Secondary School Literature

[stsl]

Hi, any one know if there is guide book on poem "dragon book of verse"? My DD school is using this book, DD tried reading it and found that it was very boring, any one can share how to study for a poem book like this? Any tips?

Thanks!

[jamestancx997]

Hi,


Speaking as an educator who has been able to help Eng Lit students improve from C6 or D7 to A1 in the past, I can say that autumnbronze’s tips are all very helpful. We’re working with basically the same set of tools and materials here, and I just happen to have my own way of structuring the strategies and techniques which has proved effective over the years.

The key is in arming your child with the right tools, first, then teaching them specifically what the examiners are looking for. Underpinning all this, though – or being the overarching principle, depending on which metaphor you prefer – is to foster a love of the language, and the marvelous ways in which authors and poets use simple everyday words to convey incredibly deep meaning.

I still remember the tears in the eyes of one of my former students as I explained the layers of meaning in Michael Longley’s famous poem "Ceasefire". Something about it had obviously touched her deeply in a way she’d never felt before. For your enjoyment, I reproduce the poem here.


Michael Longley, "Ceasefire"

I
Put in mind of his own father and moved to tears
Achilles took him by the hand and pushed the old king
Gently away, but Priam curled up at his feet and
Wept with him until their sadness filled the buidling.

II
Taking Hector’s corpse into his own hands Achilles
Made sure it was washed and, for the old king’s sake,
Laid out in uniform, ready for Priam to carry
Wrapped like a present home to Troy at daybreak.

III
When they had eaten together, it pleased them both
To stare at each other’s beauty as lovers might,
Achilles built like a god, Priam good-looking still
And full of conversation, who earlier had sighed:

IV
‘I get down on my knees and do what must be done
And kiss Achilles’s hand, the killer of my son.’


The way to score way in Literature is to treat it as a science that can be learnt, while being able to appreciate its depth as an art.

[Teeheehee]

Literature's AWESOME!! I'm a sec 1 student and I LOVE literature!! Though unseen prose is hard, but it's fun!! my teacher always tell us \"You have to be critical if you are a lit student~\" And yup! I definitely agree~ Reading between the lines, knowing the author's intention and stuff like that...

[sall]

[quote="jamestancx997]

Michael Longley, "Ceasefire"

I
Put in mind of his own father and moved to tears
Achilles took him by the hand and pushed the old king
Gently away, but Priam curled up at his feet and
Wept with him until their sadness filled the buidling.

II
Taking Hector’s corpse into his own hands Achilles
Made sure it was washed and, for the old king’s sake,
Laid out in uniform, ready for Priam to carry
Wrapped like a present home to Troy at daybreak.

III
When they had eaten together, it pleased them both
To stare at each other’s beauty as lovers might,
Achilles built like a god, Priam good-looking still
And full of conversation, who earlier had sighed:

IV
‘I get down on my knees and do what must be done
And kiss Achilles’s hand, the killer of my son.’


The way to score way in Literature is to treat it as a science that can be learnt, while being able to appreciate its depth as an art.[/quote]
Hi, do you mind briefly explaining this poem? I don’t understand why he must kiss Achilles’s hand.

[autumnbronze]

sall:

Hi, do you mind briefly explaining this poem? I don't understand why he must kiss Achilles's hand.

Hi there,

Perhaps this might help for the time being?

http://resources.teachnet.ie/ckelly/ceasefire.htm

[sall]

autumnbronze:

Hi there,

Perhaps this might help for the time being?

http://resources.teachnet.ie/ckelly/ceasefire.htm

Thanks autumnbronze. This poem is really cheem.

[autumnbronze]

sall:

autumnbronze:

Hi there,

Perhaps this might help for the time being?

http://resources.teachnet.ie/ckelly/ceasefire.htm

Thanks autumnbronze. This poem is really cheem.

Hi sall,

Don't worry, you are not alone.

I mean, how many people actually would have read The Illiad by Homer huh

[ttlkbs]

Can anyone tell me what is meant by "literature device" ? This is for Secondary School English Literature.

[autumnbronze]

Hi,


Perhaps this will be useful to you.

http://english.learnhub.com/lesson/4025-literary-devices.

If you are in lower sec, then the devices/terms/techniques to take note are:

Character
Plot
Themes
Irony
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Rhyme scheme
Setting
Conflict
Personification
Repetition
Foreshadowing
Suspense

[ttlkbs]

autumnbronze , thx a million! The literature is so different from my school day!