Presentation of In Flanders Fields †script Essay

Presentation of In Flanders Fields – script Our presentation is on In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. There is an irregular rhyme scheme = aabba aabc aabbac Almost all lines are 8 syllables long The rhythm sounds like that of a nursery rhyme – there is an iambic pentameter with a very regular line length and rhyme scheme. This is in great contrast to the actual words all about death and war. * Line 1 – ‘In Flanders Fields the poppies blow’ presents a nice natural image of poppies swaying in the breeze. * Line 2 – ‘Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ ‘row on row’ signifies the enormous number of graves, as it is not a definite, but an infinite number of crosses. We all†¦show more content†¦This is surprising because the 1st stanza was all imagery and symbolism and this is very different. The statement is short, and abrupt, which makes it sound bitter.  · It is quite a shock because not many poems are written from this point of view and a lot of people don’t like to think about it at all.  · This abruptness perhaps symbolises the fact that nothing can be done to change this fact, as it is just that: a fact.  · ‘Dead’ is capitalised, as though the poet is referring to all those who died as one collective person. People not in the war would probably refer to them like this, anonymously. * Line 1 – ‘Short days ago’ this brings home the suddenness of death in war. * Line 2– ‘We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ this helps the reader to identify with the dead. It contrasts with the previous capitalisation of ‘Dead’ because it is reminds the reader of how these soldiers were all real people, who had feelings and watched sunsets.  · Sunsets are beautiful things very unlike the war. They appear to be an eternal cycle, which is very different to these peoples’ lives, and reminds us of our mortality. * Line 3 – ‘Loved and were loved, and now we lie†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ ‘loved and were loved’ shows that the dead soldiers cared about people who cared about them, but it is in the past tense. This makes it sound as if now they are dead no-one cares about them. They are forgotten, which makes the next lineShow MoreRelatedSample Assignment28504 Words   |  115 Pageswhy. Technical competence of reward proposals The discussion of reward proposals naturally improved throughout the report. Phase 1 was often a little unclear in the way that the compensable factors were explained and justified. Perhaps a better presentation could have been achieved – although there is the odd confusion between person and job based factors (e.g. p20). Similarly the discussion of the development of multiple structures on the basis of a single set of comp factors is not clearly explained