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JH@Quelpr
- Aug 4, 2020
- 7 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jul 30, 2020
- 6 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jul 9, 2020
- 59 min
All CSEC Poems (2018-2023) Analysis and Summary (+PDF Download)
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A document with cross-analyses and comparisons between poems...
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JH@Quelpr
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 25, 2020
- 5 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 23, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 18, 2020
- 6 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 17, 2020
- 4 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 15, 2020
- 8 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 15, 2020
- 6 min
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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JH@Quelpr
- Jun 14, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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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