Statement / thesis (line 1,2 )

The English language is the richest for the purposes of writing poetry.

 

Qualification of statement ( 3-10)

 This doesn’t mean that England has produced the greatest poets or amount of poetry.

 

Supporting statement giving examples (14-29)

This richness is due to the variety of elements of which English is made of:

a)      Germanic foundation

b)      Scandinavian element

c)      Norman French element

d)      French influences

e)      Celtic element

f)        Latin element

 

Further clarification giving examples (29-40)

 The English language is also rich in its rhythmic variey. The elements are:

a)      Metrical elements

b)      Rhytm of early Saxon verse

c)      The influence of generations of study of Latin and Greek poetry.

d)      Possibilities of refreshment

e)      The  rhytm of the Norman  French and Welsh

 

First restatement (41-44)

English is a good language for poetry because it is derived from so many linguistic sources

 

Second restatement (44-48)

England has not necessarily produced the greatest poets.

 

Statement + examples (49-51)

It is generally thought that the greatest paoples excel in one art. Examples:

a)      Itlay and France excel in painting

b)      Germany excel in music

c)      England in poetry

 

Refutation+example (52-68)

This is not correct because

a)      No art has ever been the exclusive possession of any one country in Europe

b)      There have been periods in which some other country than England has taken the lead in poetry. For instance, in the final years of the eighteenth century the romantic movement in English poetry dominated, but in the second half of the nineteenth century the greatest contribution to English poetry was made by France.

 

Further refutation + examples 68-76)

a nation which leads in a particular form in a particular period does not necessarily produce the greatest artists. For example Goethe was the greater man during Romantic movement and he wasn’t English

 

statement ( 77-86)

No european nation would have accompanished what it has, as far as culture is concerned, if other countries had not developed the same art forms.

Statement(86-89 )

The ability of European literature to renew itself depends on two factors:

a)      Ability to receive and assimilate influences from abroad

b)      Ability to go back and learn from its own sources

 

1. Who is the essayist addressing?
2. Whose opinions are put forward in the essay?
3. What is the writer’s main intention?
4. How does the essayist substantiate his statements?

 

1. The essayist is addressing to German people during 2^nd world war.
2. Writer's opinions are put forward.
3. The main intention of the writer is to demonstarate his thesis developing argumentations.
4. The essayist substantiate his statements with lots of explanations, giving examples and clarifing his concepts.