Poetry Analysis Remix

Nine steps you need to analyze a poem: 1. Define the dramatic situation. 2. How is it structured? How do the parts fit together (punctuation/complete sentences)? 3. What's the theme? 4. Grammar and meaning? 5. Analyze important images and figures of speech. 6. What are the important words that stand out? (Diction). 7. What's the tone? 8. What are the Literature/rhetorical devices? 9. What is the prosedy?

10 questions Great Expectations

What is Pip’s father’s family’s name and his Christian name? Pirrip/Philip Why is Pip named Pip? In other words, what does his name signify? It is short and insignificant, like how he is supposed to be What is the setting at the beginning of the novel? The churchyard Who does Pip meet in the churchyard? A convict What does the convict ask Pip to do? Get him a file What is Pip’s reaction when the soldiers are at the door? He thinks hes getting arrested Why did the convict cover for Pip by saying he stole the food? He didnt want pip to be corupt Why does Pip have to go to Miss Havisham’s? His sister sends him Why does Pip lie about his experience at Miss Havisham’s? He thinks she wont believe him What does Pip tell Miss Havisham in Chapter 12? That he is to going to be Joe's apprentice

Great Expectations

I chose this book because my partner decided to read A Tale Of Two Cities. But on further research of the plots of the two stories, Great Expectations seemed to have a more attractive plot. It seemed a lot more interesting then the other, so I decided to stick with it.

 I think that it' called Great Expectations because in the story somebody will have a great expectation of the future. I think it was written at the time to give readers, either in that time period or ours, a sense of what was really happening in their life. It was to let future people have a documented look at what life in the turn on the 19th century was like.

Poem

No, i did not post this poem because of the fact that we read (and memorized) it sophomore year. I truly enjoy this poem and its message, whatever the reader interprets it to be, that is.

Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich – yes, richer than a king –
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

Allusion

An allusion is a reference in a work (art, entertainment, or most commonly found in literature) to another work (not necessarily having to be in the same medium it was originally introduced.) For example

If you've seen that scene in Family Guy, you probably were left thinking something along the lines of

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BUT, it's actually relating to this

^^That is a commecial back from when our beloved Dr. Preston was a mere lad (1930's or so?) and it was about Doggie Chow. 

Literature Analysis #3

Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck


1)The story is about two men, George and Lennie, who are tenders of the Earth looking for work to support their livelihoods, as well as their aspirations. In the future, they dream to have their own farm, to which they can tend to and live off of, free from others influences. Both of the men differ greatly, but are bound together with their ideas of the future. Lennie is a mentally deficient man, but makes up for it with his physical strength. George, on the other hand, is a mentally strong person, he takes charge and helps the both talk themselves out of any situations they find themselves in. Due to Lennies brute force and lacking of mental stability, he usually breaks things, like people. He was left at on time with the farmers daughter, a flirty young harlot, and Lennie did the only thing his mentally insecure self could do. He killed her, accidentally of course. He then flees, and George finds him and shoots him before the people chasing him could. 


2)I think that the theme of Of Mice and Men is happiness and how it's sometimes feasible, yet unattainable. For example, Lennie and George's dreams were finally close, they had a secure source of income and they both at least semi-enjoyed their positions. Then, something tragic like Lennie killing somebody unfortunately occurs and curtails their aspirations. 


3)The tone of the story is both sad, and depressing. It leads the reader to be taken into a world of broken dreams and false hopes. 

• "Carl's right, Candy. That dog ain't no good to himself. I wisht somebody'd shoot me if I got old an' a cripple."
• "Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land."
• "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.They got no family. They don't belong no place..."

4) Syntax plays a huge role in the understanding of the story. The way things are said by both Lennie and George play huge roles in character development. For example, Lennie speaks with a childish understanding of the world, which makes the reader sympathetic towards his actions. 

Diction also is very important, they word choice and who (character wise) they are attributed to are very important. 

Characterization (direct and otherwise) are also very important. The proper characterization allows the reader to be on a personal level with the characters. For example, the reader learns to love Lennie for his child-like persona.

Foreshadowing allows the reader to be active with the reading of the story. It helps out to read something and be attent to a certain story when it continually keeps you thinking about the future, in the story, that is. 

The Big Question

What makes people want things? What in human nature makes it so that as soon as we see some influential person wearing or promoting something, we instantly "need" it. So, in laymen's terms, what makes people want.