Cbse Class 12 English Functional Sample Paper-01 (for 2013)

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In order to appreciate a poem properly, care must be taken to analyze and understand many different facets of the work. Poems are often very complex and require a great deal of thought in order to arrive at the intended meaning. At the very least, three particular items of information must be uncovered during the reading of poetry. An experienced reader of poetry will always determine the identity of the speaker, the occasion of the speech, and the central idea of the poem.

Construct a close reading of this poem that demonstrates your awareness of the poet’s body of work.

Now that you have read the poem and considered the meanings of the lines, answer the following questions in a Word doc or in your assignment window:

Prompt: Write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how the poem's organization, diction, and figurative language prepare the reader for the speaker's concluding response.

Type the answers to the assignment questions below. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day, be sure to save your progress.

To help Year Twelve students that are studying poetry appreciate it's value, this pamphlet's aim is to discuss a classic poem and a

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6. In two or three sentences, explain how the difficult existence described in “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” (see the Connection on page 269) corresponds to your previous notion of life in the late 1500s. In light of this information, what is surprising—or, perhaps, not surprising—about the visions of life presented in the pastoral poems you have just read?

Reflections Within is a non-traditional stanzaic poem made up of five stanzas containing thirty-four lines that do not form a specific metrical pattern. Rather it is supported by its thematic structure. Each of the five stanzas vary in the amount of lines that each contain. The first stanza is a sestet containing six lines. The same can be observed of the second stanza. The third stanza contains eight lines or an octave. Stanzas four and five are oddly in that their number of lines which are five and nine.

This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely.

Because the poem is long, it won’t be quoted extensively here, but it is attached at the end of the paper for ease of reference. Instead, the paper will analyze the poetic elements in the work, stanza by stanza. First, because the poem is being read on-line, it’s not possible to say for certain that each stanza is a particular number of lines long. Each of several versions looks different on the screen; that is, there is no pattern to the number of lines in each stanza. However, the stanzas are more like paragraphs in a letter than

Select two poems that you consider to be your best work from the required writing assignments in lessons 1–6. Each of these poems should be at least eight or nine lines in length and no longer than thirty, which means that if you choose to submit a short poem such as a cinquain or a haiku, you will need to select an additional one in order to meet the minimum length requirement. One of the poems should follow an established format (a sonnet, villanelle, cinquain, or haiku, etc..) and one should be written in free verse. Both (or all) poems should include the following:

Here is the interpretation and analysis of the poem based on the sections that respect the grammar and meaning of its sentences:

Of the many expectations I have of English 1101, three are very important to me: improving my vocabulary, communication skills, and the ability to enhance my writing skills. During college the most fundamental class will be English. English will help me with all subjects in my curriculum, by building better communication skills, and will help with me with everyday life. In today's world of increased communications, particularly of a digital nature, writing skills are an important aspect of expression on a personal, professional and educational level. People send written communications more frequently and quickly than ever in the form of text messages, emails and social media updates.