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1984, by George Orwell is a perfect example that makes us reflect on what powerful and socialist governments do to stay in the power and to wipe out whoever that stands on the way.
The book mentions the history of Winston who lives in a country where the big brother watches everybody. Even inside of their houses, they are being observed all the time. People from that place teach their children to love the big brother and to hate the ones who are against the government. On the way, Winston meets Julia and later on they fell in love. They love each other in secret because that regime doesn’t allow romantic love among the citizens. With time, they decide to join the rebels who oppose the big brother; however, later on they are betrayed. They are sent to prison and tortured. At the end, they are not killed but they are shown that no one can oppose the big brother.
It is really sad that in many countries in this century many governments do not respect democracy and they torture and kill people.
"Be HOLD/ how LIKE/ a MAID/ she BLUSH/ es HERE"
This excerpt is an example of iambic pentameter.
An iambic pentameter is a form of a metrical line in which each line contains five unstressed syllables followed by five stressed syllables. They are usually arranged in an alternating pattern.
Shakespeare followed a new tradition of using blank verse in iambic pentameter. He used this form in his writings as it followed the same tone as that of a human’s heartbeat, a horse’ gallop or with the beat of any music. Iambic pentameter added natural speech and the rhythm of life in his verses.
The poem “Burning of a Book” is in a free verse. Meaning, it has no set meter, no rhyme scheme, or any particular structure. The structure supported the development of the poem in a way it lets the poet write freely. The poet was able to give us a graphic description of what he wants the readers to see.
