SYLLABUS BREAK UP FOR STD X |Subjects |1st Assessment |2nd Assessment |1st Prelims | |English I |*Essay writing |*Essay writing |*Essay writing | | |*letter writing (formal/informal) |*letter writing (formal/informal) |*letter writing (formal/informal)
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Sociological Approach Sociological critics believe that the relations of art to society are important. Art is not created in a vacuum. Language itself is a social product. A writer is a member of the society. And he takes his material from the society. A literary piece is not simply the work of a person. It is of an author fixed in time‚ space and his environment. Taine‚ the French man‚ said that literature is the consequence of the moment‚ the race‚ and the milieu. Edmund Wilson traces
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Beauty is Skin Deep Abstract Beauty is skin deep; refers to the outward beauty of a person. We know and realize that a person can be beautiful on the inside. A person with a beautiful mind‚ we can say him/her as a nice person. But when we listen something beautiful we generally indicate that something outward appearance. So beauty is skin deep; this statement tries to highlight that person’s outward appearance counts for nothing but it is what lies beneath
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Short history of litrature The purpose of this course is to encourage you to gain an insight into‚ and broad awareness of‚ the development of English literature from its perceived origins in the ninth century until the end of the nineteenth century. Attention will be paid not only to influential writers and movements‚ but to themes such as the influence of Greek mythology‚ religion‚ politics‚ and the rôle of Ireland. Some writers‚ poets and playwrights considered are Langland‚ Chaucer‚ Malory‚ Marlowe
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inhumation‚ or burial. This practice inadvertently left a boon to modern day researchers in the form of pottery urns found in Villanovan cemeteries. These urns were shaped to resemble houses‚ and have provided researchers with a clear idea of what sort of architecture and possible materials may have been employed during this time period. At Tarquinii and Vulci‚ for example‚ these urns show that houses were either rectangular or oval shaped with conical roofs. They were still made from mostly thatch
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qwertyuiopasdfghjklzx cvbnmqwertyuiopasdfgh MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH HANDBOOK 2009-2010 jklzxcvbnmqwertghkdgy ulpojhgfvfyuiopasdfgh jklzxcvbnmqwertyuiopa sdfghjklzxcvbnmqwerty uiopasdfghjklzxcvbnmq wertyuiopasdfghjklzxc 1 MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH HANDBOOK: 2009-2010 General Description The M.A. program in English invites applicants from any accredited college or university who wish to pursue graduate studies in English‚ American‚ and Anglophone literatures. The M.A. in
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A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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Medieval literature is a broad subject‚ encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages.The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works. Just as in modern literature‚ it is a complex and rich field of study‚ from the utterly sacred to the exuberantly profane‚ touching all points in-between. Works of literature are often grouped by place of origin‚ language‚ and genre.The wave of the women’s movement begin in
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perform duties themselves‚ but upper class women would have slaves and servants to help carry out these duties. Roman women also were expected to host the guests of the husband in the home. Although the Roman women enjoyed a few more freedoms than the Grecian women‚ they still were looked upon as a lesser citizen. This theme is repeated throughout history. Even in modern times‚ the woman is still often looked upon as in inferior class. They often do not enjoy the same benefits‚ political influence
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GREEK VOCABULARY USED IN THE PLAY ANTIGONE. 1. grievous causing or marked by grief or anguish EXAMPLE SENTENCE: To me‚ Antigone‚ no word of friends Has come‚ or glad or grievous‚ since we twain Were reft of our two brethren in one day By double fratricide; 2. lament a cry of sorrow and grief EXAMPLE SENTENCE: No man may bury him or make lament— 3. promulgate put a law into effect by formal declaration NOTES: "Mandate" and "edict" are synonyms for a law that King Creon
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