pooch88 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hello.. Well I've written a poem for my IOP (allegory in Wuthering Heights -- Adam and Eve) and well there's no problem with that. the problem is the way I bring in the literary features is very stupid. Here's an example: ** For you, the one and only Eve You’ve locked yourself in Earth And Catherine, Perhaps at a subconscious intent Existed in such a conflict Relinquishes To Edgar -- a superficial reality, Mere beauty Light-haired and bright A contrast Like yin and yang A contrast to dark, deep Heathcliff In physique, but more significantly personae too This contrast I have created To separate the wild from the tamed Where wild is the nature – the essence – the comfort The tamed what pulls us from such great comfort into nothing but foreign souls ** I don't know - should I just go right ahead and POINT out the features or integrrate them all fancily? Thank you so much for taking the time to help me, muchly appreciated Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfaery Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 It doesn't matter how you point them out - what's important is that you state WHY you've included the lit features, as anyone can point them out but not as many students can state the effect and reasoning behind them. Anyway, once you get into your analysis/discussion, your teacher won't remember your intro if it was indeed awkward. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperbole Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I also wrote a pastiche for my IOP, and I did pretty well. What I did in the introduction was state what my intent with it was (to show another perspective), and then I went through point by point what I had done to accomplish that. (After reading the poem out, of course.) In my conclusion I discussed why I thought this was an interesting aspect, and why I wanted to do it. That way I got all the literary features pointed out in an integrated manner. (The points I had was things like contrasts, colour symbols and so on, and for each one of those points I gave an example and explained how I intended for it to work.) Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 i think its cool the way you've done it. however, make sure you talk about the poem afterwards and analyze why exactly it is a contrast. if you leave it unexplained, chances are you might lose marks. talk slowly, loudly and confidently- that and good analysis you'll do well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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