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June 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Question – repetition makes the statement seem more powerful making the reader interested in the poem

The rhymes also give the poem and rhyme , and it’s changes at the end making the poem more serious.

” how can I posses such a cloth ? ” ” jus ask for a flag , my friend . ”       ” then blind your conscience to the end ”

The poem it talking about a war in the prospective of the flag and what it goes through all the destruction and chaos and it manages to survive

How We Respond To Joe

February 4, 2013 / / 1 Comment
One of the first things we respond to Joe is that we sympathise with him due to the situation he is in now. As he has broken his leg whilst descending the mountain, we feel fear for him as we can tell he believes he will die. It makes us feel sorry for him. “I’ve broken my leg, that’s it. I’m dead”. This shows us that Joe is upset and has accepted defeat. The simple sentence, “I’m dead.” tells us that Joe seems to have given up without trying, believing there is no point.
 
Another thing we respond to is how we doubt Joe. “I’m dead.” tells us that Joe believes he is about to die, which also makes the readers feel like he is going to die. He is not really expected to live through what he has been through after all the trauma that had went on with his leg.
 
After Joe had stopped worrying about his injury, he is somewhat inspired by simon’s determination and his morale starts to increase. Simon and Joe both start thinking of ways that they can get down the mountain. “If we dig a big bucket seat, I should be able to hold you”. This inspired Joe as it shows that Simon is trying hard to hold on to Joe so they can both survive the descent of the ‘Siula Grande’ even with Joe’s broken knee, other than Simon ditching Joe and making him find his own way back to the base camp.