2007B Poem “Here” (Philip Larkin)

     Phillip Larkin describes different places in "Here". Each place described has its own meaning and importance. Imagery is a key element in describing Larkin's tone towards the places he is writing about.
     In the first stanza, the poet's tone is curiosity. This is because the poet is not staying in one place. The Poet is traveling because he wants to discover new places. "Swerving east, from rich industrial shadows
And traffic all night north; swerving through fields." This indirect characterization shows that the poet is interested in traveling and discovery.
     The tone of the poet is also melancholy. An example is in the fourth stanza. "Loneliness clarifies. Here silence stands Like heat." This is an example of a metaphor and it shows that the poet's attitude is sadness because he is alone with nothing in sight.
     The poet is discovering new places and has a new attitude for each place visited. This describes the type of person he is and how he acts depending on his location.

2006B Poem “To Paint a Water Lily” (Ted Hughes)

      There is tremendous patience and skill when it comes to painting. It often reflects the authors tone and that reflects the speaker's attitude.
     The speaker sees nature as a constant battle for life. " Under the trees. There are battle-shouts
And death-cries everywhere hereabout." This direct characterization shows that the speakers attitude is survival of the fittest. This is because the dragonfly must protect itself everyday against a new opponent.
      Ted Hughes has a complex tasks because there is a lot of activity going on in this poem. His tasks is to capture every detail for the painting. He uses the speaker to show this because the speaker's tone is hard. He must try to paint something with a lot of activity around the piece.
     The tone of this poem is complex because Ted must have his speaker show that it is hard to paint a picture.

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TPCASTT                               Char Bronte Life

Title
Paraphrase
Connotation
Attitude
Shifts
Title Revisit
Theme

T- What life is and what life is about.
P-Life is not a dream and it is hard sometimes. Life will end eventually.
C-
A- Melancholy
S- A shift from the 1st to 2nd stanza. The first refers to death which is sad and the second contains a more exciting and happy words.
T- That life is happy but yet sad at the same time. It also explains that life will not last forever.
T- The theme of this poem is that life is a cycle with its ups and downs.