ENG1501 Assignment 1 2025 – Due 23 April 2025

ENG1501
ASSIGNMENT 01: Poetry
Due date: 23 April 2025

‘they call you mister steve biko now you’re dead’ by Shabbir Banoobhai

This assignment comprises TWO sections. Both sections are COMPULSORY
Section A: Reflective essay: Poetry (Unit 2)

Reflective Essay: Unit 2 (Poetry)

Engaging with Unit 2 of the study guide deepened my understanding of poetry’s formal
elements, though some activities challenged me more than others. I reflect on my
experience with the unit’s exercises, referencing specific sections and pages.

I partially completed the activity journal. For instance, I explored denotation and
connotation in Kelwyn Sole’s Whales p. 20–21, analyzing words like “lugubriousness”
denotation- “mournful”; connotation: evoking the haunting sound of whale calls.
However, I struggled a little with Activity “Think about a song you really love. Write down
a couple of words that summarise its main meaning” but finally grasped it later on.
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