Complete Poetry Portfolio

1 .)Hindi is like magic,

The loss of it is tragic.

The words command such great meaning.

That they can give any other language a cleaning.

From here are some of the english words derived.

My condolences with those, who are Hindi deprived.

Hindi is like magic

Some phrases are just so drastic.

The owner of the language must talk with respect.

Otherwise, their the looks they receive will be wrecked.

All the way from Australia, Angola and America Hindi is used.

Learn, the language or you will be confused…

Hindi is like Magic……

2. Discuss briefly the language techniques you used (rhyming scheme? metaphors? symbolism?) and why you used these. What effect would you like to create by using these language techniques in your poem?

I have used alliteration, metaphors and rhyme in this poem. I have used, rhyme as I feel it always adds more power to the poem overall and is a great way to engage the reader. In addition to this, I have used repetition as  I wanted to emphasise the power of the Hindi language by repeating Hindi is like Magic. Finally, I have used alliteration to add effect the

3. Read the Poetry Unit Outline attached in the previous homework entry. Reflect on the following questions:
4. How do I define poetry? Poetry is an english form of writing which is more entertaining than normal essays or stories , has a deeper meaning and is usually quite short.

Have I studied poetry before? Yes, last year I studied poetry

What kinds of poems did I enjoy? I enjoyed poems which had more than one meaning and were funny.

1. What literary or language techniques have I studied? Alliteration, Repetition, Personification, Imagery.

What do effect do these techniques create? They add meaning, create tension and even make the poem more entertaining.

1. What skills would I need for this unit? A command over the poetic language techniques and a good command of the English vocabulary.

What skills do I currently have that I can use? I feel, that I entertain the reader quite well and I have a good sense of humour.

What skills will I need to learn? I need to learn better English words which will attract the reader.

What skills will I need to sharpen? My language techniques and when to deploy them into the poem.

 

You say I’m Indian and I don’t fit in with the crowd.

You say, that brown makes you frown.

But, let me remind you my friend that without Indians the world wouldn’t know how to count.

Nor, would you be having that Hotmail account.

Indians, invented chess and we even made buttons for your little dress.

Moreover, the ruler was made by us for measurement

Yet, you still loose your temperament.

We, posses knowledge like the wide ocean

Our, smiles are like a magic potion.

We have Amitabh, Shah Rukh and Aishwariya

Yes, she won the Miss World for India.

We posses the worlds, second most powerful army and cars.

For gods sakes, we even sent a satellite to Mars.

Yes, we all may not drive a Ferrari

But at least we are hearty.

You may say we are construction workers, and servants

But, I say all of you aren’t merchants.

And, we have 1.2 billion humans

And, just because we are brown isn’t a reason to frown.

This, poem was written to describe the amazing feats that Indians have achieved and a gentle reminder to say the should be fully proud to be coming from this Great nation. I have, used rhyme to emphasize certain points and this is also evident with my voice in the video.(Rhyme Scheme A B A B) Also, rhyme entertains the audience and this, is what some Indians do as well. I have, used first person in the poem to show how proud I am to be an Indian as well. Lastly, I have used real life references, such as “Hotmail, Chess, Indian Actors and even Buttons”, which further emphasize the characteristic of an Indian which, is being down to earth but achieving magnificence!

Shall I compare Football to my best friend

Thou are more entertaining than any activity which ends

Best Friends, sometimes do have fights

And they can betray you, once in a fortnight

Sometimes, he isn’t free to play

And sometimes, I wish he would go away

Sometimes he cries and I have to console his eyes

After all, he is only human and he must despise

However, you are perfect in every manner

So long as Pele stays the best player in the world

So long will live the beautiful game is precious as gold….

In this, poem I have used a rhyme scheme which is done in most sonnets, to emphasise the benefits of football. Over here, I have used oxymorons in a way as you can see in the 3rd last line so by describing, the next best thing to me (after football) which is my best friend. So, I describe his negatives and oppress them with positives of football. Also, I have used similes such as in the last line “Precious as Gold” the comparison against gold symbolises the importance of it to the whole world and as gold is a metal it is very solid, so this symbolises that football will stay here for long. I , have also used repetition of the word “sometimes”, this is done to demonstrate the uncertainty of the friend, whereas when I am talking about football it is definite and certain.

 

The white and black sphere whirls into the 3 sticks of white-

Neymar, has scored and the crowd goes wild

This is his 3rd and the sweat around me increases ………….

 

In, this Haiku I have used descriptive imagery such as “white and black sphere”, this has been done to keep the reader guessing about which sport it is and the tension is increased. Also, I have used personification such as “the crowd goes wild”. The crowd, has been described as wild because it shows their passion and love for football. Finally, I have used sensory language such as “sweat around me” this has been done to demonstrate the amount of people who have showed up for the game and the love for football.

With, its ease of use and as light as a fling.

Steve Jobs, would have been proud to see it,

If, you own it, in High School you fit.

Every, entrepreneurs endeavour –

Owning it, requires the best flavour.

It is the one and only –

IPhone 6

 

In this, poem I have used some rhyming to emphasise the positives of the poem and entertain the reader. Also, I have used alliteration “every, entrepreneurs endeavour” which further, emphasises and created entertainment for the reader, which is exactly what an IPhone does. Also, the poem has purposely been kept short because even IPhones are simple. So, I have tried to infuse the IPhone’s characteristics into the poem.

Slam Poetry

This, poem was written to describe the amazing feats that Indians have achieved and a gentle reminder to say the should be fully proud to be coming from this Great nation. I have, used rhyme to emphasize certain points and this is also evident with my voice in the video.(Rhyme Scheme A B A B) Also, rhyme entertains the audience and this, is what some Indians do as well. I have, used first person in the poem to show how proud I am to be an Indian as well. Lastly, I have used real life references, such as “Hotmail, Chess, Indian Actors and even Buttons”, which further emphasize the characteristic of an Indian which, is being down to earth but achieving magnificence!

Shall I Compare Thee To My Best Friend………..

Shall I compare Football to my best friend

Thou are more entertaining than any activity which ends

Best Friends, sometimes do have fights

And they can betray you, once in a fortnight

Sometimes, he isn’t free to play

And sometimes, I wish he would go away

Sometimes he cries and I have to console his eyes

After all, he is only human and he must despise

However, you are perfect in every manner

So long as Pele stays the best player in the world

So long will live the beautiful game is precious as gold….

In this, poem I have used a rhyme scheme which is done in most sonnets, to emphasise the benefits of football. Over here, I have used oxymorons in a way as you can see in the 3rd last line so by describing, the next best thing to me (after football) which is my best friend. So, I describe his negatives and oppress them with positives of football. Also, I have used similes such as in the last line “Precious as Gold” the comparison against gold symbolises the importance of it to the whole world and as gold is a metal it is very solid, so this symbolises that football will stay here for long. I , have also used repetition of the word “sometimes”, this is done to demonstrate the uncertainty of the friend, whereas when I am talking about football it is definite and certain.

The Big Game

The white and black sphere whirls into the 3 sticks of white-

Neymar, has scored and the crowd goes wild

This is his 3rd and the sweat around me increases ………….

Original Poem – Forbidden Color

You say I’m Indian and I don’t fit in with the crowd.

You say, that brown makes you frown.

But, let me remind you my friend that without Indians the world wouldn’t know how to count.

Nor, would you be having that Hotmail account.

Indians, invented chess and we even made buttons for your little dress.

Moreover, the ruler was made by us for measurement

Yet, you still loose your temperament.

We, posses knowledge like the wide ocean

Our, smiles are like a magic potion.

We have Amitabh, Shah Rukh and Aishwariya

Yes, she won the Miss World for India.

We posses the worlds, second most powerful army and cars.

For gods sakes, we even sent a satellite to Mars.

Yes, we all may not drive a Ferrari

But at least we are hearty.

You may say we are construction workers, and servants

But, I say all of you aren’t merchants.

And, we have 1.2 billion humans

And, just because we are brown isn’t a reason to frown.

Book Review – Slumdog Millionare by Vikas Swarup

1. Please read your book over the break. It is a good way to relax. After the break, make sure to write something about the book you borrowed on your online journal. Your “book review” is due on the last week of November. 

Slumdog Millionaire, is a very interesting and suspenseful novel. The story begins by Ram Mohammed Thomas (17 year old waiter) getting dragged to the police station. The immediate action is then followed by the reason he is brought in. What is his crime you may ask? Oh, he just won a billion rupees on “Who Wants To Be A Billionaire”. Is winning a crime nowadays? Nope, but the quiz company is in no position to pay Ram! So, Ram is accused of cheating. But, has he cheated? No, every question asked by the show was concidentaly a part of his illustrious and flabbergasting life. An, example of an question – “When did Neelima Kumari win her first Oscar Award?”, now how would a waiter know the answer to that? Simple, he has worked for the actress himself! Ram has many experiences in his life which span from working for a serial killer, spy, actress and even  a priest! On, his journey through life Ram falls in love with Meena, but she belongs to a rich family and in India inter-caste marriage isn’t allowed. As, you can see Ram’s story has many mysteries and twists but the biggest mystery is his name itself – Ram Mohammed Thomas. Ram, is a Hindu name , Mohammed is a Muslim name, and Thomas is a Christian name. So, is he of three religions? Absolutely, not Ram was an orphan and the people who adopted him couldn’t decide which religion he belonged to thus named him from all three. All, in all this book was very exciting and had great twists and turns but, mostly it made me reliase how fortunate I am as I have my parents and everything to lead a peaceful life. I, would recommend this book to anyone looking for suspense and a nail biting adventure of life – Slumdog Millionare is the one !

Poetry Unit

Excuse me, I’m standing on one leg. I am half-caste.

Explain yourself, what do you mean , when you say half-caste. What do you mean when Picasso mix red and green is it a half-caste canvas?

Explain yourself what do you mean when you say half-caste. You mean when light and shadows mix in the sky

Is it a half-caste weather? Well in that case, England weather is nearly always half-caste. In fact, some of the clouds.

Half-caste till they are overcast so spiteful, they don’t want the sun to pass. Ah Rass. Explain yourself, what do you mean.

When you say half caste you mean Tchaikovsky sits down at the piano and mixes a black with a white key

Is it a half-caste symphony? Explain yourself, what do you mean. Ah I’m listening to you with the keen half of my ear.

I’m looking at you with the keen half of my eye and when I’m introduced to you, I’m sure you will understand why I offer you half a hand.

And when, I sleep at night I close half an eye and consequently, when I dream, I dream half a dream. And when the moon begins to glow, I half-cast human being cast half a shadow. But you must come back tomorrow. With the whole of your eye and the whole of your ear and the whole of your mind.

And I will tell you the other half of my story.

This changes the meaning quite significantly because it seems very weird and hard to understand. The meaning changes because you don’t know what is going on as this is now an essay not a poem. Also, the Carribean feel and humour is lost in the poem.

It was very hard to do as the poem had very broken vocabulary and the grammar was very hard to add without changing any of the words.

Poetry Portfolio

1 .)Hindi is like magic,

The loss of it is tragic.

The words command such great meaning.

That they can give any other language a cleaning.

From here are some of the english words derived.

My condolences with those, who are Hindi deprived.

Hindi is like magic

Some phrases are just so drastic.

The owner of the language must talk with respect.

Otherwise, their the looks they receive will be wrecked.

All the way from Australia, Angola and America Hindi is used.

Learn, the language or you will be confused…

Hindi is like Magic……

2. Discuss briefly the language techniques you used (rhyming scheme? metaphors? symbolism?) and why you used these. What effect would you like to create by using these language techniques in your poem?

I have used alliteration, metaphors and rhyme in this poem. I have used, rhyme as I feel it always adds more power to the poem overall and is a great way to engage the reader. In addition to this, I have used repetition as  I wanted to emphasise the power of the Hindi language by repeating Hindi is like Magic. Finally, I have used alliteration to add effect the

3. Read the Poetry Unit Outline attached in the previous homework entry. Reflect on the following questions:

a. How do I define poetry? Poetry is an english form of writing which is more entertaining than normal essays or stories , has a deeper meaning and is usually quite short.

Have I studied poetry before? Yes, last year I studied poetry

What kinds of poems did I enjoy? I enjoyed poems which had more than one meaning and were funny.

b. What literary or language techniques have I studied? Alliteration, Repetition, Personification, Imagery.

What do effect do these techniques create? They add meaning, create tension and even make the poem more entertaining.

c. What skills would I need for this unit? A command over the poetic language techniques and a good command of the English vocabulary.

What skills do I currently have that I can use? I feel, that I entertain the reader quite well and I have a good sense of humour.

What skills will I need to learn? I need to learn better English words which will attract the reader.

What skills will I need to sharpen? My language techniques and when to deploy them into the poem.

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Poetry Unit Pre-Reflection

What are my goals for this unit? (Skills and Strategies required)

My goals for this unit is achieving a score of above 5 for each assessment and being able to write a good poem and an enjoyable poem to read. The skills I feel I will require are open mindedness and creativity, The strategy I will use is reading over some good poetry and and analysing the key components to what essentially make them “good”.

What do I already know?

I already know how to analyse poems and break down the literary devices used in them. Also, I know how to manipulate these devices to entertain the reader. In addition to this, I also know and am aware of some very detailed and beautiful poetic pieces as well as their poets. Some of the literary devices I know are “Alliteration”, “Repetition”, “Simile” . Some of the types of poems I know already are “Haiku”, “Sonnet” , “Ballads” and “Free Form”. A goal I have is to master writing different types of poetry.

Why is the following important? (Self Expression, Culture, Art/Literature and Poetry)

I feel self expression is important because it is the only form by which a human can let out his feelings and feel relieved. Culture is important because it defines who you are as a person and demonstrates your place of origin and etc. Finally, I think Poetry is important because it is an entertaining short way of telling a story or describing a scene whilst being highly detailed, they serve as a painted picture. My goals are to learn more about Self Expression and Culture.

Reflections on Unit 1 (Quarter 1)

1. What objectives/goals did I set out for myself at the start of this quarter?

I set out to achieve good marks that would be above the satisfactory level of 4. I , also wanted to learn more about my language as I use it everyday and knowing more about it would surely help me as I could try to erase the unwanted aspects of my language. Also, one of my goals was to learn better communication skills as I usually never get along well with other in school projects, so I was hoping to change that.

2. What skills did I wish to use? Develop? Learn?

The skills that I wished to use were analysis and open-mindedness. I , also wanted to develop my vocabulary as I feel it was quite poor and finally, I wanted to learn was to be communicative with my partner in my English Montage.

3. What was the outcome of my efforts?

a. The outcome of my results, were mostly positive as I have mostly achieved what I have set out to do. I say this, because I have achieved a 6 which is above the satisfactory level as well as me, having a further understanding and acknowledgement of the language is use everyday.

b. The outcome, of my results has been positive as I achieved  a 6 as I set out to do. I used an effective organisation, good text and good language. However, I still haven’t achieved the peer communication goal as I had to call my peer one day before the task due date.

4. What have I learned? What skills did I use/develop/learn?

a.  The skills I used were analytical thinking. This, helped me analyse my English thus finding out about the aspects that make up my language. The skill that I have developed is Open-Mindedness as to find out about my language I had to take all the things in consideration.

b. The skills, I used were risk taking and being open minded. I took, a risk by creating an animation as I have never made one before, however I felt that it helped in the long run also my open mindedness to use animation was another factor. What strategies did I employ to achieve these marks? I used open mindedness and awareness.

What attitude will I take when faced with new challenges next quarter?

I will use more of an organised attitude next quarter as I feel I am not organised and organisation goes a long way in education. If, I had to do this unit again I would be try to talk to more to my video montage partner, make my montage a bit more interesting, read more books to develop my vocabulary for the essay and finally organise my essay in a more orderly fashion.