im a fish, look at me, i am yellow, pink and green
im a fish, look at me, i can swim, fly and see
im a fish, look at me, i can tap-dance on the scene
im a fish dont look at me.
Friday, November 10, 2006
kris dad essay hing
‘Daddy’
A poem in which the poet creates a picture of a corrupt figure is “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath. The poem reflects on her life with her father and the relationship they had. The lack of stability in their relationship leads to a rift between them which can never be resolved after his death.
“In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo”
The opening stanza to the poem is the first sign that the figure of her dad is corrupt as she has had to live her life in the shadow of her father’s image/memory. The title of the poem and the first stanza are totally in contrast as the title makes us think the poem will be about her dad and will praise him whereas the first stanza describes him as evil and an oppressor as she is so scared she can’t even breath in his presence. This is very effective as it completely shocks the reader as their first views of the poem they have made by the title are completely abolished. The figure of “Daddy” becomes more corrupt as the poem goes on.
“I have always been scared of you…
And your neat moustache
And your Aryan-eye, bright blue”
In this stanza we have a direct confession from the daughter that she was scared of her father which is shocking as he should be the one person that she really loves in this world over anyone else but she is scared of him and frightened being around him which is not normal of a father daughter relationship. This shows how corrupt the father is as he scares his daughter into hating him. Also, she compares him directly to Hitler, one of the most evil and corrupt men in history which makes us question the point of view that we are given of the father as comparing him to Hitler is very strong and even over-exaggerated.
“Bit my pretty red heart in two
I was ten when they buried you…
And get back, back, back to you”
This stanza compares her father to a vampire which is perceived as being predatory. Also vampires drain the life and energy from their victims which in this case is Sylvia. This gives the idea that “Daddy” got his energy from his daughter by sucking her life from her. Vampires are also a sign of the devil and of complete evil which refers back to the corrupt figure of her father with no remorse for her daughter or for her feelings.
Sylvia Plath creates an effective corrupt figure not only by using text like above but also by using different imagery in her poem.
“Not god but a swastika
So black no sky could squeak through”
Through the poem the poet uses a lot of Nazi and vampire imagery. The first two lines of this stanza use Nazi imagery to compare her father to a swastika, one of the most evil symbols in the world to date. This shows she feels she is the victim in their relationship and that her father is the persecutor/oppressor. She also says her dad is so evil that no good can penetrate through this evil cloak he seems to wear.
“The vampire who said he was you
And drank my blood for a year”
Also, she uses vampire imagery to illustrate the evil that her dad possessed. By using vampire imagery we get the idea that the poem is fantasy as vampires are imaginary but it gives us the view that the dad might not be sucking her blood but her love for him and her happiness. Also it could mean that she never saw her father that much as vampires are only seen when the sun goes down as.
By using these different imageries we get the idea that he is a very evil man who instead of not being able to go into the sun he cannot cope with love and happiness. Also he seems to wear a cloak or a shield which does not allow good to penetrate his outer darkness.
The last technique Sylvia Plath uses to show the corruption of “Daddy” is her tone through the poem. In the beginning she adopts a loving tone towards him as she looks up to him and idolises him “Ghastly statue”. As the poem progresses the tone becomes angry and finally hatred.
“Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through”
The last line of the poem shows hate towards her father as she calls him a bastard and can no longer live the way she has been living, obsessing over him even after he has died and thinking about him all the time. This shows that she loses all respect and lover for her father by the end of the poem and carries the view that he is a vampire and drained the last of her love for him.
“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath is a very complex poem with all of the hidden meanings and the different ways we can look at what she says. The most successful technique that the poet uses is imagery. By comparing her dad to Hitler, a Swastika, Vampires and to Nazi’s this shows just how evil and corrupt his figure is. Being one of these things is evil but being composed of them all is a sign of pure evil. Through the poem we see that growing up she was scared of him and felt persecuted from him. Through this poem we see how family relationships are not always simple and that they can be really complex.
A poem in which the poet creates a picture of a corrupt figure is “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath. The poem reflects on her life with her father and the relationship they had. The lack of stability in their relationship leads to a rift between them which can never be resolved after his death.
“In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo”
The opening stanza to the poem is the first sign that the figure of her dad is corrupt as she has had to live her life in the shadow of her father’s image/memory. The title of the poem and the first stanza are totally in contrast as the title makes us think the poem will be about her dad and will praise him whereas the first stanza describes him as evil and an oppressor as she is so scared she can’t even breath in his presence. This is very effective as it completely shocks the reader as their first views of the poem they have made by the title are completely abolished. The figure of “Daddy” becomes more corrupt as the poem goes on.
“I have always been scared of you…
And your neat moustache
And your Aryan-eye, bright blue”
In this stanza we have a direct confession from the daughter that she was scared of her father which is shocking as he should be the one person that she really loves in this world over anyone else but she is scared of him and frightened being around him which is not normal of a father daughter relationship. This shows how corrupt the father is as he scares his daughter into hating him. Also, she compares him directly to Hitler, one of the most evil and corrupt men in history which makes us question the point of view that we are given of the father as comparing him to Hitler is very strong and even over-exaggerated.
“Bit my pretty red heart in two
I was ten when they buried you…
And get back, back, back to you”
This stanza compares her father to a vampire which is perceived as being predatory. Also vampires drain the life and energy from their victims which in this case is Sylvia. This gives the idea that “Daddy” got his energy from his daughter by sucking her life from her. Vampires are also a sign of the devil and of complete evil which refers back to the corrupt figure of her father with no remorse for her daughter or for her feelings.
Sylvia Plath creates an effective corrupt figure not only by using text like above but also by using different imagery in her poem.
“Not god but a swastika
So black no sky could squeak through”
Through the poem the poet uses a lot of Nazi and vampire imagery. The first two lines of this stanza use Nazi imagery to compare her father to a swastika, one of the most evil symbols in the world to date. This shows she feels she is the victim in their relationship and that her father is the persecutor/oppressor. She also says her dad is so evil that no good can penetrate through this evil cloak he seems to wear.
“The vampire who said he was you
And drank my blood for a year”
Also, she uses vampire imagery to illustrate the evil that her dad possessed. By using vampire imagery we get the idea that the poem is fantasy as vampires are imaginary but it gives us the view that the dad might not be sucking her blood but her love for him and her happiness. Also it could mean that she never saw her father that much as vampires are only seen when the sun goes down as.
By using these different imageries we get the idea that he is a very evil man who instead of not being able to go into the sun he cannot cope with love and happiness. Also he seems to wear a cloak or a shield which does not allow good to penetrate his outer darkness.
The last technique Sylvia Plath uses to show the corruption of “Daddy” is her tone through the poem. In the beginning she adopts a loving tone towards him as she looks up to him and idolises him “Ghastly statue”. As the poem progresses the tone becomes angry and finally hatred.
“Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through”
The last line of the poem shows hate towards her father as she calls him a bastard and can no longer live the way she has been living, obsessing over him even after he has died and thinking about him all the time. This shows that she loses all respect and lover for her father by the end of the poem and carries the view that he is a vampire and drained the last of her love for him.
“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath is a very complex poem with all of the hidden meanings and the different ways we can look at what she says. The most successful technique that the poet uses is imagery. By comparing her dad to Hitler, a Swastika, Vampires and to Nazi’s this shows just how evil and corrupt his figure is. Being one of these things is evil but being composed of them all is a sign of pure evil. Through the poem we see that growing up she was scared of him and felt persecuted from him. Through this poem we see how family relationships are not always simple and that they can be really complex.
The Drop-In Clinic
Ok, because I am concerned about you passing this exam (even if you are not) I am going to be running a drop-in session on Thursdays after school so if you need help with any particular piece of work or have not understood something covered in class you can come along and get some extra help.
All I will ask you to do is if you want to come along can you sign up on the board which will be next to your reminders in class? This means I can speak to people on a first come first served basis. Some of you may, for example, wish to come next week so that you can have a chat about your specialist studies.
Ms. Moore
All I will ask you to do is if you want to come along can you sign up on the board which will be next to your reminders in class? This means I can speak to people on a first come first served basis. Some of you may, for example, wish to come next week so that you can have a chat about your specialist studies.
Ms. Moore
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Iona ( cnt find any discs 2 put this on!!)
“Daddy”
By Sylvia Plath
“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath is a poem which Plath wrote long after the death of her father, so she could convey her feelings towards him.
The poem as a whole is written in quite a childish manner. “Daddy” is a childish form of endearment, and throughout the poem she uses words which are rather juvenile, such as “achoo” and “gobbledygoo.” This suggests that she is still stuck in the past, when her father died.
During the poem, Plath contradicts herself to a certain extent. In some lines it is apparent she loves her father dearly, whilst in others it seems she hates him. In the second stanza she says “Daddy, I have had to kill you.” She means that she has killed off his memory. This isn’t a usual part of mourning for anyone who has lost a father, and this suggests their relationship wasn’t great. However, in the third stanza, Sylvia Plath goes on to say “I used to pray to recover you. Ach, du.” This suggests that she didn’t always dislike her father as much as she did when she wrote the poem, in fact, quite the contrary. It suggests that, despite all his faults, she still loved him, and she wanted him back with her. Also, the use of the German “Ach, du,” meaning ‘Oh, You’ is also a form of endearment. It shows her love again, and the fact she speaks German shows that she doesn’t hate everything about her father.
It is evident too that Plath needed her father after he died. “You died before I had time.” This suggests that she never really got the chance to get to know her father, and she is quite resentful for that.
In a way, Sylvia Plath idolises her father. She describes him as ‘god’ and as a “Ghastly statue.” These both show her admiration for him, but she doesn’t really convey them in a positive way. She gives a feeling, that he was a figure of high ground, but for all the wrong reasons.
Plath conveys the idea that she feels suffocated by her father. “Ich, Ich, Ich, Ich. I could hardy speak.” Ich is the German for I and this sounds like she is choking or even suffocating.
The seventh stanza of the poem is, I think, the most interesting. “An engine, an engine, chuffing me off like a Jew, A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen. I began to talk like a Jew. I think I may well be a Jew.” The way Plath suggests herself to be a Jew is just completely shocking. This shows that she feels persecuted, and even suggests that her relationship with her father was like living in a concentration camp.
Later, Plath goes on to compare her father to Hitler. “with your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.” This comparison is unbelievable because you can’ really get two people who are more different than Hitler and a Jew. This shows the divides between Plath and her father.
Towards the end of the poem, Plath seems to grow angrier, and her tone changes. “No god but a swastika.” She is no longer saying her father is god, but she is saying he is a swastika, the symbol everyone in the world associates with evil. However, she goes on to say “Every woman adores a facist.” This shows that despite everything, she does still love him. Another part of the poem that shows this is when she says “At twenty I tried to die, and get back, back, back to you.” This shows Plath’s desperation to know her father.
The poem finishes with the line “Daddy, Daddy, you bastard, I’m through.” This line shows that Plath is over all the feelings of wanting her father back. She has put him to rest, once and for all, after a very long time of dedicating her life to his memory.
This whole poem is written with a rhythm which is quite unusual, but it works incredibly well. The way Plath uses German and English throughout the poem makes it interesting too. Also, the way Plath can’t make up her mind about how she feels for her father makes it a much more heart wrenching read. In the end you really feel for her because of her continual confusion and the way she is incapable of hating her father completely.
“Daddy”
By Sylvia Plath
“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath is a poem which Plath wrote long after the death of her father, so she could convey her feelings towards him.
The poem as a whole is written in quite a childish manner. “Daddy” is a childish form of endearment, and throughout the poem she uses words which are rather juvenile, such as “achoo” and “gobbledygoo.” This suggests that she is still stuck in the past, when her father died.
During the poem, Plath contradicts herself to a certain extent. In some lines it is apparent she loves her father dearly, whilst in others it seems she hates him. In the second stanza she says “Daddy, I have had to kill you.” She means that she has killed off his memory. This isn’t a usual part of mourning for anyone who has lost a father, and this suggests their relationship wasn’t great. However, in the third stanza, Sylvia Plath goes on to say “I used to pray to recover you. Ach, du.” This suggests that she didn’t always dislike her father as much as she did when she wrote the poem, in fact, quite the contrary. It suggests that, despite all his faults, she still loved him, and she wanted him back with her. Also, the use of the German “Ach, du,” meaning ‘Oh, You’ is also a form of endearment. It shows her love again, and the fact she speaks German shows that she doesn’t hate everything about her father.
It is evident too that Plath needed her father after he died. “You died before I had time.” This suggests that she never really got the chance to get to know her father, and she is quite resentful for that.
In a way, Sylvia Plath idolises her father. She describes him as ‘god’ and as a “Ghastly statue.” These both show her admiration for him, but she doesn’t really convey them in a positive way. She gives a feeling, that he was a figure of high ground, but for all the wrong reasons.
Plath conveys the idea that she feels suffocated by her father. “Ich, Ich, Ich, Ich. I could hardy speak.” Ich is the German for I and this sounds like she is choking or even suffocating.
The seventh stanza of the poem is, I think, the most interesting. “An engine, an engine, chuffing me off like a Jew, A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen. I began to talk like a Jew. I think I may well be a Jew.” The way Plath suggests herself to be a Jew is just completely shocking. This shows that she feels persecuted, and even suggests that her relationship with her father was like living in a concentration camp.
Later, Plath goes on to compare her father to Hitler. “with your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.” This comparison is unbelievable because you can’ really get two people who are more different than Hitler and a Jew. This shows the divides between Plath and her father.
Towards the end of the poem, Plath seems to grow angrier, and her tone changes. “No god but a swastika.” She is no longer saying her father is god, but she is saying he is a swastika, the symbol everyone in the world associates with evil. However, she goes on to say “Every woman adores a facist.” This shows that despite everything, she does still love him. Another part of the poem that shows this is when she says “At twenty I tried to die, and get back, back, back to you.” This shows Plath’s desperation to know her father.
The poem finishes with the line “Daddy, Daddy, you bastard, I’m through.” This line shows that Plath is over all the feelings of wanting her father back. She has put him to rest, once and for all, after a very long time of dedicating her life to his memory.
This whole poem is written with a rhythm which is quite unusual, but it works incredibly well. The way Plath uses German and English throughout the poem makes it interesting too. Also, the way Plath can’t make up her mind about how she feels for her father makes it a much more heart wrenching read. In the end you really feel for her because of her continual confusion and the way she is incapable of hating her father completely.
Boring Essay
Boredom setting in about...........................................................................................now
Sarah Anderson, 5S2, Bored
:( i dont know what to write? does anyone? mines sounds bad.. im watching "How its made" its really interesting. got to go to the shop with my mum now cause she doesnt want to go by herself. see you there ;)
sarah x x x x x x <3
sarah x x x x x x <3
it was me
I put the post up about how to make it up to ms moore and i know her better than anyone else in the class and she loves miffy stuff u cant go wrong with it, right about the hugs though lol we might crush her and the sweets sounds like a good idea get sweets or face me!
Alex xx
Alex xx
Sup
I would like to apoligise for my constant talking in class. I just get distracted by Iona. She is such a cutey. ahahahahahaha..HA! anyway, I can only go on this ghost trip if i hold someones hand. pssst i get scared easy style =[ but im ok, im a little trucker! =]
Love you all.. espc ? :O:P
sarah x
Love you all.. espc ? :O:P
sarah x
Lets brainstorm on a way to make it up to ms moore. anyone got any kind of miffy merchandise that they are willing to give up? Or we could go for the good old fashioned group hug? Or old faithful SWEETS :D! Everyone buy lots n lots of sweets, miffy merchandise and give her a group hug tomorrow? that sound about right?Suggestions people!More importantly just do the work and be "Hush" lolx
Right to whoever put up this post. You obviously dont know Ms Moore to well. I think she has enough miffy stuff i mean how many cuddly rabbits do u need? And im sure the last thing Ms Moore would ever want is her higher english class all rushing to give her a 'group hug'. However one good point sweets might work cause everyone loves sweets =D
Right to whoever put up this post. You obviously dont know Ms Moore to well. I think she has enough miffy stuff i mean how many cuddly rabbits do u need? And im sure the last thing Ms Moore would ever want is her higher english class all rushing to give her a 'group hug'. However one good point sweets might work cause everyone loves sweets =D
Make it up to ms moore day
Lets brainstorm on a way to make it up to ms moore. anyone got any kind of miffy merchandise that they are willing to give up? Or we could go for the good old fashioned group hug? Or old faithful SWEETS :D! Everyone buy lots n lots of sweets, miffy merchandise and give her a group hug tomorrow? that sound about right?
Suggestions people!
More importantly just do the work and be "Hush" lol
x
Suggestions people!
More importantly just do the work and be "Hush" lol
x
My God
I just cant do this. too complicated, I'd rather learn maths than do this essay! are we even going to use this?
Guys poor effort on our part ticking off Ms. Moore today and I know I was one of them I usually am as it happens, she lets us away with murder in that classroom. I say its time to knuckle down and show what we can really do, fair enough have a laugh but to a certain extent and know when to shut our mouths...maybe thats just my opinion and I know I'm going to knuckle down and buck up our ideas because I don't know about the rest of you's but I want to pass this course because I'm failing all the other ones!!! :D lol.
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say...SORRY! :)
Mikey T xxx
Guys poor effort on our part ticking off Ms. Moore today and I know I was one of them I usually am as it happens, she lets us away with murder in that classroom. I say its time to knuckle down and show what we can really do, fair enough have a laugh but to a certain extent and know when to shut our mouths...maybe thats just my opinion and I know I'm going to knuckle down and buck up our ideas because I don't know about the rest of you's but I want to pass this course because I'm failing all the other ones!!! :D lol.
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say...SORRY! :)
Mikey T xxx
Sorry
Hey miss moore! really sorry bout 2day u know wat we're like. An excitable bunch! dont be mean! we want 2 go on that ghost walk we just got over excited! plz dnt be mad! danielle xx
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The Public Memoirs of a Mikey T...
Anyone fancy giving me a wee daddy essay that I could pass off as my own??
Im quite aware Ms. Moore will see this but she won't know he gave me it, so I could deny the whole thing ever happened.
Moan the Mushrooms and "D o l c e D e c o r u m E s t".
Love you all...execpt Kris.
Im quite aware Ms. Moore will see this but she won't know he gave me it, so I could deny the whole thing ever happened.
Moan the Mushrooms and "D o l c e D e c o r u m E s t".
Love you all...execpt Kris.
The Salem Witch Trials 1692
Have a look at this wbsite for a chronological account of the actual witch trials in Salem:
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
Enjoy!!
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
Enjoy!!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Deadlines and NABs This Term
Friday 17th November: Spec Studies Second draft (this is not compulsory for eveyone but some of you may need a second draft before the actual NAB).
Tuesday 28th November: Spec. Study NAB
Tuesday 5th December: Creative Writing (first draft) due
Monday 11th December: Close Reading NAB 2
Thursday 14th December: Textual Analysis NAB 2
Monday 18th December: Crucible Critical Essay NAB
Tuesday 28th November: Spec. Study NAB
Tuesday 5th December: Creative Writing (first draft) due
Monday 11th December: Close Reading NAB 2
Thursday 14th December: Textual Analysis NAB 2
Monday 18th December: Crucible Critical Essay NAB
Creative Writing Task
Due on Tuesday 5th December:
Using a stream of consciousness narrative (in the style of Janice Galloway) write a short story to describe either:
1. a man who has just been released from prison after 10 years. You will need to consider how things will have changed for him politically, socially, and any advances to technology etc.
or
2. a woman who has just discovered she is pregnant after a one-night stand. You should consider how she is feeling and what her possible options would be.
This piece of work should be roughly 1000 to 1500 words in length.
Using a stream of consciousness narrative (in the style of Janice Galloway) write a short story to describe either:
1. a man who has just been released from prison after 10 years. You will need to consider how things will have changed for him politically, socially, and any advances to technology etc.
or
2. a woman who has just discovered she is pregnant after a one-night stand. You should consider how she is feeling and what her possible options would be.
This piece of work should be roughly 1000 to 1500 words in length.
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