English B 2/3

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Aug 9, 20202 min read

CSEC English B: Poem Theme Index

Themes for each poem (2018-2023)

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CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 18 Analysis/Summary

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Aug 4, 20207 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 18 Analysis/Summary

Upon returning to the house, Sophie finds Atie reclined in a chair. After retrieving Brigitte, Atie gets up and looks in her notebook...

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CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 16-17 Analysis/Summary

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Jul 30, 20206 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 16-17 Analysis/Summary

Sophie awakes the next morning to watch the sunrise. This attests to the natural beauty of Haiti, and also corresponds to the idea of...

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All CSEC Poems (2018-2023) Analysis and Summary (+PDF Download)

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Jul 9, 202059 min read

All CSEC Poems (2018-2023) Analysis and Summary (+PDF Download)

(Download the pdf, it is better formatted than it is in the post below) A document with cross-analyses and comparisons between poems...

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CSEC English B: Orchids by Hazel Simmons-McDonald Poem Analysis

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Jul 8, 20205 min read

CSEC English B: Orchids by Hazel Simmons-McDonald Poem Analysis

The persona seems to be moving out of a house after renting it for a five-week period. Now, all that remains in her space is an orchid in...

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JH@Quelpr

Jul 6, 20204 min read

CSEC English B: This is the Dark Time, My Love by Martin Carter Poem Analysis

This is the Dark Time, My Love Martin Carter This is the dark time, my love, All round the land brown beetles crawl about. The shining...

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CSEC English B: Mirror by Sylvia Plath Poem Analysis

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Jul 5, 20204 min read

CSEC English B: Mirror by Sylvia Plath Poem Analysis

Just as the title suggests, the poem is about a mirror in its many forms. It is written from the perspective of the mirror as it comments...

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JH@Quelpr

Jul 1, 20204 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 15 Analysis/Summary

The three women sit together and eat supper. Note the mention of the distant light on the hill- it will be referred to later on. When...

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JH@Quelpr

Jun 26, 20204 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 14 Analysis/Summary

Tante Atie and Sophie set foot towards Granmé Ifé’s house. As they pass the people on the road, Sophie notes that the people call Atie...

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CSEC English B: Ol' Higue by Mark McWatt Poem Analysis

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Jun 25, 20205 min read

CSEC English B: Ol' Higue by Mark McWatt Poem Analysis

The 'Ole Higue' is a supernatural character found in Caribbean folklore. This nocturnal being is also called a jumbie, soucouyant and backoo

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CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 13 Analysis

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Jun 23, 20205 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 13 Analysis

The book makes another large time skip to Sophie, around two years later, now having returned to Haiti. As the driver of the vehicle she...

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JH@Quelpr

Jun 19, 20203 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 12 Analysis/Summary

Sophie doesn’t tell Joseph about the violation she experienced at the hands of her mother. She is likely both embarrassed because of this...

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CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 11 Analysis/Summary

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Jun 18, 20205 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 11 Analysis/Summary

On the first night Joseph returns from his gig with the band, she goes out with him to hear him play. Martine was working, so Sophie...

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CSEC English B: Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Analysis

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Jun 18, 20206 min read

CSEC English B: Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Analysis

The poem is written as a harsh, but ultimately fair criticism of the atrocities of war. The poet wrote this whilst hospitalized after...

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CSEC English B: Birdshooting Season by Olive Senior Analysis

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Jun 18, 20203 min read

CSEC English B: Birdshooting Season by Olive Senior Analysis

The persona (likely a young girl due to their attention to the details of the women's emotions) describes the beginning of birdshooting...

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CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 10 Analysis/Summary

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Jun 17, 20204 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 10 Analysis/Summary

Martine returns home early the following night, and decides to carry Sophie out some place as they hadn’t done anything together...

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Jun 15, 20208 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 9 Analysis/Summary

The book makes a massive six-year time skip to Sophie at the age of 18 about to start college in the fall. Martine puts in more hours at...

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Jun 15, 20206 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 8 Analysis/Summary

School for Sophie doesn’t begin for two months, and in the interim, Martine brings her to work every day. Martine has both a day job and...

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CSEC English B: My Parents by Stephen Spender Poem Analysis

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Jun 14, 20205 min read

CSEC English B: My Parents by Stephen Spender Poem Analysis

In the poem, the persona recalls a childhood where his parents kept him from 'rough' children.

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JH@Quelpr

Jun 13, 20207 min read

CSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 7 Summary/Analysis

Martine carries Sophie to Flatbush Avenue, a street that reminds Sophie of Haiti. Haiti Express, a business transporting things to Haiti...

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