Poësie Afrikaans EAT

Eksamenlokaal deur Suzaan Laing

Dr. Cecilia Klopper

CURAparent

Eksamenlokaal

Die digteres/ poet: Suzaan Laing

Suzaan Laing

• Advokaat
• Universiteit Stellenbosch
• Skryf Eksamenlokaal  in graad 8

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Eksamenlokaal

Die titel - The title

Die titel: Eksamenlokaal

• Die titel skep by ons die verwagting dat ons gaan lees van ‘n eksamenlokaal

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• We expect to read about learners in an examination venue

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Eksamenlokaal

Die Tipografie – uiterlike bou

How does the poem look like on paper?

Die Tipografie – Uiterlike bou - Vrye vers

• 5 strofes/stanzas
• 11 versreëls/lines
• Geen vaste rymskema/

No fixed rhyme scheme

• Alliterasie (alliteration)
• Assonansie (assonance)
• Alleenplasing
• Versreëls wissel in lengte (variation in length of lines)

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Eksamenlokaal –

Poëtiese aspekte - Poetic devices

Terminologie / terminology�Please consult Afrikaans.com Powerpoint on Poetic devices as well

• Beeldspraak

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• Metafoor

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• Enjambement

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• Alliterasie

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• Assonansie

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• Vrye vers

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• Personifikasie

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• Figures of speech (Simile, Metaphor & Personification)

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• Metaphor A comparison without ‘ soos, nes,

net soos’

• Enjambment- no punctuation

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• Alliteration – consonants repeated in the beginning of a word in one line

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• Assonance – repetition of vowels in one line

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• Free verse – no punctuation, no fixed rhyme scheme/ repetition/ short and long lines/

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• Personification - giving human characteristics to an object

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Eksamenlokaal

Vertaling en verklaring

Translation and explanatory notes

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Strofe 1

1 Haar skoene klik hard op die houtvloer

2 soos sy op en af stap

3 tussen rye tjoepstil banke

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Analise en vertaling

1- The invigilator’s shoes ‘click’ on the wooden floor

“h- alliterasie/ alliteration beklemtoon/ emphasizes the sound of the teacher’s shoes.

Note the contrast/kontras with line 3

2- while walking up and down

- ‘s’ alliterasie & ‘a’ assonansie

3- between “very quiet desks’

(tjoepstil = intensiewe vorm/ intensive form)

Personifikasie / personification by giving the desks a human characteristic

Note the contrast with line 1

Klik hard (loud) vs tjoepstil (very quiet)

Strofe 2

4 Nou en dan kraak die blaai van ‘n blad

5. Die Septembereksamenlug

Analise en vertaling

4- Every now and again a turned page is heard

-’a’ assonansie & ‘b’ alliterasie

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5- September examination is in the air.

Strofe 3

6. hande bewe met rukke oor skoon velle
7. los ‘n inkwarboel agter.

Analise en vertaling

6- hands are trembling over clean pages- students write the answers

Personifikasie/Personification

Hands are trembling like a person

-’oo’ assonansie

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7- It leaves an inky mess on the paper

Strofe 4

8 Die horlosie tel twee ure af.

Analise en vertaling

8 - The clock counts off two hours

-’t’ alliterasie – verwys na die ‘tiek-tiek’ van die horlosie.

Personifikasie- die horlosie tel soos ‘n mens

Strofe 5

9. Sy stap stadig en oes die velle een vir een
10. Blou op wit:
11. Ryp met gistermiddag se kennis.

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Analise en vertaling

9- she walks slowly while she takes in (harvests) the papers

- Metaphor This is a comparison between harvesting the crop and taking the answer sheet

-’s’- alliterasie; ‘a’ assonansie & ‘ee’ assonansie

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10- blue ink on white paper

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11- ripe ( fully grown) with all the knowledge that the learners have studied the previous day.

- Metaphor This is a comparison between the completed answer sheets and a ripened fruit.

’e’ assonansie

DANKIE!

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