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Sujata Bhatt: Genealogy| Analysis |poem|notes
My daughterwhen she was fouronce described herself as a tiny egg,so small, she was inside meat a time when I was still not bornwhen I was still within her grandmother.And so, she concluded triumphantly,I was also inside Aaji. When she showed meher newest painting, she said:At night the sun is blackand the moon turns yellow.Look,…
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Sujata Bhatt: For Nanabhai Bhatt |poem | analysis |notes
In this dream my grandfathercomes to comfort me.He stands apartsilentand in his face I seethe patience of his treeson hot typhoid daysthat promise no rain.His eyesthe colour of a crow’s feather in children’s mud,yet filled with sharp mountain-top light. I’m sure this was the face the true bald man,Gandhiji saw when he confessedabout the Harijan…
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Emily Dickinson: A still Volcano | Analysis |Notes
Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘A still-Volcano -Life-‘ is a complex and evocative piece that delves into the hidden power and intensity of life. Through vivid imagery and skillful employment of poetic devices, Dickinson explores themes of transformation, secrecy, and the imperceptible forces that shape our existence. The poem begins with the metaphorical image of a ‘still-Volcano…
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McEwan Ian: The Atonement |Marxist literary theory |Analysis
The novel ‘The Atonement’ by Ian McEwan tells the story of Briony Tallis, a young girl from a wealthy family, who falsely accuses her sister’s lover, Robbie Turner, of a crime he did not commit. The novel explores themes of class, power, and social inequality, making it ripe for analysis using Marxist literary theory. https://literarybl.blogspot.com/2023/04/marxist-analysis-on-atonement-by-ian.html?m=1
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Emily Dickinson: An awful Tempest mashed the air | notes| device |analysis
An awful Tempest mashed the air – Dickinson digs into her angst. She faces her inner turmoil, doing her best to understand what are the changes- they agonise her. Stanza 1: a quatrain. Rhyming pattern : abcbTone: grieving about her loss of peace.Atmosphere: gloomy An awful Tempest mashed the air –The clouds were gaunt, and…
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Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice |Analysis |Notes|Shylock
Shylock: The attitude of the British’s ancestors in Elizabeth’s time towards the Jew in general differed so greatly from our modern tolerance. Legally, he was excluded from England and there is nothing like unacquaintance to foster hatred in general. The race has always, from Jacob’s time, prospered on usury; and the Church backed, if it…
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Shakespeare: King Lear | Act 2,Sc 1 upto line 26|Analysis |notes
Act 2, Sc 1: Opening with Edmund meeting Curan. Curan shares news about Regan visiting Gloucester, with her husband, the Duke of Cornwall. Edmund is astonished as he does not expect guests on that day. He is bound to strategise ways of making Edgar look like a villain to Gloucester. Curan further informs him about…
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Gillian Clarke ; Sunday |second | notes|analysis| A-levels
Structure: – 5 Sextets with irregular rhyming pattern. Each sextet telling someone’s task or participation in Sunday. – the idea is that Sunday is a special day to care about the house, one’s likes and dislikes as well as to laze around, doing nothing in general but enjoying everything in a carefree manner. Stanza 1:…
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Arthur Yap: an afternoon nap
The poem does not have any capital letters. It is a bold poem, critiquing the compelling education system,which disturbs the healthy equation of the child to have time to relax and enjoy. Despite its bold attempt to be a critique of parents, who abuse and exploit their children by imposing impossible rules and academic expectations…
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Rukeyser: who in One lifetime
The poem is a shoutout about those who suffer and who undergo problems dealing with their emotions. They find it hard to silence their increasing agonies for they grow till they overwhelm the individual. Composed of two distinct stanzas – the first one is an octave while the second stanza is a sextet. The rhyming…
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Emily Dickinson: A Bird came down the Walk – |Analysis |Notes| A-levels
Stanza three: Between stanza 2 and 3, there is Enjambement as the I-figure continues to study the movements and behaviour of the bird. It fascinates the latter as from a quiet and cozy bird, it transforms into an entity fearing for its life. …with RAPID eyesThat HURRIED around : emphasis is on the sudden fear…
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