The Old Familiar Faces by Jo-Jo Praditpusasin https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en Made with whimsy en-us 2021-01-18 02:09:26 UTC 2025-12-02 22:38:54 UTC hello@padlet.com The Old Familiar Faces jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096481573 By Charles Lamb (1798)]]> 2021-01-18 02:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096481573 Summary jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096482467 The poem has been written as an elegy to the author's loved ones. This poem is about how his past was beautiful and full of happiness. However, everything is gone, his best friends, the activities he had, his girlfriend. The poem was made to express his sorrow.]]> 2021-01-18 02:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096482467 Themes jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096490733 Nostalgia
Friendship and love
Loss and regret]]> 2021-01-18 02:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096490733 Main Ideas presented in the poem jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096493071 - The olden days are always precious, and beautiful to look at. How things have turned out terrible, and he regrets it.

- Strong bond between him and his friends

- Loss of everything he had before, which makes the poem written as an elegy]]> 2021-01-18 02:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096493071 Most important quotes that show these ideas jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096504289 'I have had playmates'
- written in perfect tense
- he still thinks about the past
- regrets about what he has done

'All, all are gone' has been repeated 4 times.
- repetition at the last line of each stanza can be a connotation of how his life ended badly with nothing left.
- The word 'all' has been emphasized to show that everything is gone.
- Anaphora has been used, to show his deep regrets of losing everything.

'I loved a love once' and 'Closed are her doors on me'
- he had a love life
- it ended badly, shown by the metaphor
- it led to a scar in his heart, deep regret

'Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling?'
- shows the tight bond between the author and his friends
- more than just a friend
- sorrow / pain because if they were born in the same dwelling, they would not need to be separated.

'Some are taken from me'
- He regrets about what he has lost
- No chance of getting it back
- Feeling of loss
]]> 2021-01-18 02:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1096504289 Structure jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1099536784 This poem is written as tercets
No rhyme scheme has also been used]]> 2021-01-19 03:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1099536784 Poet's Feelings jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1099553088 This poem has been written in first person. As it has been presented from the author's view,  we can interpret the author's feelings by the word choices.

Example : 'And some are taken from me'

He chose the word taken, which shows that he feels unfair and can't do anything about it.]]> 2021-01-19 04:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1099553088 jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1112567644 2021-01-22 01:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1112567644 jo_23 https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1112569011 2021-01-22 01:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jo_23/erxq02xdhdy471en/wish/1112569011