interview(extract)

INTERVIEWER
Making couplets “offhand” is something like writing on schedule, isn’t it? I know a young poet who claims he can write every morning from six to nine, presumably before class.


FROST
Well, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. I don’t know what that would be like, myself. When I get going on something, I don’t want to just, you know. . . . Very first one I wrote I was walking home from school and I began to make it—a March day—and I was making it all afternoon and making it so I was late at my grandmother’s for dinner. I finished it, but it burned right up, just burned right up, you know. And what started that? What burned it? So many talk, I wonder how falsely, about what it costs them, what agony it is to write. I’ve often been quoted: “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” But another distinction I made is: however sad, no grievance, grief without grievance. How could I, how could anyone have a good time with what cost me too much agony, how could they? What do I want to communicate but what a hell of a good time I had writing it? The whole thing is performance and prowess and feats of association. Why don’t critics talk about those things—what a feat it was to turn that that way, and what a feat it was to remember that, to be reminded of that by this? Why don’t they talk about that? Scoring. You’ve got to score. They say not, but you’ve got to score, in all the realms—theology, politics, astronomy, history, and the country life around you.

my favourite poet

'A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.' You must be wondering who said this but i am going to ell you that he is the poet i am going to introduce to all of you today.

Robert frost was an American poet who was highly regarded for hisrealistic depictions of rural
life.he was borned in San Franci on 26 march , 1874.His father passed when he was eleven .after father died, his family moved to New England . his mother died15 years later and his relatives suffer from various disease.With both parents as teachers,he was exposed to the world of books at a young age .married Elinor White in 1894 .he faced poverty ,he and Elinor had four children .
his first poem appeared in a New York periodical in 1894 .When he died, his son committed suicide, and his daughter had a mental breakdown.

you must be wondering why i liked him.The reason is simple,although both his parents died,he did not give up and continued to work hard.On the other hand,most people will only grief over the death and give up themselves.Although he faced poverty at a particular period of time,he did not let go his dreams and continued striving to write poems

Some of his books
'The Road Not Taken", first published in Mountain Interval in 1916, is one of Frost’s most well-known poems.“The poem relies on a metaphor in which the journey through life is compared to a journey on a road. The speaker of the poem must choose one path instead of another. Although the paths look equally attractive, the speaker knows that his choice at this moment may have a significant influence on his future.(in my previous post)


Minor bird(robert frost)
I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;

Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.

The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.

And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.

A time to talk(robert frost)
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground, Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.


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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

1.How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?

'Two roads diverged in a yellow wood' is a metaphor for choosing choices in life.this metaphor achieved its purpose as some roads are dangerous like some paths of life are risky. The poet uses metaphor here as he wanted to emphasis on how difficult it is to make a descision and how neccessariy it is.In Line 2, 3 and 4, the fist letter 'and' is a hyperbole . The writer is indirectly telling us that once a chose his route, he cant turn back.he also is emphasizing on this important choice.

2. Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.

I like this poem because it describes a scene when one man is trying to make a choice.In this poem.The poem had a lot of words which told us indirectly its meaning like ' the yellow wood'which tell us its autom.Interesting punctuation also tell us about the writers feeling like the dash in stanza 4 ,line 3.It tells us that the writer paused,probably,hestitating.The poem also emphasized on how difficult it is for the writer by saying that the road looked the same two times -- stanza 2 ,line 1(then took the other,as just as fair),and stanza 2 ,line 5
(had worn them really about the same.)the same in that sentence also reiterate the 'equally' on the next line.Finally,after much decision,the writer chose the one less traveled,which presents the writer's personality,he is an adventurous and curious man.

difficulty number 5 answers on 1st july

A grandmother lived on the 16th floor.She always goes to the 9th floor by lift and climb the stairs to the 16th floor.Why?

difficulty number 4 answers on 1st july

Caleb Smathers was walking home from the market with three nice ripe oranges, when he was faced with a problem. On the footbridge which he had to cross there was a sign announcing that the bridge's capacity was two hundred pounds. Caleb himself weighed a hundred ninety-six pounds and the oranges weighed two pounds each. What to do. He could, of course, make two trips, but a moment's reflection enabled him to figure out a way of getting himself and his three oranges across safely in one trip. How did he do it?

difficulty level number three answer on 1th july

For many years old Sam Hawks had been night watchman at the Phoenixville National Bank. He was well liked for the faithful performance of his duty and for his cheerful manner. One evening Mr. Stuart, president of the bank, came to the bank at eight o'clock, greeted old Sam, and explained that he was going in to get some papers from his office, for he'd been called to the city and planned to take the ten o'clock plane.As Sam listened to his employer's words, his honest face puckered anxiously. "Don't take that plane, please, Mr. Stuart," he said earnestly."Why, Sam," exclaimed the banker, touched by the old fellow's sincerity, and obvious distress. "Why not? What do you mean?""Oh, Mr. Stuart," said Sam, "I had a dream about that plane last night. I saw it crash to earth and all the people aboard were killed. There was a terrible explosion and - Oh, it was awful!" The poor man was almost in tears.The bank president patted his arm and, to quiet him, said, "Thank you, Sam. I'll see about it," and proceeded into the bank to get his papers.Despite the old man's warning Mr. Stuart DID take the plane, and you'll be relieved to know, there was no accident. Returning to Phoenixville, the bank president's first action was to fire the night watchman, Sam. How come?

difficulty level number 2 answer will be posted on 1th july

John and Mary are lying dead on the floor of the apartment they live in. Surrounding them is broken glass and water. A breeze is blowing in the window. Explain that one.

difficulty number 1 ( math problem)answer will be post on 1th july

Problem Number One :
An apple, an orange, a banana and a pear are laid out in a straight line . The orange is not at either end and is somewhere to the right of the banana. In how many ways can the fruit be laid out ?
list them out..

embarrassed:*[

There is a basketball tornement in my condominium in Zheng Zhou ,china.I joined the competition ,not expecting to win or even touch the ball.When the competition started, i realised that the opponent players are all very short.The players in my team were not very tall too..i was counted one of the tallest!Imagine it! i am merely 1.59m!
When the competition started,i realised that i am in advantage.When the opponent team throw in the ball ,i could jump up and stop it.When they are trying to shoot,i could slam it down by raising up me arm...haha!when i shoot,no one can stop me,The basket ball stand 2 metre plus, i could almost slam dunk.All my team mate passed the ball to me when they got it.Our team won 68:12!I scored 52 points..haha. After the competition,i realised that it is for children under 10years old.I fainted...

i rather be the city rat than a country rat

i rather be the city rat than a country rat...Why? Because in country side, its deadly quiet.There are no place to stroll.There is only crikets chirping in the eerie night.Although you can lead a quiet life and can eat, sleep,play in peace,its nothing compared to being a city rat.
A city rat can see , taste , smell , touch and hear alot of new things everyday.It can eat seafood,meat,cheese etc.See computers, television and the developing technology.Sleeping in an air conditioned room is of course more comfortable then sleeping on a straw mat.When a city rat get bored,he could deside to play prank on the house master.he could hide under the sofa when the owner is watching television and watch with him.He could hide behind door and listen to music when the owner is doing so.When the owner discovered him when his eating and start to chase him,he could run around the house,in fact,its quite thrilling for him to have someone playing'tag' with him.
On the other hand,the country rat has nothing.when he is bored,he sleep.When he is hungry,he eat.His life is not meaningful.He just eat,sleep.When he wake up, eat again then sleep....

Do you want to be a country rat or a city rat..tell me on tag box

My mothers favorite book.

My mother's favorite book is a chinese book--围城.According to her, this book leave a big impression on her.The title of the book...yeah,i also dont know the meaning but let me share with you the content and the lesson my mother learnt.

The story is about a men wanting to marry a women.When he finally married her ,he wanted to marry another more beautiful women.After he got her,he changed again...it may seem very boring but if you read it carefully,you realise that life is just like that.You see,everyone in the world strives for the best or should i say a good destination but after he got to his destination,he wants something better and so on.my mother told me that she learnt that no one is satisfied with the present.thats why she always think that her present is presious thus did not require to be richer or other things most people want to have.

my favourite and least favourite character

Sorry everyone...i did not blog this long period of time since i am in china and could not log on to http://www.blogger.com!never/ never mind,let me share with you my favorite and least favorite character in Village by the sea.

My favorite character is of course the main character-Hari!He gave up his childhood for his family,worked at a young age since their father is always drunk and their mother is always sick.He is keen to study and learnt watchmending eagerly.It is also very happy to see his work attitude.When reading,i felt a bit bad.A poor boy is so hardworking for his family and abandoned his education .I am not as poor as him and have a chance to study but my result is still not good.His ignorance also him very funny ,like refering the lift as a tiny cell.

In conclusion,Hari is my favorite character because it teaches me a lesson to study hard and also make me shed tears at heartwarming scenes and laugh at funny parts.

Now,i will talk about my least favorite character.The younger sisters are a bit irritating since they did not understand their brother and take their work for granted but they are nothing compared to my most hated character--the bombay traffic police.He is so insulting ,using words like 'fool'...He hurt their feelings by saying 'come straight from the pumkin fields,have you.'And when they say they are coming for prossetion,he insulted them again'you do that,the Chief minister is waiting for you with a garland and a sweet for each of you.'Athough he appeared in the story very few times,infact only one time.When i read the part he insulted them,i felt angry .If i put myself in the situation,i will surely explode like a volcanoe.

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