Fanthorpe Essay Examples

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An Analysis of Hang-gliders in January, Horticultural Show and Soothing and Awful by Fanthorpe (2262 words, 4 pages)

In the poems selected, "Hang-gliders in January", "Horticultural show" and "Soothing and awful", Fanthorpe does not perhaps always approach the familiar from an unusual angle but spots the pathos of the commonplace where we had not previously looked for it. She has an extraordinary quality of taking something seemingly trivial ... Read More

An Analysis of Fanthrope’s Poems Hang-gliders in January, Horticultural Show and Soothing and Awful (2254 words, 4 pages)

An Analysis of an Anthology of Poems (3146 words, 4 pages)

Anthology of poems Now I'm going to discuss the three poems that im going to explain afterwards. Now these three poems shows us childhood and its general view from every character as we see the poets describe situation or part of there life that's likely to be a part of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem, Hide and Seek by Vernon Scannell (1052 words, 2 pages)

'Hide and seek' by Vernon Scannell is about a young, excitable infant playing the childhood game of hide and seek. It begins by revealing the juvenile excitement experienced by a child when playing a game - 'Call out. Call loud I'm ready! Come and find me!' Through the poets use ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Poems by Fanthorpe (2809 words, 4 pages)

The Poems that deal with childhood reflect in a stylish lively way how children feel towards matters and experience in their first stage of life. Different poets treated this subject and their feelings translated towards the reader experiences or moments they lived which left a deep impact on their souls ... Read More

Views of Old Age in “Old Man” and “Old Man and Warning” (1034 words, 2 pages)

Poetry Essay, At the Crossroads Compare and contrast the two views of old age from both Old Man, Old Man and Warning. Whilst reading through the At the Crossroads section of my Tracks book I noticed how the poems Old Man, Old Man and Warning have an extremely different outlook ... Read More

The Theme of Old Age in the Poems Old Man, Old Man by Fanthorpe and Warning by Jenny Joseph (815 words, 2 pages)

These two poems present old age in very different ways. Fanthorpe's poem, 'Old Man, Old Man', expresses a daughter's feelings for her father as he becomes old and is diminished by old age. In contrast, Jenny Joseph's poem 'Warning' looks forward to the freedom of pleasing herself in later years. ... Read More

An Analysis of A Boy’s Experience in Detention Without Clear Reason in The Poem “Half Past Two” by Fanthorpe (693 words, 1 pages)

Half Past Two I will use the method of explaining every stanza to write about this poem in detail. 'Half Past Two' is a poem in which Fanthorpe describes how a young child is given a detention for an unspecified misdemeanour and is forgotten by his teacher. Fanthorpe draws on ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013