Dec
18
2012
Your task is to identify the metaphor present in the following excerpt and then write a paragraph that explains the metaphor and its effect on the meaning of the passage it is embedded in.
MERCUTIO
True, I talk of dreams,
Which are the children of an idle brain,
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,
Which is as thin of substance as the air
And more inconstant than the wind, who wooes
Even now the frozen bosom of the north,
And, being anger’d, puffs away from thence,
Turning his face to the dew-dropping south.
Feel free to watch the presentation again from this lesson to remind you of how to approach a passage that contains a metaphor:
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Dec
17
2012
To follow are the official results of the EBA Awards for December 2012. Invented by Gabriel, these awards are designed to celebrate excellence, creativity and innovation in Year 8 Blogging.
Voted for by the students themselves, everyone gets one watchmark for every vote they receive, and the winners of each category get 5 watchmarks. The top 4 blogs also get promotion on their peer’s blogs, and get profiled for 14 days on the Edutronic front page.
The winners are:
BEST CONTENT:
- Gabriel’s English Blog
- Henry’s English Blog
BEST APPEARANCE:
- Gabriel’s English Blog
- Meshach’s English Blog
Conratulations to everyone involved!
Mr Waugh
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Dec
17
2012
Analytic essay,
dramatic monologue,
film a scene with my own prop
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