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Lesson 5 Afternoon With Irish Cow

The author conveyed the theme in the poem Afternoon with Irish Cow through vivid imagery and metaphor. By emphasizing details of the natural surroundings like colors, sounds, and the cow's behavior, the poem explores themes of observing nature, self-acceptance, and celebrating the joy of birth. A theme becomes powerful and memorable when the author effectively uses literary devices like imagery, symbolism, metaphor and tone to explore and convey the theme subtly yet profoundly. Thought-provoking themes that resonate with human experiences tend to leave a strong impression on readers.

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Lesson 5 Afternoon With Irish Cow

The author conveyed the theme in the poem Afternoon with Irish Cow through vivid imagery and metaphor. By emphasizing details of the natural surroundings like colors, sounds, and the cow's behavior, the poem explores themes of observing nature, self-acceptance, and celebrating the joy of birth. A theme becomes powerful and memorable when the author effectively uses literary devices like imagery, symbolism, metaphor and tone to explore and convey the theme subtly yet profoundly. Thought-provoking themes that resonate with human experiences tend to leave a strong impression on readers.

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LITERATURE

IN
ENGLISH
0475
OCTOBER 8, 2023
MONDAY
EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:

1. Prepare your materials quietly.


2. Listen attentively.
3. Participate actively.
4. Always speak in English.
5. Avoid disruptive noise.
5:00
mins.
Directions: Rearrange the letters to
get the hidden word

H T B R I
N R A U E T
N I P A
I T U C R O I Y S
T P E O C E P I R N
Feedback of the assessment:
How did the author reveal the speaker’s newly-awakened
ability to see and appreciate the world more clearly in the
last stanza?

Vivid use of colourful images in


this stanza reveals the
speaker’s newly-awakened
ability to see and appreciate
the world more clearly.
Lesson:

Afternoon with Irish Cow


(Theme)
OBJECTIVES:

to discover the theme and


identify the evidences that
supports theme
Activity 2: Brain Storming
In your group, discuss what
you understand about the
meaning of the different
quotes below. Give example.
7:00
mins.
ACTIVITY 3: Think Pair Share

What are the theme of the


poem? Explain your answer.

5:00
minutes
Observation and Reflection
The poem examines the value of paying attention to seemingly
unimportant details in order to understand their profundity.
Over the course of the poem, each stanza draws the reader's
attention to the speaker's active participation in perceiving and
observing his surroundings, which results in his greater
understanding and appreciation for nature over the poem. The
cow herself appears in the final stanza as she observes and
appears to be thinking about the speaker. This conclusion
quietly informs the reader that in addition to the fact that
people are able to perceive and think about nature, other living
things also possess agency and senses.
Self-Acceptance and Identity
The cow’s noise represents the theme of self-acceptance. This theme is most
prominently explored in the final stanza, which strikingly describes the cow’s
noise as an “ancient apologia.” This is one of the few moments in the poem
where the speaker shifts from making direct observations regarding his
surroundings to reflecting more abstractly on the meaning of the cow’s noise.
The word “apologia” refers to an explanation or defense; here, the cow’s noise
is an inherent defense of the role of a cow in the natural world, as it announces
its presence to the environment. The speaker is prompted to give the cow more
thought by both the cow's happiness with itself and the noise it makes, which
has both physical and symbolic significance. This is emphasized in the final
phrase, where the speaker calls the cow's gaze "shocking." A galvanizing
understanding is that the speaker can now see the cow and the quality of
"cowness" itself more clearly.
The Beauty of Nature
Collins explores the idea of humanity's unbreakable bond
with nature using metaphor and imagery. The poem
emphasizes the cows and their surrounding area while
praising the simplicity and beauty of nature. To evoke a sense
of the natural environment, it emphasizes color (the blue
entrance, the black-and-white cows, the green fields, and the
gray skies) and sound (the striking noise of the cow). The
cows are shown to be a part of and in harmony with
nature. It reminds us to look at nature in an independent and
fascinating way and allow nature to be itself.
Celebration of the joy of birth

It is implied in the poem that there is another theme


about giving birth. When the speaker went out in the
field to check what was happening to the cow because
it was making so much noise, as if in pain, The word
"laboring" gives us a hint that maybe the cow is
experiencing the pain of laboring that is connected to
giving birth.
Comprehension Check!
Directions: Read and answer the question
below.

1.How did the author convey the theme in


the poem Afternoon with Irish Cow?

2.What makes a theme powerful or


memorable?

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