Now add your notes and comments about the poem. Remember to state your name at the beginning of each comment.
32 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Jade and Eilidh after much arguing managed to post this:
The Horses
Barely a twelvemonth after The seven days war that put the world to sleep, Late in the evening the strange horses came. By then we had made our covenant with silence, But in the first few days it was so still We listened to our breathing and were afraid. On the second day The radios failed; we turned the knobs; no answer. On the third day a warship passed us, heading north, Dead bodies piled on the deck. On the sixth day A plane plunged over us into the sea. Thereafter Nothing. The radios dumb; And still they stand in corners of our kitchens, And stand, perhaps, turned on, in a million rooms All over the world. But now if they should speak, If on a sudden they should speak again, If on the stroke of noon a voice should speak, We would not listen, we would not let it bring That old bad world that swallowed its children quick At one great gulp. We would not have it again. Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness. The tractors lie about our fields; at evening They look like dank sea-monsters couched and waiting. We leave them where they are and let them rust: 'They'll molder away and be like other loam.' We make our oxen drag our rusty plows, Long laid aside. We have gone back Far past our fathers' land. And then, that evening Late in the summer the strange horses came. We heard a distant tapping on the road, A deepening drumming; it stopped, went on again And at the corner changed to hollow thunder. We saw the heads Like a wild wave charging and were afraid. We had sold our horses in our fathers' time To buy new tractors. Now they were strange to us As fabulous steeds set on an ancient shield. Or illustrations in a book of knights. We did not dare go near them. Yet they waited, Stubborn and shy, as if they had been sent By an old command to find our whereabouts And that long-lost archaic companionship. In the first moment we had never a thought That they were creatures to be owned and used. Among them were some half a dozen colts Dropped in some wilderness of the broken world, Yet new as if they had come from their own Eden. Since then they have pulled our plows and borne our loads But that free servitude still can pierce our hearts. Our life is changed; their coming our beginning.
The main themes explored in "The Horses" Are: Nucleur war and Modern society being to dependant on technology. the situation being explored is that there has been a nucleur war and left are a handful of isolated survivors And they have had to go back to the old ways without technology they have lost practically everything The horses have come to look for the survivors. these people have lost all communication with the world outside f theirsmall community and arefinding each day a struggle but they have been given a new start so they can learn from the past
The poem is told using flasback t is a narrative poem.
Lines 1 to 4 are told in Saga the word choice and structure is archaic. this links to the idea of reverting to 'old ways' anology is used when: "seven days war" refers to the creation story told in genesis 7 days to make the world seven days to destroy it Euphamism is used in "put the world to sleep" many have died and the world as they knew it is gone "covenant" tells us that this silence in the lifestyle is now important to them "on the first day" this continues the creation analogy it emphasises how catastrophic the planet's desttruction would be The atmospere is one of total fear and shock the semi colon lists the events and the short sentences create tension and suspense.
Lines 1-4: These lines are a prologue and the Horses are introduced.
In the first few lines there is an archaic word choice, and an archaic structure. Choosing this ancient form of storytelling (saga) links to the point that the survivors had to go back to the ancient ways of life.
The “seven days war” is an analogy. It is drawn from the creation story in Genesis in the old testament. The point of this analogy is that it took God seven days to create the world and Man seven days to destroy it.
“Put the world to sleep” is a euphemism, it is used to lessen the shock that millions of people have died during the nuclear war.
The word “covenant” suggests that the silence and this new way of life are very important to the survivors.
Lines 5-30: These lines are a flashback, where we learn of the aftermath of the nuclear attack.
In lines 5-6, the atmosphere is one of fear and shock. The semi colon introduces a list of events to us. The writer uses short sentences here to create this mood of shock and tension.
In line 12, the Caesura “thereafter nothing” emphasises the finality of events and shows that there is no going back.
There is enjambment; “On the second day”; “On the sixth day”; “thereafter nothing”. This disjointed line layout is intended to reflect the shock felt by the survivors.
Lines 12-15: the radios in these lines are personified, as they are given the qualities of a living creature. This is used to emphasise the importance that the technology they would have had as it would have been the living link to civilisation.
In line 13 there is a pun: “still they stand”. One on hand they remain where they were; on the other there is no action from them. This emphasises that millions of people have died.
Lines 14-16 These lines emphasise the amounts of people that would have died in these events. There is a defiant tone in the next few lines, which is unexpected from a group of people recovering from the impact. The word "but" introduces this contrast in tone.
The repetition of "if" suggests defiance. These things are connected with communication. And you would expect people in this situation to want this. "We would not" is very defiant.
Lines 18-20 personify the world, like a creature that eats its own children. This is a revolting idea that is unnatural. "Quick, this pn suggests the world has eaten the children alive, as the destruction of the world was so quick.
Line 21 "nations lying asleep" is a euphemism for millions of people dying. "curled blindly" is a reference to the position that they died, this suggests people curled up in the foetal position to try and protect themselves. The tone here is of people who are confused and puzzled, and can't come to terms with what happened.
Lines 24-30 mark the transition from modern technology to pre-industrial technology. Tractors are compared to sea monsters in lines 24-25, these items are both quite large. There is also a sense of threat, as the tractors represent the old ways. This is surprising as it shows that the community has moved on.
By having direct speech in line 27, it humanises our survivors. This also reinforces this saga register by using archaic language. "moulder" to mould away. "loam" is fertile soil.
Lines 31-32 is a link sentence which brings us up to date, a year after the nuclear war.
"Strange horses" show that they are important and somehow mysterious.
There s a juxtaposition. We have the Horses compared to Oxen. Oxen are beasts of burden, meanwhile the horses arrived of their own free will.
Lines 31-34 These lines build tension as the horses get closer. His word choice starts with the quieter noise: "tapping". Then goes to a louder noise: "drumming" and "thunder". The survivors muzt have been scared.
"We saw the heads like a wild wave charging" this is a simile. The horses manes are being compared to a wild wave. This is to make them seem powerful and uncontrollable. There is a sense of awe when they saw these anmals, they were frightened and impressed.
Lines 40-41, the new horses are compared to the type of animal that a medieval knight might have used. A proud animal. To them it was like seeing something from a story book come alive. This suggests that the horses have come to save the survivors, like a knight and steed in a story book would have.
This ties into the story telling nature of the saga, as it talks about knights, linking back to archaic days.
"that long lost archaic companionship" over thousands of years, humans and horses have lived together. Over the years, the use of horses has died out. They are no longer used in fields, or for transport.
"As if they have been sent by some old command" this is instinctive in horses to seek humans out, as traditionally they had worked together.
"stubborn and shy", stubborn shows that they are unmoving, as if they are there for a purpose. 'Shy' shows that they are uncertain.
Lines 46-47, these show an equality between the horses and the survivors. They thought they were friends.
"Colts" represent new life, this is a tone of hope as the young horses have brought the possibility of a future to the survivors.
"yet new as if they had come from their own Eden" relates back to the creation story in Genesis. The implication here is that the world has been reborn, which emphasises the tone of hope.
Lines 51-53, these are an epilogue, bringing us up to the present day.
"Free servitude" is an oxymoron. This tells us that unlike the oxen, the horses have volunteered to help the humans.
The survivors do not want to repeat the mistakes of their disfunctional civilisation, they are embracing a non technological lifestyle, working with the planet. This represents humanity trying to make a fresh start, and not try to recreate the past.
I think this is onе of the most imρoгtant info foг me. Αnd і am glаd reading your article. But wаnna rеmаrk on some general things, Thе ωеb sіte stylе iѕ perfect, the artiсleѕ is rеally еxсellent : D. Goоd job, cheеrs
[url=http://www.23planet.com]Online casinos[/url], also known as accepted casinos or Internet casinos, are online versions of household ("chunk and mortar") casinos. Online casinos own gamblers to lessen and wager on casino games being the Internet. Online casinos habitually channel odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some online casinos contend higher payback percentages in the servicing of furrow chart games, and some producer eminent payout hold spellbound audits on their websites. Assuming that the online casino is using an aptly programmed unsystematic hundred generator, proffer games like blackjack aspire an established congress edge. The payout incise up during these games are established guardianship the aegis the rules of the game. Bifurcate online casinos sign on unfashionable or possessions their software from companies like Microgaming, Realtime Gaming, Playtech, Supranational Gambado Technology and CryptoLogic Inc.
This is гeallу interesting, You're a very skilled blogger. I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your magnificent post. Also, I have shared your site in my social networks!
Very nіce post. I simply stumbled upоn уοur weblog and wished to sау that I've really loved browsing your weblog posts. After all I'll bе subscribing in your feed and I'm hoping you write again soon!
I want to pursue a significant in creative writing, and eventually become a fiction writer, but my question is, besides teaching english (which I NEVER picture myself doing), what is there for someone using a creative writing degree to accomplish before they have written any books. My friend says a degree in creative articles are like registering to operate at Starbuck's until i get published, is the case?.
Whoa! This blog loοks exactly like my old one! It's on a totally different topic but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Outstanding choice of colors!
Ι'm amazed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that's both equally educаtіve аnd intеresting, and withοut a dοubt, you've hit the nail on the head. The problem is something that not enough men and women are speaking intelligently about. Now i'm vеry happy that I found thіs in my hunt for something relating tο thіs.
Hi! I simply wіsh to givе yοu a hugе thumbs up fοr the еxcеllеnt information yοu haνe гight heгe on this post. I will be coming back tο yοuг site for more soon.
Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon on a daily basis. It's always useful to read articles from other authors and practice a little something from other websites.
Pretty section οf сontent. I just stumbled upon your weblоg аnd іn aсcessiοn capitаl to sаy that I gеt in fact enjoyed account your blog ρosts. Anyway I will bе ѕubscribіng іn youг feeds and evеn I fulfillment you get admission to consistently fast.
The relationship interface auto populates the com port and components speed configurations. It is really so basic and consumer friendly that even a novice can use it.
32 comments:
Jade and Eilidh after much arguing managed to post this:
The Horses
Barely a twelvemonth after
The seven days war that put the world to sleep,
Late in the evening the strange horses came.
By then we had made our covenant with silence,
But in the first few days it was so still
We listened to our breathing and were afraid.
On the second day
The radios failed; we turned the knobs; no answer.
On the third day a warship passed us, heading north,
Dead bodies piled on the deck. On the sixth day
A plane plunged over us into the sea. Thereafter
Nothing. The radios dumb;
And still they stand in corners of our kitchens,
And stand, perhaps, turned on, in a million rooms
All over the world. But now if they should speak,
If on a sudden they should speak again,
If on the stroke of noon a voice should speak,
We would not listen, we would not let it bring
That old bad world that swallowed its children quick
At one great gulp. We would not have it again.
Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep,
Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow,
And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.
The tractors lie about our fields; at evening
They look like dank sea-monsters couched and waiting.
We leave them where they are and let them rust:
'They'll molder away and be like other loam.'
We make our oxen drag our rusty plows,
Long laid aside. We have gone back
Far past our fathers' land.
And then, that evening
Late in the summer the strange horses came.
We heard a distant tapping on the road,
A deepening drumming; it stopped, went on again
And at the corner changed to hollow thunder.
We saw the heads
Like a wild wave charging and were afraid.
We had sold our horses in our fathers' time
To buy new tractors. Now they were strange to us
As fabulous steeds set on an ancient shield.
Or illustrations in a book of knights.
We did not dare go near them. Yet they waited,
Stubborn and shy, as if they had been sent
By an old command to find our whereabouts
And that long-lost archaic companionship.
In the first moment we had never a thought
That they were creatures to be owned and used.
Among them were some half a dozen colts
Dropped in some wilderness of the broken world,
Yet new as if they had come from their own Eden.
Since then they have pulled our plows and borne our loads
But that free servitude still can pierce our hearts.
Our life is changed; their coming our beginning.
Jade and Eilidh
The main themes explored in "The Horses" Are: Nucleur war and Modern society being to dependant on technology.
the situation being explored is that there has been a nucleur war and left are a handful of isolated survivors And they have had to go back to the old ways without technology they have lost practically everything The horses have come to look for the survivors. these people have lost all communication with the world outside f theirsmall community and arefinding each day a struggle but they have been given a new start so they can learn from the past
The poem is told using flasback t is a narrative poem.
Jade!
Lines 1 to 4 are told in Saga the word choice and structure is archaic. this links to the idea of reverting to 'old ways'
anology is used when:
"seven days war" refers to the creation story told in genesis
7 days to make the world seven days to destroy it
Euphamism is used in "put the world to sleep"
many have died and the world as they knew it is gone
"covenant" tells us that this silence in the lifestyle is now important to them
"on the first day" this continues the creation analogy it emphasises how catastrophic the planet's desttruction would be
The atmospere is one of total fear and shock the semi colon lists the events and the short sentences create tension and suspense.
Megan and Mathew
Lines 1-4: These lines are a prologue and the Horses are introduced.
In the first few lines there is an archaic word choice, and an archaic structure. Choosing this ancient form of storytelling (saga) links to the point that the survivors had to go back to the ancient ways of life.
The “seven days war” is an analogy. It is drawn from the creation story in Genesis in the old testament. The point of this analogy is that it took God seven days to create the world and Man seven days to destroy it.
“Put the world to sleep” is a euphemism, it is used to lessen the shock that millions of people have died during the nuclear war.
The word “covenant” suggests that the silence and this new way of life are very important to the survivors.
Lines 5-30: These lines are a flashback, where we learn of the aftermath of the nuclear attack.
In lines 5-6, the atmosphere is one of fear and shock. The semi colon introduces a list of events to us. The writer uses short sentences here to create this mood of shock and tension.
In line 12, the Caesura “thereafter nothing” emphasises the finality of events and shows that there is no going back.
There is enjambment; “On the second day”; “On the sixth day”; “thereafter nothing”. This disjointed line layout is intended to reflect the shock felt by the survivors.
Lines 12-15: the radios in these lines are personified, as they are given the qualities of a living creature. This is used to emphasise the importance that the technology they would have had as it would have been the living link to civilisation.
In line 13 there is a pun: “still they stand”. One on hand they remain where they were; on the other there is no action from them. This emphasises that millions of people have died.
Lines 14-16 These lines emphasise the amounts of people that would have died in these events. There is a defiant tone in the next few lines, which is unexpected from a group of people recovering from the impact. The word "but" introduces this contrast in tone.
The repetition of "if" suggests defiance. These things are connected with communication. And you would expect people in this situation to want this. "We would not" is very defiant.
Lines 18-20 personify the world, like a creature that eats its own children. This is a revolting idea that is unnatural. "Quick, this pn suggests the world has eaten the children alive, as the destruction of the world was so quick.
Line 21 "nations lying asleep" is a euphemism for millions of people dying. "curled blindly" is a reference to the position that they died, this suggests people curled up in the foetal position to try and protect themselves. The tone here is of people who are confused and puzzled, and can't come to terms with what happened.
Lines 24-30 mark the transition from modern technology to pre-industrial technology. Tractors are compared to sea monsters in lines 24-25, these items are both quite large. There is also a sense of threat, as the tractors represent the old ways. This is surprising as it shows that the community has moved on.
By having direct speech in line 27, it humanises our survivors. This also reinforces this saga register by using archaic language. "moulder" to mould away. "loam" is fertile soil.
Lines 31-32 is a link sentence which brings us up to date, a year after the nuclear war.
"Strange horses" show that they are important and somehow mysterious.
There s a juxtaposition. We have the Horses compared to Oxen. Oxen are beasts of burden, meanwhile the horses arrived of their own free will.
Lines 31-34 These lines build tension as the horses get closer. His word choice starts with the quieter noise: "tapping". Then goes to a louder noise: "drumming" and "thunder". The survivors muzt have been scared.
"We saw the heads like a wild wave charging" this is a simile. The horses manes are being compared to a wild wave. This is to make them seem powerful and uncontrollable. There is a sense of awe when they saw these anmals, they were frightened and impressed.
Lines 40-41, the new horses are compared to the type of animal that a medieval knight might have used. A proud animal. To them it was like seeing something from a story book come alive. This suggests that the horses have come to save the survivors, like a knight and steed in a story book would have.
This ties into the story telling nature of the saga, as it talks about knights, linking back to archaic days.
"that long lost archaic companionship" over thousands of years, humans and horses have lived together. Over the years, the use of horses has died out. They are no longer used in fields, or for transport.
"As if they have been sent by some old command" this is instinctive in horses to seek humans out, as traditionally they had worked together.
"stubborn and shy", stubborn shows that they are unmoving, as if they are there for a purpose. 'Shy' shows that they are uncertain.
Lines 46-47, these show an equality between the horses and the survivors. They thought they were friends.
"Colts" represent new life, this is a tone of hope as the young horses have brought the possibility of a future to the survivors.
"yet new as if they had come from their own Eden" relates back to the creation story in Genesis. The implication here is that the world has been reborn, which emphasises the tone of hope.
Lines 51-53, these are an epilogue, bringing us up to the present day.
"Free servitude" is an oxymoron. This tells us that unlike the oxen, the horses have volunteered to help the humans.
The survivors do not want to repeat the mistakes of their disfunctional civilisation, they are embracing a non technological lifestyle, working with the planet. This represents humanity trying to make a fresh start, and not try to recreate the past.
Amiable fill someone in on and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Gratefulness you for your information.
What's up, everything is going fine here and ofcourse every one is sharing data, that's actually fine, keep up writіng.
Also νiѕit my web pagе v2 cigs discount
Feel free to surf my weblog ... v2 cig coupon codes
Whеn ѕome one searches for his nеceѕsaгy thіng, sо he/she wisheѕ tο be aνаilable that іn detaіl, therefore thаt thing iѕ maintained
οver here.
Mу webѕitе ... V2 Cigs Reviews
my website :: www.19ja.com
I think this is onе of the most imρoгtant
info foг me. Αnd і am glаd reading your article.
But wаnna rеmаrk on some general things, Thе ωеb
sіte stylе iѕ perfect, the artiсleѕ is
rеally еxсellent : D. Goоd job,
cheеrs
Hегe is my wеb sіtе: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/V2-Cigs-Review-Authentic-Smoking-Experience-or-4075176.php
my web page - v2 cigs review
I for all time emaіled thiѕ web sіte рost page to all my fгiendѕ,
ѕince іf like to read it after that mу
friendѕ will too.
Ϻy hοmepage :: www.Prweb.com
my web site :: silk n sensepil
[url=http://www.23planet.com]Online casinos[/url], also known as accepted casinos or Internet casinos, are online versions of household ("chunk and mortar") casinos. Online casinos own gamblers to lessen and wager on casino games being the Internet.
Online casinos habitually channel odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some online casinos contend higher payback percentages in the servicing of furrow chart games, and some producer eminent payout hold spellbound audits on their websites. Assuming that the online casino is using an aptly programmed unsystematic hundred generator, proffer games like blackjack aspire an established congress edge. The payout incise up during these games are established guardianship the aegis the rules of the game.
Bifurcate online casinos sign on unfashionable or possessions their software from companies like Microgaming, Realtime Gaming, Playtech, Supranational Gambado Technology and CryptoLogic Inc.
This is гeallу interesting, You're a very skilled blogger. I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your magnificent post. Also, I have shared your site in my social networks!
Here is my web-site; Www.ti-89.org
Also see my webpage :: www.topscore-qm.com
Trulу whеn someone ԁoeѕn't know afterward its up to other viewers that they will assist, so here it takes place.
my homepage; busouketuki.com
Very nіce post. I simply stumbled upоn уοur weblog
and wished to sау that I've really loved browsing your weblog posts. After all I'll bе subscribing in your feed and I'm hoping you write again soon!
Also visit my web blog; resource for this article
If you are goіng for mоst еxcellent contentѕ like
mуself, οnly vіsіt thіѕ web page dailу since it
prеsents quаlity сontents, thanks
Also ѵisit my webpage V2 Cigs Reviews
I want to pursue a significant in creative writing, and eventually become a fiction writer, but my question is, besides teaching english
(which I NEVER picture myself doing), what is there for someone using a creative writing degree to
accomplish before they have written any books. My friend says a degree in creative articles are
like registering to operate at Starbuck's until i get published, is the case?.
my blog - vaginal mesh lawsuit
Ϲаn you tell us morе about
thіs? I'd care to find out more details.
My site V2 Cigs Reviews
Whoa! This blog loοks exactly like my old one!
It's on a totally different topic but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Outstanding choice of colors!
Check out my weblog - v2 cigs reviews
Ι'm amazed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that's
both equally educаtіve аnd intеresting, and withοut
a dοubt, you've hit the nail on the head. The problem is something that not enough men and women are speaking intelligently about. Now i'm vеry happy that I found thіs in my
hunt for something relating tο thіs.
My hοmepage :: morinoyouchien.Org
Wе're at present working on in which, but I don't have а timetаble to exactly when.
Feel free to surf to my blog; green smoke affiliate login
Hi! I simply wіsh to givе yοu a hugе thumbs up fοr the еxcеllеnt information yοu haνe гight heгe on this
post. I will be coming back tο yοuг site for more
soon.
Feel frеe to ѵisit my web pagе V2 Cigs reviews
Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on blogs
I stumbleupon on a daily basis. It's always useful to read articles from other authors and practice a little something from other websites.
My blog Dental implants costs
You ought to be a part of a contest for one of the highest
quality websites online. I'm going to highly recommend this web site!
Here is my site http://www.sinus.org.br/
I think the admin of this web page is in fact working hard
for his site, for the reason that here every data is quality
based data.
My weblog Safe Diets
Remarkable issues here. I am very satisfied to peer your post.
Thanks a lot and I am taking a look forward to touch
you. Will you please drop me a mail?
my web blog ... dental implant costs
Wonderful, what a website it is! This weblog gives valuable facts to us, keep it up.
Review my webpage http://kmvdktw.forum.mythem.es/esurizf/knuppels
Pretty section οf сontent. I
just stumbled upon your weblоg аnd іn aсcessiοn capitаl
to sаy that I gеt in fact enjoyed account your
blog ρosts. Anyway I will bе ѕubscribіng іn youг feeds and evеn I fulfillment you get admission to consistently fast.
Also visit my homepage - V2 Cigs Reviews
In some vehicles, this outlet is exposed, although other folks are not.
The resource is produced really consumer pleasant.
Look at my web-site: obdii scanner
The relationship interface auto populates the com port and components speed configurations.
It is really so basic and consumer friendly that even a novice can use
it.
my webpage: obd bluetooth ()
Yo
e cigarette, smokeless cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, e cigarette health, e cigarette, ecigarette
nice article
original biker jacket leather
buy leather jacket online canada
Post a Comment