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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:07pm On Apr 23, 2015

with a very long cane in my right hand, remembering my Islamic teacher, enter the class. "Good evening class." I said.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Barcelona Vs PSG : UCL (2 - 0) On 21st April 2015 by cisse7575(m): 4:34pm On Apr 22, 2015

Bowaley17:
May God punish PSG players. They should have allowed Chelsea to qualify.

the scoreline would be the different against Cheksi...7-2 aggregate

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by cisse7575(m): 3:52pm On Apr 18, 2015

The ref is bias

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:27pm On Apr 16, 2015

yuzjet:
Apology! Apology! Apology!

This is to inform u all that I and my humble partner Cisse7575 regret to inform u all that there won't be class tonight. It was due to some unavoidable circumstances from our part. Kindly please, bear with us.

We will be back and well prepared next week. Thanks for your co-operation!

We sadly regret this... We are indeed truly sorry.

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:07pm On Apr 14, 2015

JigsawKillah:
Good Evening Class

good evening lecturer

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:17pm On Apr 09, 2015

I think, so far, we've come to the place where we could say 'The End'. Goof night all.

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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:04pm On Apr 09, 2015

[b]
But in today's class, we'll be taking look at the second and third stanzaz. Which read thus;

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage /
Can seldom see through his bars of rage / His
wings are clipped and his feet are tied / So he
opens his throat to sing. / The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill / Of things unknown but
longed for still / And his tune is heard on the
distant hill for / The caged bird sings of freedom.

Analysis: A caged bird is unable to enjoy the freedom of other birds due to its cage, clipped wings, and tied feet. African-Americans during Angelou's time were restricted by unfair laws and societal oppression. Freedom is symbolized by the caged bird's beautiful song. As long as the bird is in the cage, he will not reach his true potential. Although the context of the poem is
important, one shouldn't limit its application to one group of people or one period.

A caged bird could be any group of oppressed
people. It could mean individuals. The cage could
represent society, physical barriers, fear,
addiction or any self-defeating behavior, with the
bird's song representing the true self that longs
for something greater in life.[/b]

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:35pm On Apr 09, 2015*

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:28pm On Apr 09, 2015

As you study examples of metaphors in poetry, focus on the lasting benefits of becoming a metaphor master.
The following guidelines will guide u:
1. You should know what a metaphor is if you are studying examples of metaphors in poetry. Simply knowing the definition, however, is not sufficient.

2. You should be able to identify examples of metaphors in poetry on your own.

3. You should be able to explain the purpose for the metaphor and analyze how it contributes to the theme of the poem. I have provided analysis with my examples to show you what I mean.

4. You should be able to write poems containing a metaphor.

5. You should be able to use metaphors in your own writing to communicate more clearly. Once you are able to own metaphors and use them to promote your ideas clearly, you will have become a metaphor master. Let's begin by analyzing the following examples.

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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:24pm On Apr 09, 2015

Pdizzle:
Evening boss, Olumide is here

welcome sir

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:19pm On Apr 09, 2015

INTRODUCTION:
We all know Metaphor is a form of figure of speech and it's very important when it comes to poetic word constructions. Now let's discuss metaphor in brief:

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:11pm On Apr 09, 2015

Good evening class, Qaisar! And ghost students!

Literature › Re: Changed by cisse7575(m): 7:55am On Apr 09, 2015

JigsawKillah:
there are a couple of new storylines struggling to get out of my head

please dear readers, help me to please you

lay down your complaints and criticisms please, before I start a new story

cisse7575 I sight u

u see me sha, I sneak here hoping you won't see me...

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Literature › Re: Literature/Writing Section's "Chat Central!" by cisse7575(m): 9:06pm On Apr 08, 2015

Ashtonmcqueen:
DIANA : the hunt
March 22, 2015 / Leave a comment / Edit

The rain pounded her skin which was made to be as strong as a dragons scale. She gazed at the valley across with her eagle eye sight, this is where the hunt begins. she thought.

Four years ago she had sacrificed her right breast to go on this hunt only to be betrayed by the man she felt she loved. she was to hunt for the 12 sacred instruments,she had done them with ease getting to the last one the same time with the warrior.

He promised her love, a family, and a throne by his side, but when he pulled the horn from the crumbling grave he chose freedom in the mortal world, and where is he now?, well he has a family of course.

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held it off, she swore secretly to the six Olympian GODS that gave her life that never will she move a step backward for a man whether noble or wretched.

she heard the horn blow, the battle cry piercing the air sending a clear message to the opposition.

“OH ye men!” she muttered “fear DIANA!”.

* * * * *

His hands dug deep into the earth as he prayed to his mother GAEA for protection.He could remember this very day four years ago, vividly, he ran his hands across his face as he touched the scars that ran through is right cheek. a scar etched as a symbol of shame, defeat, loss of pride and honor but no one knew but him. He remembered the words she said vividly.

“you are too weak, killing you will only ease your agony and wash away your sorrows.” she said as she pointed her sword at his neck piercing ever so lightly. ” i wont be the one to do that for you, a lesser opponent will finish you off,but if you do find yourself alive. Use this as a reminder”. In one swift move she moved her blade effortlessly across his face.

“there is no place for the weak”

he gritted his teeth really hard as he recalled that day, if he sees her in the valley today she will be the one pinned to the floor begging for her life, she doesn’t know the demon she has created, the warrior she has molded”.

he whispered to himself, “the moment i cross this line, i will come looking for you”. his magic energy began to radiate off him, his blade, which was dug in the earth began to vibrate vigorously. It was hungry for flesh and thirsty for blood,”save your strength mullock”he pulled it out from the drenched soil “we’ve got a Diana to deal with”…………..

is this the first chapter? Please tell me as I have so many things to say about this

Literature › Re: Literature/Writing Section's "Chat Central!" by cisse7575(m): 8:59pm On Apr 08, 2015

firestar:

I never know I will find you here. I wasnt before, but now I think I'm now new since Tsunami...

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:02pm On Apr 07, 2015

donifez:
Thanks to you all for attending today class, Prof cisse,Prof Yusjet,Gloria..,Buqqui, Kingigho, Everest and my Humble partner Jigsaw.

A well arranged lesson. Thank you sir. I will always love to learn from you.

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:47pm On Apr 07, 2015

donifez:
Some words are linked by assonance: the use of like vowel sounds, particularly in stressed syllables. Thus, in the first line, the long 'a' sound connects 'made' with 'wakened'; in the fourth line, the vowel sound (a short 'u') links 'some' with 'lovely'. All these syllables are naturally stressed.

go on

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:17pm On Apr 07, 2015

Hurriedly, get into the class, sit on the available seat...hands, folded, rested on the desk.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by cisse7575(m): 8:56pm On Apr 05, 2015

Debroslink:
Just like ALL our matches this season, I'm yet to see Iniesta's contributions in this match. Remove him now and let Xavi come in.

not only him, Neymar, Rafinha and Alves, to name a few

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:06pm On Apr 02, 2015

Goodnight ghost students

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:02pm On Apr 02, 2015

[b]The door makes excessive sound as he bangs with full force: There were different prophecies from all over. There were propagandas from the participating parties. Gist and opinion from someone became news where every corners was full of rumours of lot, many predictions here and there. All thanks to the media, from the citizens in the diaspora, the social networks to the next available local radio stations. The noise was all over, even a deaf could decipher what's about to happen.

We laugh and joke at it in the morning as we go to school. All and sundry don't believe INEC even when they went to exercise their casting Right. Many believed their ballots won't be count. Still, they laughed, joked about but still casted their votes anyway.

We dare not do such on our way back at noon
Our mother warned against our act as our neighbour is a nice man:: Against all odds, seems INEC has been able to deliver the electorate wishes and desires. None ever believe the outcome of the results, the action of the incumbent administration is a good sign to all Nigerians, a genius Democratic leader. With that, we all respect INEC and see them as nice and trustworthy commission. And with this, we dare not challenge their actions & authorities comes 2019 as they really changed the mindset of the electorates and set the reecord very straight[/b]

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:47pm On Apr 02, 2015

none came to the class....?

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:39pm On Apr 02, 2015

[b]'We laugh and joke at it in the morning as we go to school'. When the passers roll around the territory, they laugh at the patrols of the border and the country as a whole, because there is very little restrictions in getting in/out of the country. It's just too easy for the citizens and its surrounding nation to take advantage of their nation's poor territory. Thereby, giving room for illegal importing and exporting of deals. It's laughable though, as it is not just secured enough.

'We dare not do such on our way. Back at noon'. Still yet, no law is too small. The poor nation still maintains its rule with the little way it can. They will not repeat what they did when they were going out through the border, while coming back, especially by noon. Sounds like the security is more strict compared to other time frames.

[i]'Our mother warned against our act as our neighbor is a nice man'. Their parents (it could be their leaders or even pastors or sheikhs) warn them not to laugh at other nations, because we are all under one sky, one moon and one sun. Despite all the deficiencies of that nation, one dares not scrutinise others.

Specifically, Harlos Poem can be related to many things. Take for instance, there's always a channel to get anything, something is always behind the door, either closed or opened. Somebody relate the poem to the just concluded Presidential Election in Nigeria after reading, and was wowing with the interpretations. This is how he interpreted it.[/b]

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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:24pm On Apr 02, 2015

Our neighbour's crooked door'.[/i] The border's gate and the customs were outdated, in a style used over 50 decades ago. Imagine how unworthy the door look.

'Made from a woody stem, joined with patches to keep it firm'. Imagine a border made of old wooden materials of over 50 decades old? The guards uniforms and the gate of the border looked dirty. Imagine if border patrol men wear ragged uniforms. What kind of image does it present?

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:16pm On Apr 02, 2015

POEM ANALYSIS:
Now to the main analysis. Here, we relate the door to a border in this context. A nations border to be precise. For every nation, there's always a door/border connecting it to the next nation. A secure border is paramount to any nation, and a worthy boast. Many powerful nations use the best of the best and latest technologies to secure their respective borders. Can u try to imagine how the USA, Russia and China's border security would look?

We can, as well, relate this poem to a building of treasures that has a weak door. Now, relate these treasures to the citizens of a nation/building that has a weak door. In short, we can all decipher what would happen to a treasure building that doesn't have a secured door. To cut the story short, here's the message Harlos's Poem is sending:

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:09pm On Apr 02, 2015

The small ironies that most of us encounter in our everyday lives can provide a poet with some of the best material for poetry. But we have to un-peel our eyes, de-sensitize ourselves to our environment. How many of us could write a poem, an exact verbal description of our journey to work? How often you passed that crumbling warehouse and not noticed the graffiti? 'Vendors'? Or realized that they've changed the supermarket on the road from Oshodi to Festac?

Describe your world to yourself as you move around it. What best describes your living room? Your street? Your town? Who lives here? Write lists of words and phrases and try to be as precise as possible in your observations. As poets, we should get used to knowing and understanding the meaning of words, we must buy new edition of dictionary and read it. The broader your vocabulary, the more ideas you will be able to express.

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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:02pm On Apr 02, 2015

Getting down now from our Audi, Yusjet, the Audi owner wait for me to get down first before locking his car's door. We dart into the class together. 'Where is Everest and other?' I said, asking the seated students, none answer. I pick a chalk ABD move to the blackboard.

Today, we will finish the topic we've been discussing 'Using Object In Poetry' and move to the next topic in the next class. Just as Yuzjet's Poem was studied last class, Harlos's Poem shall be the Poem of Study tonight. Sit tight and relax as we take u all to another journey in the beauties of Poetry Lesson.

Therefore, today's topic will be tagged 'Using Object In Poetry, Part 4'

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Politics › Re: Jega Live On NTA: INEC Stage Is Set For The Announcement Of Presidential Result by cisse7575(m): 4:28pm On Mar 30, 2015

Jega should announce the winner, then this state to state break down.

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 11:50am On Mar 29, 2015

The assignment for this week has been posted https://www.nairaland.com/2151923/nairaland-poetry-club-weekly-assignments#32117638

Poems For Review › Re: Nairaland Poetry Club Weekly Assignments Thread. by cisse7575(m): 1:03am On Mar 29, 2015

[b]Here are the guidelines for the assignment this week.

The Assignment

Write a sonnet; the first eight lines in which each line is a lie and the next six lines consisting entirely of things you’d like to say, but never would, to a parent, lover, sibling, child, teacher, roommate, best friend.

OR

Write a sonnet;the first eight lines consisting entirely of things you’d like to say, but never would, to a parent, lover, sibling, child, teacher, roommate, best friend, and the next six lines in which each line is a lie.

TYPES OF SONNETS

I. The Italian (or Petrarchan) Sonnet:

The basic meter of all sonnets in English is iambic pentameter.

The Italian sonnet is divided into two sections by two different groups of rhyming sounds. The first 8 lines is called the octave and rhymes:

a b b a a b b a

The remaining 6 lines is called the sestet and can have either two or three rhyming sounds, arranged in a variety ofways:

c d c d c d
c d d c d c
c d e c d e
c d e c e d
c d c e d c

II. The Spenserian Sonnet:

a b a b b c b c c d c d e e

III. The English (or Shakespearian) Sonnet:

The English sonnet has the simplest and most flexible pattern of all sonnets, consisting of 3 quatrains of alternating rhyme and a couplet:

4 lines- a b a b
4 lines- c d c d
4lines- e f e f
2 lines- g g.

Please notice that this thread will be open for submissions at 12am on Sunday and closed at 12am on Friday.
Submissions before or after will not be considered for marking.

Please remember that your submissions will be marked by the following criteria.

1-Organaisation/Structure
2- Featured Poetic Devices
3-Grammatical Accuracy
4-Theme
5-Mood/Imagery

Please keep to the rules. No comments are to be made on this thread apart from assignments submissions. All comments should go the class.

Please notice that everyone with a Nairaland account is eligible to submit the assignments.

Thank you.[/b]

Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 7:55am On Mar 27, 2015

harlos:
Hello class

brother, me and my partner wanted to discuss your poem theme yesterday, but time us always against us. We may try to do that in our next class.

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Poems For Review › Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 1:03am On Mar 27, 2015

texanomaly:
Hi. Guys. Had to leave and come back to read.

glad you came. Thanks even though you never write us a poetry where you use an object

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