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    It is a revival or of the of classical specially in literature, music, art, or architecture. Neoclassical Literature written between 1660 and 1798....writers of the neo classical period tried to imitate the style of the Roman ant Greeks. The neoclassical emphasize upon the classical values objectiviRead more

    It is a revival or of the of classical specially in literature, music, art, or architecture. Neoclassical Literature written between 1660 and 1798….writers of the neo classical period tried to imitate the style of the Roman ant Greeks. The neoclassical emphasize upon the classical values objectivity, impersonality, rationality, decorum, balance, harmony, proportion And moderation.

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    Crossing the bar is a poem written by Alfred Tennyson in 1830. The main theme in “Crossing the Bar” is the acceptance of death. Death is an inevitable transition. We are born, live, and die, and this life is but a small part of the universe’s great cycle. Our birth and death are but the beginning anRead more

    Crossing the bar is a poem written by Alfred Tennyson in 1830. The main theme in “Crossing the Bar” is the acceptance of death. Death is an inevitable transition. We are born, live, and die, and this life is but a small part of the universe’s great cycle. Our birth and death are but the beginning and end of a long, long journey. In the poem “Crossing the bar”, the speaker is on a voyage to the other world. He believes that he is going to his eternal home which is a reunion with his creator.

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    Every morning I take my school bus from the bus stand which is close to crossing. One morning as I always I was waiting for my school bus when tis accident occuy. One bus crossed the amber light just as it turned red. The traffic police man on duty below his whistle loudly but the bus driver did notRead more

    Every morning I take my school bus from the bus stand which is close to crossing. One morning as I always I was waiting for my school bus when tis accident occuy. One bus crossed the amber light just as it turned red.
    The traffic police man on duty below his whistle loudly but the bus driver did not stop. The traffic on the side roads had began to move.One boy on moterbike seems to be great hurry. He moved ahead of all the other vehicles with an unexpected start. In this move he did not notice the speeding
    Bus and he could apply the brakes the bus hit him. With a jerk the boy was thrown into the air before he fell on the road.
    His helmet which he hadn’t fastened came off. His head hit the ground and and he lay still. The mother bike was pulled to distance by the bus before it stopped. Screams and shouts feeled the air for a while. The traffic policeman dashed the passerby gather around the boy. No one dare to touch him as he lay in a pool of blood gasping for air.
    Luckily the police squad in their gypsy van who wew close behind the moving traffic came to the rescue.They called for an ambulance over their wireless and clear away the gathered crowd, an ambulance came surpassingly soon but unfortunately,the boy had already breathed his last.
    Few bus passenger who suffered minor injuries were given a quick first aid. The boy was taken away by the ambulance. The bus driver was arrested.the traffic was held up for more than an hour. My school bus; was nowhere in sight and I decided to return home.

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    The twentieth century drama mainly based on some tendencies 1. Realistic drama- one group of damas shows the daily life of ordinary people in a realistic way. They often contain social and political criticism.John Galsworthy in his play like strif and justice discribe social and political evils withRead more

    The twentieth century drama mainly based on some tendencies
    1. Realistic drama- one group of damas shows the daily life of ordinary people in a realistic way. They often contain social and political criticism.John Galsworthy in his play like strif and justice discribe social and political evils with great sympathy for the people who hopeless and helpless suffer them. George Bernard Shaw also wrote about this poin of view.
    2. Search of identity- The second group of drama is related to individual’s search for identity in an unfriendly outside world, and the fear and difficulty of communication with others.Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter show their poin of view
    about this.
    3. Drama with language for witty and comic effect- In such dramas, the language is used not only the feeling and belief of character,but also used for a witty or comic effect to contrast with the seriousness of the theme. The dramatist of this group are Oscar Wilde, Joe Orton and Tom Stoppard.
    The main dramatist of twentieth century are John Galsworthy, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Oscar Wilde and Joe Orton and Tom Stoppard.

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    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem My Mother at Sixty Six. Simile: it is the comparison of two things by using as or like. e.g. "her face ashen like that of a corpse", "as a late winter's moon". Metaphor: it is the direct comparison of two things without the use of as or like. e.g.Read more

    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem My Mother at Sixty Six.

    1. Simile: it is the comparison of two things by using as or like. e.g. “her face ashen like that of a corpse”, “as a late winter’s moon”.
    2. Metaphor: it is the direct comparison of two things without the use of as or like. e.g. “the merry children spilling”.
    3. Personification: When we give human characteristics to animals or plants or non-living things. e.g. “trees sprinting”. 
    4. Anaphora: It is the repetition of a word or phrase to create a poetic effect in a poem. e.g. the poet repeats these words, “smile and smile and smile”.
    5. Alliteration: It is the repetition of the consonant sounds in a line of a poem. e.g. “my mother”, “that thought”, “I said was, see you soon”.

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