Dibrugarh University B A. Syllabus in English under Semester System (Approved by the Board of Studies in English on 20/12/2010) This course has been designed as part of an integrated course in English Literature‚ inclusive of M.A. in English. Only students wishing to pursue M.A. in English should take up this course. Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 80 marks will be for the End semester examination and 20 marks for the Internal Assessment. Paper I: History of English Society and Culture I (Anglo Saxon
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Before there was fire roasted marshmallows‚ the only way things were heated was by the heat of the sun. There once was two little kids that were playing on their small‚ family farm. Nancy was seven; she loved playing Hide and Seek. Davey was four; he loved playing Kingdom. Their father was in his mid thirties. He typically spent over ten hours in the field each day; however‚ he still had to bring in over three-fourths of the crops‚ and in less than two weeks‚ it was going to get too cold for
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Literature Comparison between a Short Story and a Poem Gian Carlo O. Dela Cruz Literature Comparison between a Short Story and a Poem Literature? This form of entertainment had been around for ages‚ whether be in a form of a Poetry‚ a Drama or a Short Story. This Type of literature had been used by Poets and Authors to convey their deepest desires‚ feelings‚ Ideas‚ amazing imaginations which makes us‚ whoever we want and an escape to daily normal life and with this making it humorous
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Compare and contrast two poems In this Essay I will compare and contrast Havisham‚ by Carol Ann Duffy and Porphyria’s Lover‚ by Robert Browning. I will explore and analyse the range of poetic devices used to tell a story of love gone wrong. Havisham is spoken by a fictional character based on Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham. Duffy depicts Havisham as a woman crippled by love and loneliness after being left at the altar. In contrast Browning’s poem sees Porphyria’s Lover murder Porphyria‚ so she
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Night Camille Steeprock On Halloween night‚ Kelly was with her friends Ally‚ Kayla‚ Rena‚ Olivia‚ Emma‚ and Rachel trickortreating on Martins Lane. Kelly and her friends started up the driveway towards their next house when her friend Ally spoke up and said‚ “Before we all have to go home‚ I want to go egging!” Everybody broke out into laughter because they didn’t think she could be serious. They would get into a lot of trouble if they did go egging. Ally looked at all of them confused. They all stopped laughing
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OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH SHORT STORIES MARY MANN‚ LITTLE BROTHER The story portrays rural life in a little Norfolk village‚ in the 1890s. It describes the visit of a character (maybe spinster) to a woman who has just given birth to a stillborn baby. At first she visits the husband‚ Mr.Hodd‚ and she enters his world made up just of poverty: with his eldest boy he’s cutting turnips. The family already has twelve children‚ and they’re very poor. When the narrator visits Mrs.Hodd’s house‚ she finds out
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made from then to here? Kimberly Shultz Eng 125 Introduction to Literature Deborah Duff April 18th‚ 2011 With the way the world was a hundred years ago and it is today‚ is it possible to learn from the literary works of that time and apply them to now. I feel that there is a lot to learn from what was written especially when it comes to racism. How is our time different from the past? How is it the same? If the story Country lover written by Nadine Gordimer (1975) were a different time will things
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Grecian Urn” is one of Keats’ supreme poetic achievements. The poem is a reflection on the contrast between permanence of art and transience of life. The poet explores the relation between art and reality. The poet addresses the Grecian Urn as a “Sylvan historian”. It is a sylvan historian because the pictures engraved on its sides tells the story of pastoral or rustic life. The scenes from Greek pastoral life have beautifully depicted on the urn. They create a unique
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Alice Walker’s The Welcome Table is a short story that gives a historical and cultural look at how segregation in the south influenced people’s lives. The story portrays an old black woman as the main character. It has plot‚ setting‚ characters‚ symbolism‚ theme‚ tone and imagery that the author skillfully narrated in the third person omniscient point of view to create the story. The reader experiences an insight into behavior that was caused by segregation in the State of Georgia in the south.
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Compare and Contrast Morris Owens Jr. Ashford University ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor Miranda Saake June 24‚ 2013 2 When comparing and contrasting the poem “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” by Patricia Smith with the short story “Country Lovers” By Nadine Gordimer. The character in “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” is based more upon recent time while “Country Lovers” is based in a older time frame. However‚ both stories are uniquely
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