Thursday 1 July 2004

Part II English - I BSc Phy/Chem - Web log:

I Hr:
Discussed 'Daffodils' in class.
Gave the important figures of speech needed to analyse a text -
Style/Symbol/Pun/Paradox/Antithesis/Sign/Metaphor/Simile/Language et al.
Content:
Who is addressed?
What kind of time and place is the poem set in?
What's the message of the poem?
What's the tone of the poem? is it serious/reflective/ironic/satirical?
What type of peom is it - lyrical/pastoral/epic/narrative/descriptive etc?
Form: Any set pattern or layout - like Ballad, sonnet etc.
Metre: Stress, Pattern, rhyme scheme, rhythm, alliteration, assonace, end rhyme etc.

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