JH@QuelprAug 4, 20207 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 18 Analysis/SummaryUpon returning to the house, Sophie finds Atie reclined in a chair. After retrieving Brigitte, Atie gets up and looks in her notebook...
JH@QuelprJul 30, 20206 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 16-17 Analysis/SummarySophie awakes the next morning to watch the sunrise. This attests to the natural beauty of Haiti, and also corresponds to the idea of...
JH@QuelprJul 9, 202059 minAll CSEC Poems (2018-2023) Analysis and Summary (+PDF Download)(Download the pdf, it is better formatted than it is in the post below) A document with cross-analyses and comparisons between poems...
JH@QuelprJul 8, 20205 minCSEC English B: Orchids by Hazel Simmons-McDonald Poem AnalysisThe 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...
JH@QuelprJul 6, 20204 minCSEC English B: This is the Dark Time, My Love by Martin Carter Poem AnalysisThis 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...
JH@QuelprJul 5, 20204 minCSEC English B: Mirror by Sylvia Plath Poem AnalysisJust 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...
JH@QuelprJul 1, 20204 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 15 Analysis/SummaryThe 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...
JH@QuelprJun 26, 20204 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 14 Analysis/SummaryTante 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...
JH@QuelprJun 25, 20205 minCSEC English B: Ol' Higue by Mark McWatt Poem AnalysisThe 'Ole Higue' is a supernatural character found in Caribbean folklore. This nocturnal being is also called a jumbie, soucouyant and backoo
JH@QuelprJun 24, 20205 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 13 AnalysisThe book makes another large time skip to Sophie, around two years later, now having returned to Haiti. As the driver of the vehicle she...
JH@QuelprJun 20, 20203 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 12 Analysis/SummarySophie doesn’t tell Joseph about the violation she experienced at the hands of her mother. She is likely both embarrassed because of this...
JH@QuelprJun 19, 20205 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 11 Analysis/SummaryOn 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...
JH@QuelprJun 18, 20206 minCSEC English B: Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen AnalysisThe poem is written as a harsh, but ultimately fair criticism of the atrocities of war. The poet wrote this whilst hospitalized after...
JH@QuelprJun 18, 20203 minCSEC English B: Birdshooting Season by Olive Senior AnalysisThe persona (likely a young girl due to their attention to the details of the women's emotions) describes the beginning of birdshooting...
JH@QuelprJun 17, 20204 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 10 Analysis/SummaryMartine returns home early the following night, and decides to carry Sophie out some place as they hadn’t done anything together...
JH@QuelprJun 16, 20208 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 9 Analysis/SummaryThe 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...
JH@QuelprJun 15, 20206 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 8 Analysis/SummarySchool 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...
JH@QuelprJun 14, 20205 minCSEC English B: My Parents by Stephen Spender Poem AnalysisIn the poem, the persona recalls a childhood where his parents kept him from 'rough' children.
JH@QuelprJun 14, 20207 minCSEC English B: Breath, Eyes, Memory Chapter 7 Summary/AnalysisMartine carries Sophie to Flatbush Avenue, a street that reminds Sophie of Haiti. Haiti Express, a business transporting things to Haiti...