1.Diction: Denotation and Connotation
-Denotation: the word names, describes, or narrates, presumably considered in a detached, scientific, and descriptive manner
-Connotation: accumulation of emotional associations that a word has gathered through its history or acquires in a given setting
Brief introduction ofthe poem and thepoet
“Refugee ship” is a poem about thepoet’s identity which is one ofthe main topic of chicano American potery.
From a young age, she was discouraged from speaking Spanish and only taught English in order to protect her from the racism that pervaded her time. This loss oflanguage and a struggle to find her true identity helped inspire her poet
ofthe 14th-century English dream-vision Piers Plowman.
주요작품 : The Vision of Piers Plowman
Geoffrey Chaucer known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poetofthe Middle Ages.
Chaucer is a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy ofthe vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French a
Thepoets’ thoughts are most vividly expressed through various poetic forms, techniques and sometimes reflection on thelanguages oftheir own. We can comprehend what each poet is thinking about their own identity through the use oflanguage in their poems.
Achievements:
- BBC Young Playwright’s Award
Honorary doctorates by several universities- Listed at 48 in The Times' list of 50
Challenging the notion that thepoet (a self-present subject) transmits a particular message ("experience," "emotion") to a reader (another self-present subject) through a language which is neutral, transparent, "natural.“
Post-modernistic view oflanguage