This is a poem concerned with Irish history. Looming over the scene depicted is the spectre of the potato famine that afflicted Ireland from 1845-49. The potato crop‚ staple for the Irish‚ failed‚ and with cataclysmic results. About half the population of three million died‚ while a million people emigrated – many to America. The first section of the poem is written in alternately rhymed quatrains that describe a rural scene of potato digging that is clearly in progress much later than a similar
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Weeding among the Sodo Gurages In this story I would like to describe the wedding ceremony that take place among the Sodo Gurage People. And most marriages among the Sodo Gurages are arranged. The parents shape and control the lives of their children‚ not up to a certain age but until the children are married and leave the parental home. They sit counselors‚ judges and executors of their children’s interests. They choose‚ accept or refuse a spouse as they see fit. “Meskel” (finding of the true
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appropriate thing for women to do at the time. Women were seen as the subordinate sex and were expected to stay at home and not work; especially if the woman was married. What Nora does in A Doll’s House is comparable to the stand Natasha takes in The Bridegroom. Natasha takes a stand against arranged marriages and helps put a murderer in jail even though she was treated like an object. The role of women in society‚ in the household‚ and in the workplace has drastically changed since Ibsen’s time in that
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Frost‚ which clearly shows that the poem is set in a snowy land during the latter end of the year. Additionally‚ he describes Frost as “spectre-gray” which apparently gives a sense of emptiness and a dark mood to the poem. This point is further reinforced with the defining of Winter’s dregs as “desolate”. The combined usage of the adjective desolate and spectre-grey intricately defines the setting. Simile is used to compare bine stems to broken lyres (a musical instrument) to provide imagery. The
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Exploration Notes Vocal awareness: 205 words In the play ‘Blood Wedding’ the character; the Moon has very evil‚ chilling and blood thirsty characteristics. To make an impact‚ I entered the stage reciting the line‚ singing in a high pitched voice. I projected from my throat to create a croaky tone of voice and elongated the words as if we are singing a nursery rhyme. This created a spooky and eyrie entrance. One effective technique we used was to speak in unison‚ for dramatic effect. “They shall
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beaten to death or being forced to commit suicide at someplace in India‚ almost every four hours for not being able to provide the demand of dowries. (Stone) The word dowry in the ordinary sense means properties or resources that are given to the bridegroom and his family at the time of marriage from the bride’s family for accepting her to their home permanently. Dowry is‚ therefore‚ a compensatory payment to the family which agrees to shelter her hypothetically for the rest of her life. (Ahmad). “The
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day of life. Each part‚ deprived of supple government‚ Shall‚ stiff and stark and cold‚ appear like death. And in this borrowed likeness of shrunk death Thou shalt continue two and forty hours‚And then awake as from a pleasant sleep. Now‚ when the bridegroom in the morning comes To rouse thee from thy bed‚ there art thou dead. Then‚ as the manner of our country is‚ In thy best robes uncovered on the bier Thou shalt be borne to that same ancient vault Where all the kindred of the Capulets lie. In the
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freedom and rights to decide their own future life partner. The families play a major role in choosing the bridegroom for their daughter. Moreover‚ arranged marriage is a tradition that have being followed strictly by the Indians. For example‚ Mr.Ramachandran and Mrs. Ramachandran choose a bridegroom name Thiruchelvam for their daughter Sivasothie. They did not ask her opinion about the bridegroom and said “‘Sivasothie‚ you are a very lucky girl. You’ll have a doctor for your husband”. Sivasothie agrees
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some senses so close to divinity others asked whether he was the Messiah‚ however‚ he always replied‚ “Ye yourselves bear me witness‚ that I said‚ I am not the Christ‚ but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friends of the bridegroom‚ which stand and hear him‚ rejoice greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: thus my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase‚ but I must
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He describes His Word and Creation. The psalm scientifically provides insight as it describes the heavens and the action of the sun. As insightful as the psalm is‚ it’s important to recognize the poetry that lies on the pages. “Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.” (Psalm 19:5 NASB) The simile used in the verse paints a great picture for the sun and how it appears. The objects of the simile are ones that can easily be pictured and
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