Poems

Poem terminology

Alliterasie → alliteration

  • repetition of a consonant

  • underline repeated consonant

  • ?

    • either column or give an example

Assonansie → assonance

  • repetition of vowel

  • underland vowels

  • ?

    • same as alliterasie

Vergelyking → simile

  • look for, soos, net soos or nes

  • comparison

Metafoor - metaphor

  • without soos, nes soos or nes

Eufemisme → euphemism

  • milder way of saying something

Personifikasie → personification

  • object living properties

Teensteling → contrast

  • 2 direct opposites

Herhaling → repetition

  • to emphasise (om te beklemtoon)

  • Answer → om iets te beklemtoon… answer

Ironie → irony

Enjambement - enjambment

  • one line flows into another without punctuation

  • to provide tempo (vloei, tempo)

VOCAB

Gedig - poem

digter - poet

spreker - narrator

beklemtoon - emphasise

strofes - stanzas

koeplette - 2 lines (couplet)

funksie - function

versreel(s) - line(s) of a poem

beeldspraak - imagery

slotreel - final line

suggereer - suggest

wending - change

universele waarheid - universal truth

letterlike (denotief) - literal(ly)

figuurlik (konnotatief) - figurative(ly)

Onderwyser - Antjie Krog

Teacher = Jericho

  • jericho city from the bible conquered by Israelites

  • had massive walls

  • sent spies to city

  • Rahab → spie helper

extended simile (vergelyking)

line 1-8

  • speaks and teaches with enthusiasm (by jou moedertaal)

  • Jy, jou → division between class and teacher

  • soos = vergelyking

  • students want to conquer the teacher (soos n’ klein jericho)

  • sees knowledge and wisdom (tande van silwer en goud)

  • teacher has defense but has weakness (wagter in jou torings)(rahab in jou)

line 9-12

  • children trying to get the teacher to quit

  • teacher stays strong

  • children use the ark of youth (ark van die jeug)

    • energy, social media, eg. they use their youth

  • metafoor → ark van die jeug, tropetter van ligsinnig heid

    • tropetter → speaking constant noise

line 13-18

  • Tog → repetition from line 9

  • He keeps working

  • teacher kept working

    • malherbe en totius → old poets

    • inspired by them and their work

  • teacher knows his walls will crumble eventually