You fit into me II

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You fit into me

You fit into me

You fit into me

like a hook into an eye

A fish hook

An open eye.

1.- What is the relationship between the title and the rest of the poem?
The title is the main idea of the poem, which is developed in the poem by comparison.


2.- What words, if any, need to be defined?


Hook: A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.

3.- What relations do you see among any words in the poem?
There's a relation between "eye" and "hook", they are use complementary to express the meaning of the text.


4.- What are the various connotative meaning of the words in the poem? Do you see various shades of meaning help establish relationships or patterns in the text?


In this poem, the author uses different conceptions of the word "eye" and "hook", meaning to a human eye and a fishing hook.

5.- What symbols, images or figures of speech are used? What is the relationship between them?


The poem is basically a simile where the author compare his relationship with a person, with a fishing hook in hies eye. I also think that is an irony, because a hook into the eye is something that bothers you and causes you pain, sow the relationship will be bad.

6.- What elements of rhyme, meter or pattern can you discuss?


There's no rhyme ore syllables pattern at all.

7.- What is the tone of the poem?


The poem can be interpreted as an insult, ore a need to separate from the other personae (angry). 


8.- From what point of view is the content of the poem being told?


The poem was written by a woman, who maybe had problem with some she love , an then she heated him. Maybe the other person wasn't in love with her so she become angry.

9.- What tensions, ambiguities or paradoxes arise within the poem?


There's an ambiguity between the first two lines and the last two lines. First it express a compliment, and then it describe it's real meaning (that he hates him)


10.- What do you believe the chief paradox or irony is in the text?


The chief paradox or irony is there to represent anger to the person who was supposed to be the ideal love for her, and turn into someone she hates.

11.- How do all of the elements of the poem support and develop the primary paradox or irony?


Everything supports the idea of the hook into the eye that express fury against the person.

Analysing Picture

This picture represents the need of help of the African people, because of famine. This image compares the nutrition of an African boy (who his suffering from malnutrition), and an occidental personae (who is well-nourished). This image invites as to understand the pain and help them.

Active reading activity

Text 1: This text says that arcade game in pubs will be closed because of cruelty to animals in games (Crayfish). This means that rights of animals should be respected and we should stop cruelty. This matter because animal cruelty is a huge problem in many places.

Text 2: This text says that Mrs. Joe was raised up "by hand", and therefore their reputation to have a heavy hand. This means that they were very strict. This matter because their children will be the same.

Tex 3: This text tell us about people drowning. This mean that they didn't now to swim: This matter because people sink in their one words (  metaphorically ).

The History of Language

1. Why is it said that people in East Africa developed more than the rest?
Because they developed a better and more complex language .


2. What happened to the earlier languages on Earth?
The earlier language were lost because of the constant change of language.


3. According to Dr Johanna Nichols, what were the first utterances made by Humans?
The first utterances were sounds and calls.

Analysing a text

In the first paragraph the character seems nervous and has a strange attitude, he think that eyes are watching him from behind the bushes, and we can infer that he has made something wrong ore make a bad decision. At the first phrase the character mentions a woman, the woman how he had had a relationship, and has just break up. Finally he enters his car and gets out of there.

The second paragraph starts talking about death and that it didn’t matter where you lay ones you are dead. This idea is very interesting because is very critical and is totally different from what a normal person will think (be buried in a cemetery): This idea is very attach with Holden’s idea in “The catcher in the rye”, were he criticizes the formality of burring a dead body. Then talks about death as an eternal sleep where nothing bothers you and you don’t have to care for anything. He mentions the nastiness of death and he says that he is part of it now. This phrase is a simile between death and the end of a marriage (end of a relationship), where you “also die” (in a metaphorical way). This is the main idea of all the text, a comparison between death and the end of a relationship, how de decision of ending his relationship affects him in a way similar to death, where you are alone but you can be in peace. This may say that the character wanted to end hi relationship, but this idea let him to things he didn’t want (you go to a bar to get drunk when you are sad).

In the last paragraph the character gives evidence for this idea because he goes to a bar to get drunk, because of this decision he has made.

Week 7 Analysing text

This week we we started analysing texts (and images), preparing our self  for the evaluation of the blogs on Monday (cumulative test). We analyse an extract of the "Cacher in the Rye" , an excellent book that we read last year with miss Carolina.

Week 6 Studding Literature

This week we had an oral presentation. My group exposed about Theories of language, referring to two main theories: Skinner's theory of language, and Chomsky's  theory of language. There were many presentation, same very funny like the Misunderstanding ones, that made an representation of the misunderstanding of cultures.

Also this week we learn the main ways of studying literature, for example the Scientific determinism (Literature= Science ), New criticism (only care about the text), and the Reader Response (the reader's interpretation is important). The one I like the most was the New criticism, because you didn't need to consider other factors like the life of the author ore the socio-economic statue of the author.

Week 5 and Happy Eastern

This week we had a listening test of language an miss Veronica Cordero from PUCV started teaching ass a new topic, critical study of literature 

Eastern is a Christian feast and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion .Easter is preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, and it contains the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday, commemorating Maundy and the Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a fifty-day period called Eastertide or the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday. 

Week 4 Stereotypes

This week we talk about culture and stereotypes, stereotypes are a generalization (attitudes, values, ideas, etc) of  a group of people, that can be good ore bad. A bad stereotype, will be the German stereotype: all German people are Nazi. This isn't true and because of a small group in second world war, people link this ideal to all German culture.



"Culture broadly defines a system of meaning for a group of people ant it includes language, laws, customs, myths, images..."(C.C page 37)


"Culture is ordinary: (...)Every human  society has its own shape, its own meaning. Every human society expresses these, in institutions, and in the arts and learning..." (Raymond Williams)


Culture has many definitions, but the one I like the most is Raymond's theorie, he defines culture as common and characteristic of all human beings (every group has it one culture), differentiating from the concept of high culture, that is known as a social level, and related to manners and knowledge 

Week 3 Debate

This week we were debating in groups of two or three students about:


 'Humans are born with ability to create language' v/s 'Language is a learnt construct like the rules governing a sport'


This activity was very interesting because we could show our debate skills and learn new things of language, having a good experience.

Week 2 Language

The second week of class we start watching videos related to language like: The history of language, Why do we talk and the tower of Babel.

We define Language as a system base on rules, which, put together elements (sounds, words, sentences), creating MEANING

Week 1 IB Programme

The first week of class was an introduction to the IB programme an the plan that last for two years. Also this class we where introduced to the GOLDEN RULE 

  "Show respect in every aspect of your life, in everything you do!"

"The tower of Babel II "

What does the image, and the story suggest about the benefits of everyone speaking the same language? What are the drawbacks?

The story suggest that speaking the same language enable us to communicate better and achieve our goals.The drawbacks are that people become ambitious and they will try to achieve thing they are not made to do (reaching the sky). Also having only one language will live a said some cultures and their identity (given by language difference).

What does the story suggest about the social functions of language?

Language is a tool that can be use to express our ideas to others letting as work together, it  defines as as a group, and give as an  cultural identity.