Aesthetic Use Of Language Articles
'Begin' by Brendan Kennelly
Brendan Kennelly's optimistic poem about starting each day on a new beginning and enjoying all that the world has to offer.
Opening of a novel: Where the Crawdads Sing
The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marsh of North Carolina from 1952 to 1969. The second timeline follows a murder investigation of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina.
Descriptive essay: Time traveller
This is an essay which captures life in Ireland in 2015 from the point of view of an observant time traveller.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson
'"Hope" is the thing with feathers' is one of the best known of Emily Dickinson's poems. An extended metaphor, it likens the concept of hope to a feathered bird that is permanently perched in the soul of every human. There it sings, never stopping in its quest to inspire.
Poetry: The Hill We Climb
The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show. The 22-year-old poet wowed the crowd with her reading during Joe Biden’s swearing-in.