The two ravens

galaxy chocolate · #1 27-10-2008, 10:49 PM

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

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The two ravens

Anonymous

15th century

Vocab

Moan : more than sad , great lose ,

Turf :

Dike

New- slain : recently die

Hound : dog

Hawk

Wild- fowl

Thatch

The poet use the bird ( Ravens ) because it is symbol for the bad things and sad news .

First Stanza

A person was walking and suddenly he heard the conversation between 2ravens.

And they are making a moan . and in bad feeling .

One of them said to the other one ." Where shall we go and done today "

- Here is personification Ravens as 2 men talks

Second Stanza

الكلام على لسان الغراب : هناك خلف المروج البعيده
علمت ان نبيلا مات حديثا
ولا احد يعلم بموته هناك
ماعدا صقره وكلبه وحبيبته

The ravens talking about something mystery there was knight died and no one know about that except 3 creatures : his hawk , his hound , his lady fair.

Third Stanza

This stanza have different rhyme to reflect there is no connection between the 3 things which the knight have .

His hound : will be busy on hunting

His hawk : left him to fetch food

His lady : she find another lover

Maybe she was behind the death and she will never tell any body of his death

" So we may make our dinner sweet "

It means they will eat him and no body will disturbance them because no body know about the knight death

Fourth Stanza

This stanza describe how the 2 ravens will deal the knight's skeleton

Here the words " bonny blue eyes" and " golden hair " reflect how he is youth and beautiful

Fifth Stanza

All things will gone and no one for ever will know where he is . He will be mystery even it's bone it will be go with the wind

Repetition of the word "gone" : it is reflect he died and nobody ever will know where he is .

Rhyme : sad and gloomy

Divide the stanza

1- subject

2- object

3- no one know about knight death

4- how it is ugly of the hall scheme

Alliteration

Was- walking / making – moan / new – knight / no body – know / his – hawk - hound – hunting / hawk – home / make – many / bonny – blue / his – hair / non – know / when – we / fetch- fowl

Consonance

Sit – white / behind- old / knows – lies / none – gone / are – bare /as – was / nest – it

Assonance

Ravens- making / I – knight – lies / nobody – know / lady – fair / taken – mate – may / sit – his / none – gone / blow – more / behind – dike / hawk- hound / when – we / hound – hunting

Figures of speech :

Personification

The ravens wew talking in all the poem

" We will thatch our nest …" it is like swing

Last line symbol of passing the time -

Internal rhyme

One – golden

Non – gone

*source*

http://www.sources.ws/file/r-ca%D3%D...-ravens-26.htm

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