The Land is set in America after the Civil War. The story takes place in the South. Many details help show this time period. First, there is tension between whites and African Americans. Not everyone can read or write. People are treated differently and cannot go to school together. People also travel using horses and wagons.
<span>How did Seamus Heaney incorporate Old English poetry elements in this modern translation?
</span>His punctuation copies the half-lines used in Old English poetry.
In Old English poetry, one often used half-lines. This means that each line of poetry was split into two half-lines, and in each of these half-lines there were two strongly stressed words, often with the purpose of giving musicality to the poem. Heaney follows this half-line pattern in his modern translation.
I never read it but using common sense in stores only employees is allowed to hand out edible substances, why because its a precation so they dont sue the store if they get sick
According to Maxine Hong Kingston, one difference between Chinese and American schools are that the students in the Chinese schools are not allowed to wear jewlery.
After reading the 2 first paragraph of the memoirs in the “Night”, it could be said that the reader gets the impression that he/she is hearing a cautionary or precocious tale about the dangers of complacency while about to face a great evil.
