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    British Raj

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    Impact of British Rule in India Impact of British Rule in India was virtually unprecedented‚ as it has affected the economic‚ socio-cultural‚ religious and political state of the country. More on Impact of British Rule in India • Impact of British Rule On Various Social Groups and Classes • British impact on Indian Law & Administration • Socio Cultural Impact Under The British Rule • Reconstruction of Calcutta during British rule • Conditions Of Peasants During British Rule

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    confessional poetry

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    other Confessionalists‚ her attitude to poetry (only way of surviving for her) and her poetic strategy differ to a great extent from theirs. Two important features keep her apart from them. A poet moving between the two sides of the Atlantic‚ keenly responding to the broader social‚ political and cultural framework of her time‚ she is unable to keep her interest centered narrowly on herself. Secondly being influenced by American and European traditions of poetry‚ her sense of self-hood differs essentially

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    Metaphysical Poetry

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    has been written for students taking GCE Advanced level English literature. It is suitable for undergraduates and the general reader who is interested in the study of poetry. This guide was originally written to cover a selection of poems prescribed as a set text for exam‚ but can be used as a way in to the study of metaphysical poetry generally. The poems considered explicitly here are these: by John Donne‚ The Good-Morrow‚ The Sunne Rising‚ The Anniversarie‚ The Canonization‚ A Valediction Forbidding

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    African Poetry

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    received worldwide acclaim. Their success proved‚ as critics like Srinivasa Iyengar pointed out‚ A shot in the arm of modern English Literature has had to come from West Africans like Amos Tutuola‚ Wole Soyinka and Gabriel Okara. (16) The role of poetry‚ in African literature‚ has

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    Poetry Speech

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    you fellow poetry lovers‚ for taking the time out of your Sunday afternoon to come and show your appreciation for fine Australian poetry. The two poems that I would like to share with you today in relation to Multicultural Australia are Fourteen Poor men‚ by Mary Gilmore‚ and Migrants by Margarret Scott in regards to multicultural Australia. I have a great love for not only these poems‚ but the poets also. Both Scott and Gilmore played a significant role in contemporary Australian poetry. Gilmore especially

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    Loss In Poetry

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    Bo‚ Du Fu‚ Man’yoshu’s Poetry What is the sense of loss found in the poetry of Li Bo‚ Du Fu‚ and Man’yoshu? In this essay‚ an analysis of their works will be discussed and noted behind each work. Following the analysis of all the works will be a brief determination of the loss in each anthology. Lastly‚ there will be a final determination of loss in a combination of all of the anthologies. Li Bo collection consists of eleven written poetry works. The eleven written poetry are; "The sun rises and

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    Literature and Poetry

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    commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biographies‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such as fiction‚ poetry‚ or drama). Literature written in poetry emphasizes the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as sound‚ symbolism‚ and metre—to

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    compares and contrasts two contemporary poems by British Caribbean writers; John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ a satirical backchat to Literary Canons‚ and Grace Nichols’ ‘wherever I hang’‚ an unashamedly humble reflection of immigration. Interpretation of contrasting techniques and evaluation of contextual evidence explores the effects relating to the evolution of Caribbean Verse; its role in political and social protest and relevance in British Society. Agard and Nichols were both

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    Poetry

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    Corn Maze By David Barber      I  picked  this  poem  thinking  this  seems like  a  funny  title  and  it  would be a confusing poem  that  had  a  simple  title  but  a  deep  meaning.  This  poem  had  a lot  of  alliteration  the  roots  er  and  re  were  repeated  very  often‚and  the  only  roots  used  in  the  poem.  The  only  exception  to   this  order  was   the  the  first  line  in  verse  five  where  minotaur  was  used.  The  minotaur  was  placed  there  I  conclude  to  break 

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    The Poison Tree I was angry with my friend I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end I was angry with my foe I told it not‚ my wrath did grow and I watered it in fears Night and morning with my tears And I sunned it with smiles And with soft deceitful wiles And it grew both day and night Till it bore an apple bright And my foe beheld it shine And he knew that it was mine And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole In the morning glad

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