Two things about this poem jump out at me. First, the structure. The rhyming scheme is amusing but what I find more interesting is the composition of the stanzas, which tell a story of the conflict between the pleasure found in nature and the obligation of society.

The first two lines of the first three stanzas are each in reference to obligation ( Read more... )

Initially my response to the character of Christine was largely negative. Her attitude towards others is perenially sour and she has an air of superiority about her whenever she interacts with other people (particularly the Man from Mars). She obviously feels she has been dealt a bad hand in life in terms of her appearance, however it is her ( Read more... )

 I'm catching up on the reading, so expect a few posts on previous weeks' topics in the next few days ( Read more... )

Hi. My name is James Fairfax. This LJ is for my first year English Literature class with Mr Griffith. I'm 20 (soon 21) and four years removed from high school. I worked for a couple of years before I was inspired to apply for uni and completed my first year in 2008. I haven't read a poem or really deconstructed a text since high school (and even ( Read more... )