language Examples Jessie Pope – who’s in for the game and Wilfred Owen- ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ Question: How and why do the text differ and how would they be interpreted by different readers? Focus of the Text The focus of this written task was to show understanding of war language and how this language works. For example there are a couple of things that often recur in war language such as metaphors and simile. However‚ these two stylistic devices can be used in both a positive (Jessie Pope) and a
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along‚ lads – 14. But you’ll come on all right – 15. For there’s only one course to pursue‚ 16. Your country is up to her neck in a fight‚ 17. And she’s looking and calling for you. ‘Who’s for the game’ is a conversational poem through which Jessie Pope’s representation of war encapsulates the jingoistic opinion of her culture: that war was fun‚ jovial and full of glory that any young man could earn if only he had the courage. In essence‚ this poem is based around the comparison of war to
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night‚ and those that inspired the dreams of waking hours disappear one by one into the container covers me with a blanket of warm sadness. Before saying goodbye to all my old friends‚ I stop to reconnect with just one‚ Jessie‚ from When Jessie Came Across the Sea. I remember when Jessie and I first met. Criss-crossed on my bedroom floor an hour after my mother read aloud this immigrant girl’s tale for the first time‚ I was still flipping through the pages: mesmerized. I understood the small stories
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How does Rossetti tell the story in ‘Jessie Cameron’? Rossetti uses the title of the poem to help tell the story in ‘Jessie Cameron’. Whilst Jessie’s full name is used as the title of the poem and repeatedly referred to throughout‚ the name of her lover is not once mentioned. Instead Jessie calls him ‘neighbour’s son’ avoiding any more intimate communication. This suggests that she does not regard him as highly in her life as he may regard her‚ it also suggests that she doesn’t want to lead him
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Jessie Pope - Extract from Who’s for the game? Who’s for the game‚ the biggest that’s played‚ The red crashing game of a fight? Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid? And who thinks he’d rather sit tight? Wilfred Owen - Extract from Dulce et Decorum Est "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: mors et fugacem persequitur virum nec parcit inbellis iuventae poplitibus timidove tergo." ENGLISH "How sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country: Death pursues the man who flees
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Things‚ the protagonist‚ Jessie Holmes‚ faces the challenge of beginning in a new place. Originally from Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Jessie and her father move to Los Angeles‚ California after her father elopes with Rachel‚ a woman he met on an online mourning website. Back in her Chicago home‚ Jessie easily fit in at her school and had many friends. She was considered normal amongst her fellow classmates in her hometown and was treated as an equal. Although her mother died when Jessie was only fourteen‚ she
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Another notable example of this media discourse in action is the 2001 film I Am Sam directed by Jessie Nelson. I Am Sam is the story of a mentally handicapped man‚ Sam‚ who must overcome the challenges imposed upon himself by his disability in order retain custody of his young daughter‚ Lucy. The film was praised by many for dealing with the problems
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How does Jessie Nelson use a range of film techniques to portray the conflicting ideas of competence in parenthood in relation with disabled parents in the movie ‘I am Sam’? Jessie Nelson’s ‘I am Sam’ directed in 2001 tells a story of a mentally-challenged man‚ Sam Dawson‚ and his relentless fight with the legal system for custody of his daughter‚ Lucy Diamond Dawson. Nelson forces the audience to question Sam’s capabilities and limits of being a ‘good parent’ through symbolism‚ characterization
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Compare the ways Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen convey the reality of war in their poetry The stories of the two poems are very contrasting‚ they oppose one another quite obviously. One about the horrors of war‚ one about how much ’fun’ it is. Both poems serve a purpose and perform to it very well‚ using all kinds of techniques to encourage or discourage young men to join the army. The storyline of ’Who’s for the game’ is telling of how great the war is and how you
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the Game’ were written during the great war‚ both poem had opposing view points. Both Wilfred Owen and Jessie Pope were inspired to write due to the war but Wilfred Owen fought in the western front while Jessie Pope stayed in the comfort of the home front. ’Who’s for the Game’ gave young men false impressions of war while ’Dulce et Decorum Est’ showed readers the grim realities of war. Jessie Pope’s ’Who’s for the Game was written to recruit young men into the army. The poem made war sound like
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