Papel I!

Passage V: Outline- The Voice by Thomas Hardy

I. Introduction
a) Most of us have gone through a period where we have experienced the feeling of lost love after a heart break. In Thomas Hardy’s The Voice, Hardy demonstrates how he feels through this experience. He creates the use of diction and tone to create a sense of longing and desire for the woman he loved and the woman that once loved him.

II. Body
a) Throughout the passage, Hardy’s tone is very longing for this woman. He reminisces about her and the times they shared, “Standing as when I drew near to the townWhere you would wait for me: yes, as I knew you then,Even to the original air-blue gown!” He even remembers the blue gown she once wore.

b) The Voice title is very significant because it adds to the reminiscent and longing effect of the passage.

c) His diction is also seen with the questions included in the passage, showing how he is still longing and confused about the state he’s in, questioning the situation. “Can it be you that I hear?” These questions create a “really? Could it be?” type of feeling on the reader.

III. Conclusion
a) Throughout this passage, Hardy creates a scene of longing and desire for the person he loved and gives a reader a glimpse of his heartbreak. Although he is still in denial and hopes for her return, or hearing her “voice”, I believe that deep inside he does know she won’t come back and that’s it’s only a voice, “Thus I; faltering forward, Leaves around me falling, Wind oozing thin through the thorn from norward, And the woman calling.”

Papel II- NOTE!

NOTE: Late I know, I'm sorry Mrs. D! I had trouble with the intranettt so I decided to print it out and give it to you tomorrow!? But since my bi-polar internet decided to connect now, I'm posting!
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May 2007- Question B

“Literature is often about crossing boundaries, both physically and mentally. In what ways, and to what extent, does the crossing of boundaries contribute to two or three works you have studied?”

Paraphrasing: Writing is a lot like stepping out of the box, physically and mentally. Explain how this is shown in two to three works you have studied.

Element of Fiction: Theme/Diction…

Novels chosen: As I Lay Dying, The Bluest Eye

May 2001- Question A

“Compare uses and/or abuses of power as a theme in novels or short stories you have read. Say what this theme and its presentation contribute to each work you discuss.”

Paraphrasing: Explain how power is shown in two novels that you have read and include the purpose of this theme and how it helps develop each novel.

Element of Fiction: Theme/motif of power

Novels chosen: Darkness at Noon, The Metamorphosis