an afternoon nap Flashcards
1
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intentions (5)
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- illustrate how intense parental pressure can alienate and harm children
- criticise performance oriented education systems
- promote a more understanding and caring educational environment.
- To subtly critique the society that encourages and causes the mother’s narrow, competitive vision of success.
- To signify intergenerational conflict.
2
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contextual info
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- yap is from singapore,
- he writes about everyday, ordinary experiences.
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3
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what is the poem trying to portray
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how singapores education system in innefective and too results oriented
4
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where is it set
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in a music lesson
5
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what effect does the free verse give
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- narrator isn’t too worried about the use of grammar, reflection to lack of concern of education system
6
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what does the title link to
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there are no afternoon naps in the poem, showing the lack of childhood ( kids usually nap while hes always being tutored)
7
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what is it about
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This poem is about a mom with high expectations pressuring her son into doing well academically. This poem criticises the Singaporean educational system and shows how it is insufficient in promoting learning but instead is results oriented.It shows how much stress parents put on kids and how mothers have a competitive vision of success
8
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5 techniques used
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- juxtaposition
- asyndeton
- auditory imagery
- assonance and consonance
