English Lesson discussion board by Colani Jephrey Nkosi https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71 Dear learners, please use this platform as a means of debate, since you have been grouped in groups from team "A' ; "B": "C": "d". Please write your name(s) and group prior publishing your response to the paused question. en-us 2016-09-14 16:02:18 UTC 2023-05-20 17:14:41 UTC hello@padlet.com MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/123826237 Dear learners, in depths discuss and analyse the poem, "Death be not proud", your discussion should incorporate and comprise of detailed analysis of the themes of the poem and the poetic techniques employed in the poem. This is a group work effort, marks will be allocated based on group performance also individual contribution as much as live debates. This activity is out of 20 marks, you may use all possible illustrations to enhance your responses. ]]> 2016-09-14 16:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/123826237 Group A sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127713980 Personification, in the reference to death as “death” irony and paradox in addressing death as if it were alive and capable of possessing feelings. The significance of the the personification is to create a sense of dialogue between man kind and death whilst creating awareness of the effects caused by death, as such by rebuking and pleading with death the speaker creates a relationship between man and death being  interconnected. ]]> 2016-10-02 09:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127713980 Group B sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714018 Personification is made visible when the speaker says “thou art slave…and desperate man” which suggests that death is dependent upon man to exist, without man death is disabled power and is dismantled. By referring Death as “Mighty and dreadful” the poet uses personification and imagery drawn from nature to depict the cruelty and power death holds over human life. ]]> 2016-10-02 09:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714018 Group C sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714206 Alliteration, the repetition of the same consonant sound as in the repetition of those and thou thinks T and overthrow.this technique is also used elsewhere in the poem.]]> 2016-10-02 10:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714206 Group D sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714254 Cataloging,as in last six word of this line.notices,too,how Donne creates an expectation of single syllable words (fate,chance,Kings) and then disrupts that pattern by inserting a multi syllabic adjective (desperate men).note also use of assonance (emphasis on the same vowel sound) in slave and fate…]]> 2016-10-02 10:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714254 Group E sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714286 Lombic rhythm.this line is ironically highly unusual in this poem since it uses the kind of iambic….rhythm that is often extremely common in the works of other poet and lost with poison, wear and sickness dwell ]]> 2016-10-02 10:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714286 Group F sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714368 Paradox as in the final claim…death shall be no more,death thou shalt die.
This poem is a part of the holy sonnet.
The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is typical abbaabba, in the poem Donne is speaking directly to death though he is a person.
]]> 2016-10-02 10:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714368 Group G sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714612 Right off the bat, the speaker starts talking smack to Death, whom he treats as a person. He tells Death not to be so proud, because he’s really not as scary or powerful as most people think. The speaker starts talking in contradictions, saying that people don’t really die when they meet Death – and neither will the speaker. Then, he really tries to burn Death’s biscuit by comparing him to "rest and sleep," two things that aren’t scary at all]]> 2016-10-02 10:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714612 Group H sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714841
Brief Background
'Death Be Not Proud' is a sonnet written by the English author John Donne (1572-1631). Donne initially wrote poems based on romance, but moved into more religious themes as his career matured. In his later life, he converted from Catholicism to Anglicanism, the official Church of England. His later poems reflect his deep religious faith and his life as an ordained priest and dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. 'Death Be Not Proud' is a piece showing the religious undertones in Donne's poetry.

]]> 2016-10-02 10:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714841 Group I sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714902 Lines 1-4
This is essentially the main point of the entire poem. Donne tells Death not to be proud. Some people have called Death powerful, but Donne claims Death is not. Death may believe that he has defeated those who die, but Donne states those people do not truly die, because their souls live on in the afterlife. According to Donne and the poem, people who die are only dead momentarily, then they live along with all other spirits in Heaven. This is why Donne claims Death cannot kill him.]]> 2016-10-02 10:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127714902 Group K sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715025 The last couplet tops the contention against Death. Not just is Death the hireling of different forces and basically feeble to really execute anybody, additionally Death is itself bound to kick the bucket when, as in the Christian custom, the dead are revived to their unceasing prize. Here Donne echoes the assessment of the Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 15:26, where Paul composes that "the last foe to be devastated is passing." Donne takes advantage of his Christian foundation to bring up that Death has no force and one day will stop to exist]]> 2016-10-02 10:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715025 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715275 Great attempt group "C", Though you have provided a short response to the task, but your observation and analysis with the picture are good, but can be improved. (15/20)]]> 2016-10-02 10:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715275 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715402 Splendid attempt group "A". You have engaged well with your analysis and have depicted great understanding of the poetic device "personification" and was able to provide a relevant picture to accompany your response. (16/20)]]> 2016-10-02 10:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715402 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715773 Well done on your attempt Group "D", you have shown competence in analyzing some of the most abstract parts of this poem. i like the words and sentence construction, but in future please refrain from plagiarism. you were also to include a picture to support your analysis. (14/20)]]> 2016-10-02 10:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715773 MR C.J NKOSI https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715907 Very good analysis group K, i like the way you even referenced the bible. the way you referenced synced very well with the theme Donne portrayed. (17/20)]]> 2016-10-02 10:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715907 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715984 Good attempt group "B". i like your use of words and sentence structures also your strong ability to analyse this poem and employing relevant quotations. more could have been written as much as relevant illustrations.  (16 /20]]> 2016-10-02 10:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127715984 MR C.J NKOS https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716163 Well analysed group I a clear understanding of the poem is identified. Indeed the speaker portrays a sense of courageousness towards death. while others are afraid of death, he is not. A clear picture of the Christian religion is identified the time you mentioned the words "people who die are only dead momentarily". (16/20)]]> 2016-10-02 10:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716163 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716255 VERY GOOD attempt group "F". You have depicted great understanding of the question and the poem. your illustration is relevant. more could have been written to lengthen your work and analysis. (15/20) ]]> 2016-10-02 10:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716255 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716355 Good attempt group E, Good word choice , though your analysis lacks content and understanding of the general poem. your attempt to answer the question was fair and more could have been written to substantiate your response. (12/20)]]> 2016-10-02 11:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716355 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716468 Good observations group H, good analysis through the background of the author. but you hardly adhered to the question paused, however your effort was good. (10/20)]]> 2016-10-02 11:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716468 MR C.J NKOSI sceptrecolani https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716592 well done group G, thorough analysis and observations were made and also relevant illustration was included. in future please refrain from copying from the internet without referencing and inserting your very own understanding . (17/20]]> 2016-10-02 11:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sceptrecolani/uzhhjpraur71/wish/127716592