Gavin Ewart Poetry Competion 2013

Water

Water is infinite,
Water is freedom,
Water is pure.

When you look at water you see the trickle of prosperity,
You see the peace against chaos,
And you see the glimmering gargle of flowing playfulness.

When you hear the splashes of water  you think of a smooth and silky texture,
You think of the fundamental compound of Mother Nature,
And you think of a refreshing water fall.

When you touch water you can feel the sadness and happiness that runs through it,
You feel the sinewy flow of the rivers, seas and oceans,
And you can feel the shiny freedom that every living atom craves.

Water

Water:
Sinewy
Flowing
Smooth
Shiny
Trickle Prosperity
Water fall
Freedom
Playful
Peac against caos
Sadness
Plonk
Gargle
Still
Glimmering
Fundimental
Proud Elk
Silk
Refresh
River
Pure
Ripple Effect
Compound

What Aspects Of The Crucible Can You Analyse

As class we decided that these are the areas and aspects of the crucible we can analyse:

Structure

staging / setting / costume / stage directions / genre / plot development / pace /suspense / emotion / melodrama / tension...

Character

relationships / development / complexity / strengths and weaknesses / language use...

Historical background

Communism / McCarthyism / Salem...

Themes

power / women / status / conscience / loyalty / identity / change / fear / 

envy / revenge / reputation / hysteria / religious intolerance...

Language

stage directions / speech / biblical / Latin / education / power...

Imagery and symbolism

heat and fire / cold / light / crucible / birds / law...

Act One: Salem residents

THOUGHTS ABOUT SALEM RESIDENTS

• Forefathers were Puritans persecuted in England

• Believed others corrupt

• Europeans considered US missionaries a barbaric frontier and a sect of fanatics

• No holidays - only occasional celebrations

• Plenty who did not conform

• Hard working

• Strict morals

• Difficult conditions: hard winters, unfertile soil

• Minded each other's business

• Suspicious

• Told on each other to magistrates

• Dangers of starting again in the new world were fading and frustrations and envy emerging

• Close to wilderness

• Afraid of heathens who they thought were devilish

• Parochial

• Missionaries who failed to convert native Americans

• Resistant

• Disciplined

• Dedicated

• Communal

• Long suffering

• Theocratic - combined state and religion

• Repressed

• Long held hatreds of neighbours

• Jealousy

  
  

Linoit Page

http://linoit.com/users/JCWayman/canvases/Salem%20life

Word Frequency in "The Crucible"

Many of the most frequent words in the Wordle, with the common words, are words such as "I" and "You". This makes me think that the play "The Crucible"is revolved around people and no the actual thought of witchcraft. Other word frequently mentioned are character names the most used are those of Proctor, Danforth and Parris. We can conclude from this that these characters are most likely to be the main characters of the play.

The Crucible