Showing posts with label British lit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British lit. Show all posts

Monday, January 28, 2013

A Meloncholy song







"Gone"Lyrics By:Kelly Clarkson

What you see's not what you get
With you there's just no measurement
No way to tell what's real from what isn't there
Your eyes they sparkle
That's all changed into lies that drop like acid rain
You washed away the best of me
You don't care

You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone

Sometimes shattered
Never open
Nothing matters
When you're broken
That was me whenever I was with you
Always ending
Always over
Back and forth, up and down like a rollercoaster
I am breaking
That habit
Today

You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone

There is nothing you can say
Sorry doesn't cut it, babe
Take the hit and walk away
'Cause I'm gone
Doesn't matter what you do
It's what you did that's hurting you
All I needed was the truth
Now I'm gone

What you see's not what you get
What you see's not what you get

You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone
I'm already gone
Oh, I'm already gone, gone, gone, gone
Already gone
I'm gone


Connecting it to the song in, "Twelfth Night"

Both of these songs are grabbing the attention of others. They want others to notice what's going on. Both of the songs are sad and it talks one person leaving his/her lover for good. In that song, the person is actually talking about dying. But in this song, it does not talk actually says she dies. But it is perceived that a part of her has died already. The part of her that used to love this guy. She does not love him anymore, so that part of her does not exist anymore. 

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Petrarchan Sonnet about Cars

The thrill you bring in a pleasant joyride   (A)
  u           /          u           /        u  /     u     /          u      /
The giant smile you bring upon our face (B)
  u         /   u       /            u        /          u   /        u        /   
It is fast and takes us from place to place(B)
 u   /    u         /           u      /         u            /        u         /
Takes us diverse districts when we're outside (A)
  u            /       u     /         u       /              u        /           u       /     




The various brands to choose and decide(A)

   u       /   u    /           u           /       u             /         u      /
Which one suits our needs the best and our pace(B)
    u           /           u       /            u          /        u          /       u         / 
(For some) It may be an exhilarating chase(B)
                u     /       u      /     u   /   u /   u              /
But in the meantime we need to abide(A)
    u      /      u       /           u         /         u       /     u   /


The happiness you'll bring into our world (C)
  u        /    u       /        u             /          u  /       u        /
But it is not yet possible, not yet(D)
  u      /    u     /      u      /    u    /         u        /
The life you'll help us have, it is so neat! (E)
  u        /          u        /         u       /          u   /    u       /

The GPS makes you smart I have heard(C)
  u      /u /         u           /          u        /     u             /
Magnificent thing you will be, I bet (D)
  u      /  u      /        u            /         u      /    u    /
Eight more months to go till I turn eighteen!(E)
    u           /            u               /   u        /    u    /         u         /






Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Cast list of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

 

 
Macbeth-Julie( a janitor) --- Emily

Banquo- Daisy( janitor, friend of Julie) ----Sally

The King- Hannah (a very famous singer) ----Angela Chan

The Witches-Monk( lives in the monastery)----Chanda

Lady Macbeth and kinda like Lady Macduff - Jenius ( Julie's mom) -------Janelle

Macduff (ish)-----Manager------Manesh

Banquo's child------Daisy's daughter----Sally

Doctor-----Doctor---Chanda

The murderers ------the guy crazy for Julie-------Betty Liao

Judge ----Ivy



 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Macbeth quiz

1.What is an iamb? What is iambic pentameter?Create one phrase in iambic pentameter.

An iamb is one stressed or unstressed sound. Iambic pentameter is 5 stressed sound and 5 unstressed sounds. u/u/u/u/u/. He likes to go and visit little kids.

2.What is the rhyme scheme for an English sonnets? For an Italian sonnet?

English Rhyme scheme: ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG. Italian sonnet: ABBA / ABBA/ CDCDCD

3.What is the line of succession ( who has power ) in Macbeth?

The king honored Macbeth, but he gave his son more power. The king, then his son Malcolm, then Macbeth.

4.How does the titular character increase his power?

The Captain informed Macbeth that he now had been promoted to the Lord Cawdor as well. Because that guy was found to be not loyal.

5. Summarize why Witch #1 was in a bad mood.

She was in a bad mood because the sailor's wife had chestnuts and she wanted some but the sailor's wife didn't give her any.

6. What are the three prophechies of Macbeth?

He will be crowned Lord of Cawdor, He will become King, and lord of Glamis.

7. What are the three prophecies of Banquo?

He will have future kings for his sons,but he himself won't be a king. He won't be happy but happier. Less and greater than Macbeth.

8. "If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me without my stir." (I.iii.143) Who said it? To whom? Translate to plain English?

Macbeth said this to Banquo. It means that if he was meant to be King, he wouldn't need to do anything to become King.

9."Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here... take my milk for gall.." (I.v.41, 48) Who said it? To whom? Translate to plain English?

Lady Macbeth said this to the evil spirits. She was telling the evil spirits to make her strong and tough like a man.



Saturday, October 20, 2012

My Sonnet : Chocolate

All the troubles you have given to me,  [A]
 u.... / ... u...../... u...... /     u    /     u   /
The toothaches that had happened 'cause of you,  [B]
 u           /      u            /      u       /     u              /        u    /     
The dentists that I had to go and see,  [A]
 u         /    u          /    u   /      u   /       u      /
And every time I went there I said BOO!  [B]
u          /   u       /      u     /         u       /    u        /


You are my temptation and you know it, [C]
 u        /      u      /    u    /          u      /        u        /
You make us wanna go outside and sing, [D]
 u          /        u      /   u       /        u    /       u       /
The way you make me drool for every bit, [C]
 u         /       u         /         u       /         u     / u        /
Need to be far from that addicting thing. [D] 
 u          /   u      /        u       /        u  /  u           /

But the delight you bring into my life, [E]
u         /     u   /           u      /         u  /    u      /
The happiness in every single bite, [F]
 u        /    u     /       u    / u          /  u        /
Oh, how it helps me not to have the strife, [E]
 u        /       u     /         u      /     u     /        u       /
The blissfulness and joy, am I not right? [F]
 u          /    u     /          u       /       u    /   u      /

There it is , wrapped in pretty, purple lace, [G]
 u          /   u            /            u     /  u         /   u        /
Enormous smile you bring upon my face! [G]
 u    /      u         /          u       /          u /      u        /

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012

Jobs in the medieval ages

Squires used to work for knights. Their job was to help the knights, and clean the dirty armor suit.They had to clean it with urine(because it had ammonia), vinegar, and sand. After the battle was over, Archers had to look for half dead bodies then kill them, because they would die a slow, painful death anyway. In the middle ages, they used leeches to suck your blood out. They believed it would suck the bad out. The person collected leeches was called the Leech Collector. Barber surgeons would basically have two jobs, a job of a barber and a job of a doctor. The reason they did this was that they already had the materials.They would pour the medicine through a tube through the butt hole. Then there was someone known as the "Wise" lady. They would give you weird things to help cure your sicknesses. For Ex:They would put live worms on your throat to cure your sore throat.When those worms died they believed your sore throat would get cured. To build Cathedrals they needed mortar, clay and lime. To make lime they needed to burn chalk. But the problem was that when you burn chalk it gives off carbon monoxide which is deadly. The treadmill workers were usually blind people because these treadmills were on top of buildings and the blind people wouldn't be afraid.They would use treadmills to lift up stuff. And then there were people known as fullers. Because wool fabric is greasy,they have to process it to make it a tighter material. For that they used water, urine(to grease it and because it had ammonia). And they would keep on stepping on it for a long time.

I think the worst job is building a Cathedral because they didn't have modern technology like we do so there was a risk of dying .They had to burn chalk and it gave off carbon monoxide but they didn't have any safety equipment back then. So a lot of them died while working there. So that is the reason I think that it is the worst job.


If I had to choose any job to do I would choose to work on the treadmill. I know it's quite scary but I don't think it's as gross as other jobs. And I think it is easier than other jobs too.The only thing I would have to do is walk on the treadmill. It should be ok as long as you're blindfolded and make sure the treadmill is steady enough.




Saturday, September 1, 2012

Mnemonic blog

In Feudalism basically there is this King who owns everything, then he spreads his kingdom amongst his friends called the Lords.Who in turn give their land to the Vassels to be taken care of. And the king also gives part of the land to the Church. Then those Vassels will get Knights to live in the land to train. After that those knights are too busy so they need someone to cook and clean their houses so then the people who do these things are called Serfs, basically the lowest of the low.

Mnemonic:


K atherine

L oves

V acationing in

K uala Lumpur and

S ingapore.



Saturday, August 25, 2012

Talking Map


















SCRIPT:
We're not entirely sure who were he earliest inhabitants of the British isles but we do know that people from Spain and Portugal came to Britiain. After that, the Celts came to Britain. There were two groups of Celts, the Brythons that settled in Britain and the Gaels that settled in Ireland. After that, Julius Caesar from Rome quickly came to Britain and declared it conquered then he went back to France.The Romans ruled for 300 years. Then the Anglo Saxons came from Germany. After that, the Vikings came from Denmark and Norway. The Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons made an agreement that the Danes would rule in the East and North while the Saxons would continue to rule in the South.