A different History Sujata Bhatt The poem ’A different History’‚ written by Sujata Bhatt is written post the British colonisation of India. The poem is based on Indian religion and a bit of Greek mythology. The poem talks about different cultures‚ mainly Indian and the colonisation of India. As Bhatt has experienced three different cultures; the Indian culture‚ the American culture and the German culture‚ the poem reflects on the differences in cultures and delves into mainly the Indian culture
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Explore some of the ways in which Owen presents the natural world in his poems. Refer to two poems from the collection you have studied Wilfred Owen uses nature to convey his feelings about the war in his poems‚ using different techniques. In both of his poems that I am examining‚ ‘Futility’ and ‘Spring Offensive’ he uses nature to show the pain and suffering of man and war. In ‘Spring Offensive’ Owen mixes the idea of war and nature in a conversational tone unlike ‘Futility’ in which Owen questions
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Explore the ways in which Faulks uses nature within the novel ‘Birdsong’ Faulks uses nature as pathetic fallacy to mirror an individual’s feelings and emotions and to describe a setting with graphic vivid imagery in the novel ‘Birdsong’. He uses nature within the novel’s title ‘Birdsong’ to convey the idea that; all individuals are entitled to the right of freedom and bliss‚ we should all be able to sing and spread our wings just like birds. Alternatively‚ he might inferring that; the world is in
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Ted Hughes is one of the most famous names in the contemporary world of poetry. He is called the animal poet‚ because many of his poems describe animals and represent human beings by using animal imagery. Animal kingdom is his private mythology. He has an extraordinary way of looking into life. He exposes human follies‚ anger‚ and hatred through the animal kingdom. His themes are explored by means of image‚ myth and symbol. The Jaguar is a poem about a fierce animal from the image of which Ted Hughes
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In the poem “Harlem” by Langston hughes i felt that it was very simple and easy to understand‚ being that it was written in the 1950’s and at that time it was a time where people(minorities) had a hope of being free and actually being able to live without any persecution being in the united states. and it was at a time where wwll was still in the hearts of many and would have been very odd that ameicans would go and help free another country beiong that their was still segregation in America and
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Formative #1 – Langston Hughes This passage is a poem written by Langston Hughes and it is called “The Weary Blues”. It creatively displays the expression of the African American’s struggle and perseverance through the use of songs and music. Also‚ like much of his poems‚ shows the struggles of African Americans and their strive for equality and freedom. The persona in this poem is describing the experience of listening to a blues musician in Harlem. Langston Hughes is showing the culture of
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4 Langston Hughes was first recognized as an important literary icon during the early1920s. This was a time known as the "Harlem Renaissance". The reason it was called this is because of the number of developing black writers. During this time there were certain ways that many people looked at each other. Despite his creative productivity in other genres‚ Hughes was known mainly as a poet. He requested to seize in his poetry through emotions and spirit of African Americans during his era. He was
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A boat floats‚ because the fluid in which it is floating offsets the downward pull of gravity and pushes it up. The scientific name for this force‚ which allows even immense objects to float in liquid‚ is buoyant force‚ more commonly known as buoyancy. A solid object’s density determines whether or not the buoyant force of a liquid can lift it. The density of an object depends upon its weight and its size. Given two solid objects that are different sizes‚ but weigh the same‚ the smaller‚ more
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Langston Hughes is a poem of a mother trying to give her child a heads up on life‚ and how hard it may get at times. Life has been difficult for her and she wants to make sure that her son will have a better life than the one that was given to her. She teaches him to have perseverance and make the right choices. Her words of wisdom are surely of an uneducated woman that has plenty of advice to offer. In this poem‚ the mother is trying to inspire her son to keep going and accomplish his goals in life
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______________________________________________________________ What about ‘…my mother’s only daughter’? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ The title of the poem is ‘Casehistory: Alison (head injury)’. What do you think this poem is going to be about? ( Make a note of your ideas. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
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