help for his pumpkin. His sons father-in-law means nothing to him in the face of a chance to save his pumpkin. When he thinks of his son, he does so unhappily though he will do anything for his pumpkin.

The Lords comic concern is highlighted by his reactions to the firing of his head gardener. makeshift fare understood pumpkins He worries that his other gardener is just a makeshift who cannot handle his prize. When he ruins his sons chance of happiness, he is more worried about how his pumpkin would fare. He, in his worried fervor, starts to imagine that his old gardener was the only person who understood pumpkins

Lord Emsworth is a proud man, yet he attempts to rehire McAllister for the sake of his pumpkin. the pumpkin needs me double it He claims the pumpkin needs McAllister to come back and work, too proud to claim he needs his gardener. When he calls the gardener to me, it amuses the people as a proud man falling. He is even willing to double it, his gardeners salary to save his pumpkin.

Finally, Emsworths reaction to winning completes the hilarity of his comic concern.

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EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE 2 EVIDENCE 3 deep in thoughts reverently both win Emsworth is deep in thoughts when he wins, absorbed by his pumpkin. He stares at his prize reverently, unable to thank the thing that gave him victory. This victory even makes him ask his previous enemy if they couldnt both win.

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