Activity 1

John Zedrick DC.
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ACTIVITY 1
Compare the work of Chu u Yuan with the work of Yu Xiuhua. Consider the similarities
and differences in subject matter, imagery, and style in your comparison.
On Threshing Floor, |Chase Chickens Away Yu Xiuhua and
Battle Chu'u Yuan
The entire poem is all about the representation about the war and the a reflection. They
both portrait, sceneries, and of past. It focuses on the of sight as landscapes. The battle of two
warriors with imagery. The imagery is different perspective that both poems and authors used the
sense of they were fighting in their appealing, sight as he described the view lives. Both authors
of place surrounding the Imagery have deep persona (visual imagery). The author used the sense
vocabulary Style too easy to his style of writing the poem. battle (visual imagery) comprehend.
Battle Chuºũ Yüan translated by Arthur Waley "We grasp our battle-spears: we don our
breast-plates of hide. The axles of our chariots touch: our short swords meet. Standards obscure
the sun: the foe roll up like clouds. Arrows fall thick: the warriors press forward. They menace
our ranks: they break our line. The left-hand trace-horse is dead: the one on the right is smitten.
The fallen horses block our wheels: they impede the yoke-horses!" They grasp their jade drum-
sticks: they beat the sounding drums. Heaven decrees their fall: the dread Powers are angry. The
warriors are all dead: they lie on the moor-field. They issued but shall not enter: they went but
shall not return. The plains are flat and wide: the way home is long. Their swords lie beside
them: their blacks bows, in their hand. Though their limbs were torn, their hearts could not be
repressed. They were more than brave: they were inspired with the spirit of "Wu." Steadfast to
the end, they could not be daunted. Their bodies were stricken, but their souls have taken
Immortality - Captains among the ghosts, heroes among the dead. On the Threshing Floor, i
Chase Chickens Away And I see sparrows fly over. They look around as if it's inappropriate to
stop for just any grain of rice. They have clear eyes, with light from inside. Starlings also fly
over, in flocks, bewildered. They flutter and make a sound that seems to flash. When they're
gone, the sky gets lower, in dark blue. In this village deep in the central plain the sky is always
low, forcing us to look at its blue, the way our ancestors make us look inside ourselves, narrow
and empty, so we look out again at the full September - we're comforted by its insignificance but
hurt by its smallness. Living our life this way, we feel secure. So much rice. Where does it come
from? So much gold color. Where does it come from? Year after year I've been blessed, and then
deserted. When happiness and sadness come in the same color code, I'm happy to be forgotten.
But who am I separated from? I don't know. I stay close to my own hours.
The author used ballad as his style of writing the poem. a character to reveal his/her inner
thoughts. As a story about a culture on the verge of change, deals with how the prospect and
reality of change affects very few authors centered into the common of world literature. In that
privileges position tributes, mentioned in his first and best known novel, an inscribed African
culture through its Igbo variant into the canvas of world culture. The novel maps onto a gendered
narrative structure that follows Okonkwo from fatherland to motherland back to fatherland. This
gendered narrative structure functions in counterpoint with Okonkwo's ongoing obsession with
his own masculinity. The tension about whether change should be privileged over tradition often
involves questions of personal status, Okonkwo, for example resist the new political and
religious orders because he feels that they are not manly if he consents to join or even tolerate
them to some Okonkwo resistance of cultural change is also due to his fear of losing societal
status. In addition, Achebe showcases numerous Igbo cultural values, religious beliefs, and ritual
practices to provide the reader with a sense of the Igbo world. ‘Things Fall Apart’ is the danger
of what we would now call toxic masculinity, Okonkwo epitome as this attitudes even though it
comes those around him including numbers of his own family, Okonkwo traditional attitude
towards the role often in society lead him to commit acts of violence that possibly create
considerable problems. The tragedy happened in the novel is deeply gendered.
ACTIVITY 2
1. WHAT EMOTIONS DO YOU FELL AFTER READING THE POEM? WHY DID
YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
 You can feel the sorrow of the poem The battle as well as the On Threshing Floor,
|Chase Chickens Away. The Chuu Yuan uses deep words while Ming Di uses a
simple word to express his feeling. The poet says that sadness and happiness
come in the same color code. It is unbelievable yet it is the reality. The poem was
filled with tragedy and pain; it is beyond grievous.
2. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE TWO POEMS? WHICH ELEMENTS DO

THEY SHARE, AND WHAT DIFFERENCES DO THEY HAVE?
 This poem had a very clear message conveys the message of the dangers, and
even the futility, of discrimination and racism. The poet touches on how each of
the people around the fire died because of the two poems and because of their
inability to accept each other. In this poem the poet is describing about the
difference between a house and a home. According to the poet a house is made up
of non-living things like bricks, stones, wood and glass. In home all family
members share their feelings each other and care others.
3. WHAT MESSAGE DOES EACH POEM CONVEY?

 On the Threshing Floor, I Chase Chickens Away” is written by Yu Xiuhua. The
poet says that time doesn’t always remain the same. The poet says that sadness
and happiness come in the same color code.
 This poem is very meaningful and deep. The author illustrate what is happening in
the battle. This entire poem is a reflection of past. It focuses on the battle of two
clansor warrior with different perspective that they were fighting in their life.
While the Bird island by Ming Di was all about himself and he used bird to
express more his idea and be more creative and giving more beauty to the piece
because he uses something like bird and other things that he could us to compare
to portray of what he is. The poet use nature to be a creative inwriting. This poem
is about the narrator of the poem that telling something about his/her life. These
two poets had different style of writing. The Imagery of two poets in their poem is
different. The poem Battle by Chuu Yuan uses the sense of sight. In his poem he
was describing what is happening in the battle. While On Threshing Floor, |Chase
Chickens Away uses sight and hearing. The mood of the two poems are sad. You
can feel the sorrow of the poem The battle as well as the On Threshing Floor, |
Chase Chickens Away. The Chuu Yuan uses deep words while Ming Di uses a
simple word to express his feeling. These two poems are the reflection of either
the poet or the speaker in the poem. Poets bring us across their innermost feeling
through their poems, so it is almost certain that through these we are looking at
the poet’s perspective in life or in the society. Poets also give us something to
reflect that could make us think. Also could change our perspective in life and to a
certain thing.

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2. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE TWO POEMS? WHICH ELEMENTS DO

3. WHAT MESSAGE DOES EACH POEM CONVEY?

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