The Twentieth Century gives me real insights into human and social issues that are still current in the 21st century. Studying 20th Century Literature allowed me to greatly appreciate how writers responded to human and social issues in their context. Through utilising writing as an expressive medium, they showcased their deepest thoughts and feelings, liberating …
Category Archives: 20th Century Literature
Peer Review #4
https://teannie.home.blog/2020/09/22/do-any-of-yeats-poems-connect-with-your-own-personal-experience-select-one-of-yeats-poems-or-a-section-thereof-and-discuss-how-the-poem-connects-with-your-own-understanding-of-the/ Hi Teannie, I really enjoyed reading your blog post! Your analysis of the poem captures powerfully the “anxieties that Yeats had for the future wellbeing of his baby daughter” and his need to protect her from the world. I liked how you conveyed the importance of inner beauty and made connections to a quote …
Blog #5
Much of the literature of the 20th Century has been written in response to momentous events such as the first and second world wars. Draw up a short list of some of the momentous events that have been hitting our planet in the last 5 years and suggest a few ways in which writers might …
Peer Review #3
https://dylanversola.home.blog/2020/08/25/blog-3-2/ Hi Dylan, Your blog post was very interesting to read! I really liked how you implemented a lot of imagery, for example, through “Bleached of any real hope” and how spending time on social media causes you to “reflect neurotically” upon your own life in comparison to others. It was a very powerful visual. …
Blog #4
How does William Butler Yeats highlight confusion and chaos in a changing world through his poem ‘The Second Coming’ ? Yeats’, ‘The Second Coming’ (1920), is a very powerful yet obscure poem about a rapidly changing world, altered by violence, chaos, confusion and seems to be spiralling out of control. As it was written following …
Peer Review #2
https://literaturetalk.home.blog/2020/08/19/dear-mr-realist/ Hi Evelyn, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog post. It truly addressed how Wilfred Owen’s vision and work has left an immense impact and is still needed in the current context. Your writing appears clear and precise, filled with emotion. I loved how you referenced his poem, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, and how in …
Blog #3
Near the end of Eliot’s “The Waste Land” he writes “These fragments I have shored against my ruin”. In the spirit of Eliot’s version of the world, write a poem or a short prose passage that uses this line as its opening. INVENTING REALITY These fragments I have shored against my ruin conspire against me. …
Peer Review #1
https://isabelladigi.home.blog/2020/08/14/week-3-blog-1-describe-an-experience-in-your-own-life-where-you-seem-to-have-touched-something-much-deeper-than-your-ordinary-everyday-experience/ Hi Isabella, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. Your writing captured my attention instantly and it was truly descriptive, allowing me to connect with your own personal experience. I especially liked how you wrote about connecting with your family in a town “full of rich history”, hearing stories from your grandparents about how they …
Blog #2
How does Wilfred Owen expose the brutality of war through his language in ‘Dulce et decorum Est’? Brutal. Agonising. Heart wrenching. These are just a few words that came to my mind when I first read Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and continuously float around in my thoughts when I look upon the …
Blog #1
Describe an experience in your own life where you seem to have touched something much deeper than your ordinary everyday experience. Travel. There’s something magical, whether spontaneous or planned, about venturing out into the world and immersing yourself in the culture, history and surroundings of foreign lands. As we are now facing a global pandemic, …
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