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 ELEGY ANALYSIS of "One-night" Poem by: Ann Gray Prepared by: Quiza S. Tamudmud BSEd-English 3A Author's Background Born on May 4, 1946, in Halifax, Nova Scotia A master of Art in creative writing from the University of Plymouth. Ann Gray was commended in the National Poetry Competition 2010. Her most recent collection is  At The Gate  (2008). Her poems have been selected for the Forward Prize Anthology, commended for the National Poetry Competition won the Ballymore poetry prize, and shortlisted for the Forward awards best single poem. Background of the Poem It was stated that the poem comes from  the Cornwall-based poet Ann Gray’s new collection At The Gate (Headland, 2008) a powerfully moving sequence of elegies to her partner, who was killed in a car accident. In addition, in  this poem, the grief of bereavement re-imagines the lover as a Lazarus figure, returning from the dead, puzzled and disconcerted at the small changes in the bedroom and the changing, o...

 Tamudmud, Quiza S.  BSED-English 3A Poem Analysis Entitled "Jolography" by Paolo Manalo Prepared by: Quiza Tamudmud I. POEM ANALYSIS Meaning of Jolography            Based on the definition given by the presenter, Jolography means a response in developing the third space of poetic language that foregoes "pure English" and " pure Filipino." Indeed, this is true because we witnessed how the poet combined Filipino and English in the said poem. About the Author     Paolo Manalo is a Filipino poet who teaches at the College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines. He served as the literary editor of the Philippines Free Press. He was known for his piece or work entitled "JOLOGRAPHY" Title Analysis     The title itself which is "Jolography" means "JOLOGS" in Filipino terms. In common words, it is known as "JEJEMON" in short it is a Filipino pejorative that is used to describe a "Baduy" person who does...