posted by Heedayah Wednesday , 24 February
Today lesson we learnt about Imagery . Mr Chua gave us a piece of worksheet for us to do together as a class . He explained every sentence and image . There is 3 images that is use by Romeo to described Juliet . Which is . .
'Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! '
Torches are used to bring light to dark places. When Romeo says that Juliet 'teaches the torches to burn bright' , he is saying that she is brighter than any torch . Light is a symbol of beauty .
'It seems she hangs upon the cheeks of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear.'
The literary divice used here is personification. Night is imagined by Romeo to have a cheek. This mean that night is given human characteristics .
Diamond sparkle light cast on them and they sparkle. Ethiopia is a country in Africa. People in this country have dark skin. Objects that shine like diamonds in the night sky are th stars, and the Moon.
'So shows a snowy dove trooping amongst crow,
As yonder lady over her fellows show'
The literary device used here is metaphor, since Juliet is directly compared to a snowy dove. These birds are beautiful. The rest of ladies in the Ball are compared to crows. These birds are ugly .
After Mr Chua explained all th imagery , he told us to compose a description of your loves one using the format used by Romeo and hand it in by next week . I think that this homework is quite challenging compare to th other because i am not that romantic like Romeo :D
Signing off ,
Heedayah :D
Wednesday, March 3, 2010