CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO’S POETRY CHRISTOPHER OKIGBO * HIS LIFE (it’s a rap) * HIS WORKS (a brief overview of his poetry and accomplishments) * REVIEW OF POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND * HIS POETRY (Three poems will be explored to illustrate the development of the personal and communal experience of Okigbo’s poetry) * A * B * C * GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF: * PERSONAL LIFE of Christopher Okigbo * COUNTRY involving the public life of Christopher * POETRY which expresses
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aMichaela Taylor Chardae Cuff Marc Childs January 1‚ 2013 English IIII Period 2 Emily Dickinson: There is Another Sky The poem There Is Another Sky by Emily Dickinson was a poem written for her brother Austin. Emily uses nature to explain the message she is trying to provide for him. The poem provides a hopeful and positive feeling. The poem is full of optimism and inspiration. The pint of the poem is to provide encouragement and offer guidance. The lines “Here is a brighter garden”
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No. of Printed Pages : 2 I MEG-2 I •■r 00 (NI MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH Term-End Examination December‚ 2011 MEG-2 : BRITISH DRAMA O Time : 3 hours Note : Maximum Marks : 100 Answer Question no. 1‚ which is compulsory and any four from the remaining questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Annotate any four of the following passages with reference to context‚ in not more than 150 words 4 x5=20 each : (a) (b) This soul should fly from me‚ And I be changed
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Black Diamond Night (a coalminer’s cemetery) Where the ebony‚ we call “NIGHT”‚ Old black rocks sit under the twilight. Diamond shape eyes unclear and lonely‚ Sinister through hostile spirits only‚ I stumble across these stones without a bone. A solitary confinement alone‚ From a barren zone the light transcend. Only in time‚ our minds will mend. Endless valleys and limitless stones. These bones- these bones they sit alone. The abyss‚ of rotten cavities with no fill‚ A system no power can unwell the
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“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “Invictus” by William Henley are two poems that explore the theme of perseverance. Both poems share a background of discomfort; however‚ the poets display their determination of perseverance by voicing powerful words. The poets give the reader an insight to confidence and to not back down from their discomfort. _______________ In the poem “Still I Rise” written by Maya Angelou‚ Angelou uses different settings and tones to demonstrate confidence. Most of the stanzas
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With reference to at least four poems‚ explain how poets present both the joys and sorrows of life. Poets such as W.H. Auden‚ Bruce Dawe‚ Roger Mcgough and Elaine Savory clearly present the joys and sorrows of life in their truthful and realistic poems‚ using a range of techniques. These negative and positive aspects of life are shown by the poets‚ by using everyday occurrances like death‚ loss and love to involve the reader. All four poems‚ ‘Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone’‚ ‘Going’
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The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is one of the most poetic and vivid verses of its time. Many of its phrases and stanzas are memorable‚ but select few stand out above all the rest. They contain pictorial descriptions‚ are dramatized‚ and deal with major situations in the play. These characteristics combined make an impacting and memorable part of the book. One of these is in Book 11‚ lines 233-256. I noted this part because of its strong use of poetic language‚ and the many literary elements
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made the world electricity dependent when compared to the people in the past. ARGUMENT 1: When we observe our present scenario‚ we can see that technology has been the dominant area of knowledge which has lead to the rapid transformation of the world. MAIN EXAMPLE: In the 1900’s people travelled a lot and waited for long hours to buy products and book tickets. They used to move from library to library to gather information for a topic but at present‚ due to the invention of the internet‚ everybody
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Is it Just a Wheelbarrow‚ or Something Far More Significant? William Carlos Williams’ “Red Wheelbarrow” is a poem that was written by the late author back in 1923. Eighty years later‚ a parody of Williams’ poem was written by F.J. Bergmann and it was titled “An Apology”. Although Bergmann’s poem was written just to ridicule Williams’ poem‚ the similar form of imagery used in both poems possesses more meaning and is more complex than they might seem at first sight. Also‚ the comparison of the
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1 ________________________________________________________________________ PREFACE TO SIDNEY’S ASTROPHEL AND STELLA Somewhat To Read For Them That List Tempus adest plausus‚ aurea pompa venit‚ so ends the scene of idiots‚ and enter Astrophel in pomp. Gentlemen‚ that have seen a thousand lines of folly drawn forth ex uno puncto impudentiae‚ & two famous mountains to go to the conception of one mouse‚ that have had your ears deafened with the echo of Fame’s brazen towers‚ when only they have been
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