Katherine+Mansfield


 * //__ Katherine Mansfield

__// ||  || ||   || * //__ 1903- __// Studied at Queen’s College and became a staff member of the //College Magazine// * //__ 1908- __// Studied typing and book keeping at Wellington Technical College * //__ 1909- __// Married George Brown * //__ 1911- __// Some of her satirical sketches of German characters were publishes //In a German Pension// * //__ 1914- __// Publishes stories in //Rhythm// and //The Blue Review// * //__ 1916- __// Wrote one of her most famous writings, Prelude * //__ 1917- __// Was diagnosed with Tuberculosis * //__ 1918- __// Divorced her first husband and then married John Murray * //__ 1920- __// Published Bliss * //__ 1922- __// Wrote Garden Party //__ 1923- __// Died in France from Tuberculosis. Her last words were: “I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face.”  ||   || ** Babies must not eat the coal And they must not make grimaces, Nor in party dresses roll And must never black their faces.
 * //__ Biography Timeline __//
 * * //__ !888- __// She was born in New Zealand
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 * **__ A Few Rules for Beginners __**
 * **__ A Few Rules for Beginners __**

They must learn that pointing's rude, They must sit quite still at table, And must always eat the food Put before them--if they're able.

If they fall, they must not cry, Though it's known how painful this is; No--there's always Mother by Who will comfort them with kisses ** || * // I think this poem shows what we have to learn as we grow up. It shows that we must behave ourselves and have good manners. We must be strong even though we hurt, and there are people in our life that will help us through it. //

* // The rhyme scheme for this poem is: // // ABAB, CDCD, EFEF // * // Theme: What we first learn. //

* // Poetic devices: Rhyming // ||  || ** Now this is the story of Olaf Who ages and ages ago Lived right on the top of a mountain, A mountain all covered with snow.
 * __ Fairy Tale __

And he was quite pretty and tiny With beautiful curling fair hair And small hands like delicate flowers-- Cheeks kissed by the cold mountain air.

He lived in a hut made of pinewood Just one little room and a door A table, a chair, and a bedstead And animal skins on the floor.

Now Olaf was partly fairy And so never wanted to eat; He thought dewdrops and raindrops were plenty And snowflakes and all perfumes sweet.

In the daytime when sweeping and dusting And cleaning were quite at an end, He would sit very still on the doorstep And dream--O, that he had a friend!

Somebody to come when he called them, Somebody to catch by the hand, Somebody to sleep with at night time, Somebody who'd quite understand.

One night in the middle of Winter He lay wide awake on his bed, Outside there was fury of tempest And calling of wolves to be fed--

Thin wolves, grey and silent as shadows; And Olaf was frightened to death. He had peeped through a crack in the doorpost, He had seen the white smoke of their breath.

But suddenly over the storm wind He heard a small voice pleadingly Cry, "I am a snow fairy, Olaf, Unfasten the window for me."

So he did, and there flew through the opening The daintiest, prettiest sprite Her face and her dress and her stockings, Her hands and her curls were all white.

And she said, "O you poor little stranger Before I am melted, you know, I have brought you a valuable present, A little brown fiddle and bow.

So now you can never be lonely, With a fiddle, you see, for a friend, But all through the Summer and Winter Play beautiful songs without end."

And then,--O she melted like water, But Olaf was happy at last; The fiddle he tucked in his shoulder, He held his small bow very fast.

So perhaps on the quietest of evenings If you listen, you may hear him soon, The child who is playing the fiddle Away up in the cold, lonely moon. **  ||  * // I think this poem is excellent. It shows that if you wish for something deeply and do good things, you might get what you were asking for. In this poem, the Olaf was quite lonely and wanted and friend. Then one day a fairy is in trouble, so he helps her. In return she gives him a friend, a fiddle and bow. //

* // The rhyme scheme for this poem is: // // ABCB, DEFE, GHIH, JKLK, MNON, PQRQ, STUT, VWXW, YZAAZ, BBCCDDCC, EEAFFA, GGHHIIHH, JJKKLLKK, MMNNOONN //

* // Theme: Wanting a friend //

* // Poetic devices: Rhyming // ||  || ** Now's the time when children's noses All become as red as roses And the colour of their faces Makes me think of orchard places Where the juicy apples grow, And tomatoes in a row.
 * ** Autumn Song **

And to-day the hardened sinner Never could be late for dinner, But will jump up to the table Just as soon as he is able, Ask for three times hot roast mutton-- Oh! the shocking little glutton.

Come then, find your ball and racket, Pop into your winter jacket, With the lovely bear-skin lining. While the sun is brightly shining, Let us run and play together And just love the autumn weather. ** ||  * // I enjoyed reading this poem. It is very fluent and descriptive. Its’ descriptive of what happens in autumn and what everything looks like and how everyone feels. // * // The rhyme scheme for this poem is: // // AABBCC, DDEEFF, GGHHII //

* // Theme: Autumn //

* // Poetic devices: Rhyming and Metaphor // ||  ||