In this passage of Birdsong, society could be seen as having limited patience and callous in dealing with the war by this point. This is shown in several parts of the passage. The quote “the doctor lost patience, and forced him down with hands on his chest” shows that the MO in charge of the hospital...
scene described is found in sunlight and birdsong, which are both jarringly undercut: "light crept up between the shutters, / And you heard the sparrows in the gutters" (31-32). The light is not liberating and illuminating, it creeps and is obstructed. The birdsong comes not from a traditional songbird...
is there a difference between the sequencing of notes in a birdsong and the sequencing of words in a sentence? In each case the brain has a template of a unified sequence of utterances. If the neural representation of a sequence like a birdsong can be successfully analyzed, why should a sequence like a...
paragraph ( 1st paragraph ( 2nd paragraph Vu Hoang Duong, Tran Ngoc Luan, Dang The Duong Noise Pollution (p.158) Natural sounds-waves, wind, birdsongs-are so soothing that companies sell tapes of them to anxious people seeking a relaxing atmosphere at home or in the car. One reason why “environmental...
history and all regions of the planet. Human beings were probably inspired to produce music by the sounds they heard in the world of nature, like birdsong and animal cries, which formed the background of their daily existence. Even in primitive times, music played an important part in the social life...
1992. He was influenced by a variety of different things. He was inspired by many different sources throughout his life. He was inspired by birds (birdsong), and completed the Catalogue d'oiseaux (Bird Catalouge) during 1956-1958, which is a catalogue of 7 parts, which were piano recordings which were...
behaviour of another animal". Signal, signaling, sign - any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped". Birdcall, birdsong, song, call - the characteristic sound produced by a bird; a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age. "Human-animal communication...
Hauser (1997) gives a thorough review of animal communication, in an evolutionary perspective, and H˚ akansson (1995) provides a popular overview. Birdsong can, just like human language, be culturally transmitted, and geographical “dialects” are common (Wiener, 1986; Baker, 1996). Some birds appear to...
Chariclo, a nymph of Athena, begged her to undo her curse, but Athena could not; instead, she cleaned his ears, giving him the ability to understand birdsong, thus the gift of augury. On Mount Cyllene in the Peloponnese, as Tiresias came upon a pair of copulating snakes, he hit the pair a smart blow with...
the winter day, emphasizes the harshness and emptiness of old age, with its boughs shaking against the cold and its "bare ruined choirs" bereft of birdsong. In the second quatrain, the metaphor shifts to that of twilight, and emphasizes not the chill of old age, but rather the gradual fading of the light...
it I could hear the wind moving through the trees of the forest. The water of the river moving over stones. The croak of frogs at the water's edge. Birdsong. Then Harry said, "Thank you. That's right. Harry. Yes. Harry. Thank you very much." At that, I made it to the railing in record time. Fifteen paces...
work that made it so deeply influential and attractive? Of the many factors, three stand out. First, the dazzling opening images of springtime: the birdsong, new blossom and green growth, the limpid light and warmth. None of these images is new; as I have already commented, they were a familiar set of...
attention to her resting place, but I couldn’t leave her without remembrance. She’ll sleep peacefully there, no one to disturb her, no sounds but birdsong and the rumble of passing trains. • • • One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl . . . Three for a girl. I’m stuck on three, I just...
window. It was late May, and spring was in its last glorious flush, the trees on the sidewalk exploding with blossoms, the blue skies alive with birdsong and joy. Grace thought, I’m happy that life goes on, that it’s beautiful. But I can’t be part of it anymore. “Do you know who called me the other...