Figurative Language Analysis of Michele Meleen "Like Stars in the Sky" Poem

Like Stars in the Sky

By: Michele Meleen

Friends are like the stars in the sky,

always there even when you can’t see them.

They shine brightly in dark times,

guiding me as the North Star does for travelers.

In daylight, they blend in,

a natural part of my every day.

Figurative Language Analysis:

Personification:

- "Friends are like the stars in the sky"

In the first sentence, it means that friends are represented as stars, not real stars. The author wants to show that friends are like stars in the sky.

Hyperbole

- "They shine brightly in dark times"

It interprets that the friend shines in the dark. The one where it's overly exaggerated. But what the author means is that a friend is like a companion when we are alone.

Moral Value:

In this poem, the writer wants to say that friends are a valuable part of our life. So that he represents friends with the stars in the sky that illuminate our lives and are there for us.

Being Creative Person and a Creative Teacher

Name: Muhammad Rafel Herviansyah

Class: Literature In ELT B

 

In this essay, I will review being a creative person and a creative teacher. We all know

that to be creative teachers we must also be creative people. Besides, not everyone is creative

because of talent but they also have to think about how to be creative. In this book, there are

many ways that allow a person to become a creative person. So there are the words of Rudolf

Steiner, “You will not be a good teacher if you only focus on what you do and not on who you

are.” That means, if you feel a little weird, just remember that you're doing it alone, so no one

will notice you. So the first thing we can do is make room for ourselves. We take the time to do

something, what is meant is that we have to be able to explore something. The second is what

we can try by exploring. Trying to learn new things. Many things make us more creative, but

trying new things will add to our ideas. Examples that are widely used are drawing or painting,

writing, learning musical instruments, and others. The third is to calm the mind by simply sitting

and meditating. As we know stress can reduce our level of creativity, because our minds are not

calm when we think about something. Another thing we can do is take a walk, fish or read a

book quietly. 

References:

Literature and Language Teaching, A Guide for Teachers and Trainers-Gillian Lazar

The Use of Poetry and Music in Learning or Teaching English

Name: Muhammad Rafel Herviansyah

Class: Literature in ELT B

After I read some journals, I have arguments and some experiences regarding the use

of poetry and music in learning or teaching English. But before that, there was something

that made me wonder, is it effective to use poetry or songs in learning English? As we know

how important English is, which is an international language and is taught in almost all

countries. By making it a subject in elementary schools and junior and senior high schools,

this makes the important components that we get such as vocabulary, grammar and others.

In this study, there is an English learning strategy using songs or poetry. These songs and

poems themselves have become part of our lives, we can get additional literacy knowledge

which is very useful in our lives. So of course it is very effective for learning at school and

outside in learning English. I had an experience when I was in middle school when I was

given the assignment to come forward in a group to sing some songs in English. When we

sing a song together, the teacher will ask about the structure and some meanings of words

that are foreign to us at that time. So we don't just sing but we also analyze the intent or

meaning of the song. Another point we get is that we can know the pronunciation of the word.

So, of course, this is very useful because apart from interesting and fun strategies, we can

also get useful things, such as when reading material books that we usually read.

References:

Rosová, V. (2007). The use of music in teaching English (Doctoral dissertation, Masarykova

univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta).

Ma’rifat, D. (2017). A case study of using songs in teaching English vocabulary to young

learners. Journal of English and Education, 5(1), 49-55.

Cabasan, H. C. (2014). Appreciating poetry: The teaching-learning analysis.