Questions:
1) Which speaker did you find the most engaging, informative, or enjoyable? Why?
2) Elaborate on 2 insights about poetry and Singaporean literature you have gleaned from the panel discussion.
3) In your opinion, how do writers make "words come alive"? Based in what you've heard during the panel discussion, how would you make "words come alive!" for you and your friends?
Responses
1. I felt that the speaker Lee Sui was the most engaging, and I enjoyed his speech thoroughly. He was witty and humorous. He was also interactive with the audience, asking questions directly to the audience and having a show of hands to show how many agreed or disagreed. He also cracked jokes along the way. He recounted his experiences, for example, him getting a fail grade in High School but eventually got and A in Literature. However, I feel the Jeffery was the most informative. He talk about the uses of literature, its placing in society nowadays and also explaining about what is literature.
2. I have learnt from the panel discussion that Singaporean literature comprises of a collection of literary works by Singaporeans. Singaporen literature is a significant part of Singapore's culture and tells us a lot about the society in Singapore; how people live, their language, etc. Poetry is the idea of expressing yourself; a small amount of Singapore's literature is poetry, but nevertheless it is still important. It shows the expressions of the people, and carves out the lives of people in Singapore. Literature shows the world and builds up our ability to communicate better.
3. In order for writers to make "words come alive"(in my opinion), they must come up with fresh and inspiring ideas, and it also must be realistic, to allow the reacer to relate his own experience to the piece of work. The work must also be paired with good description, but not exaggeration. As mentioned by speaker Jeffery Lim, he said that "Literature is life", which I free very much to. It is amzing how literature can spark the interest of readers, and how simple words can be woven into amzing tales and stories. Literature is about appreciating, unlike how Math and Science is, where they have a practical use. Literature is about knowing more, and gaining new experiences, gaining access to a world other than your own. Literature is not just about great English (or any other language the book is in) and talent. Literature is about ideas and more ideas. It is innovation. A good writer's work should be able to catch the reader's attention with an innovative work, a new idea. Incoporating emotions and feelings would also help to make a greater impact on the reader. I believe that in order to make "words come alive", the author must know life, and be creative. The speakers were very motivational, and helped me to understand deeply the improtance of literature. Being able to allow words to "come alive", one is already starting to become a good writer. Impactful phrases and words allows the reader to be more affected by the piece of writing, and allows to reader to relate to the writing, which is required for a good piece of work. Having a clear view of what you are writing is also important, as it will allow the piece of writing to be more understandable. The writing style of a literature work is also important. Most writers have a different style in writing. A good writer would pick a writing style which he/she deems suitable for the piece of writing. Entertaining and lively words would probably fit for a happy experience, while gloomy words would fit for a sad experience. Other emotions would help as well, to give a mix of emotions through the story. A good introduction would help give the story a boost and keep the reader reading on. In all, I feel the best way to improve literature is to start reading the works of famous and good writers to get inspired and learn to write great literature just like them.
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