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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem In the Bazaars of Hyderabad is a poem full of imagery i.e. it touches all the senses of humans. Following images are used in the poem: Visual Imagery: It appeals to the sense of sight. The poet describes things in vibrant colours like silver, crimson, purple, amber, blue, azure, red and whiRead more

    The poem In the Bazaars of Hyderabad is a poem full of imagery i.e. it touches all the senses of humans. Following images are used in the poem:

    1. Visual Imagery: It appeals to the sense of sight. The poet describes things in vibrant colours like silver, crimson, purple, amber, blue, azure, red and white.
    2. Olfactory Imagery: It appeals to the sense of smell. e.g. smell of sandalwood, henna and spice.
    3. Auditory Imagery: It appeals to the sense of hearing. e.g. The playing of Cithar, sarangi and drum.
    4. Gustatory Imagery: It appeals to the sense of taste. e.g. the taste of citron, pomegranate and plum.
    5. Tactile Imagery: It appeals to the sense of touch. e.g. bells of the pigoens.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The Rose That Grew From Concrete is the first line of the poem written by Tupac Shakur. It is a short poem consisting of only 1 stanza and 8 lines. The poet here taking the example of a rose which has come out of a crack in the concrete (which is impossible according to the law of nature), tells theRead more

    The Rose That Grew From Concrete is the first line of the poem written by Tupac Shakur. It is a short poem consisting of only 1 stanza and 8 lines. The poet here taking the example of a rose which has come out of a crack in the concrete (which is impossible according to the law of nature), tells the readers that one should follow his dreams.

    It might seem to be impossible but hard word and consistency leads to success. Just because people say something is impossible does not make it so. If one works hard, everything is possible.

    Read the summary of The Rose That Grew From Concrete here.

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    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Palanquin Bearers: Simile: It is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using "like" or "as". In the poem, we find ample of examples of simile. e.g. "She sways like a flowRead more

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Palanquin Bearers:

    1. Simile: It is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using “like” or “as”. In the poem, we find ample of examples of simile. e.g. “She sways like a flower”, “She skims like a bird”, “She floats like a laugh”, “We bear her along like a pearl on a string”, “She hangs like a star”, “She springs like a beam”, “She falls like a tear “.
    2. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech involving direct comparison of two different things, without the use of as or like. e.g. “wind of our song”. In this phrase, the poet calls melody as wind. “brow of the tide”. Here the top layer of water tide is called brow.
    3. Personification: It involves attribution of human characteristics to non-human things. e.g. “lips of a dream”, “brow of the tide”.
    4. Repetition: It is a figure of speech involving repetition of words or phrases for poetic effect. e.g. “Lightly, O lightly”, “Gaily, O gaily”, “Softly, O softly”.
    5. Alliteration: It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. “She floats like a laugh from the lips”, “She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide”.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In The Portrait of A Lady, with an autobiographical stroke, the author displays his relationship and bond with her grandmother, the changing dynamic of the relationship from rural life to fast pace and alienation of a city and eventual reconciliation in her final days. The bond she had with birds anRead more

    In The Portrait of A Lady, with an autobiographical stroke, the author displays his relationship and bond with her grandmother, the changing dynamic of the relationship from rural life to fast pace and alienation of a city and eventual reconciliation in her final days.

    The bond she had with birds and her spiritual energy always fascinated the author even though he could never understand it completely.

    The account is stirring and emotionally charged and reflects a sense of longing for the bonds of affection and care that are difficult to replace as once gets old and distant.

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    The author has tried to do justice to the culture and customs of the land and its people. The use of environmental and natural vistas is ornate and gives a sense of presence to the entire meeting. The attributes like deference, hospitality, gratitude, care, goodness etc are displayed in the characteRead more

    The author has tried to do justice to the culture and customs of the land and its people. The use of environmental and natural vistas is ornate and gives a sense of presence to the entire meeting.

    The attributes like deference, hospitality, gratitude, care, goodness etc are displayed in the characters of the story. This is undoubtedly a tribute to the people of the Philippines and a eulogy to their ways, proclivities and conduct.

    The story is grounded against the screen of colonial intrusion into the Filipino society which was a time of flux and massive changes. It depicts a-balancing act between the known and the strange, between the traditional and the modern, a twist of mundane with the unconventional.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The story of Should Wizard Hit Mommy tries to picture the innocent purity of small kids and how they perceive things. The unique questions they ask and how adults struggle to come up with rational and satisfying answers to placate their rabid curiosity. So much so that sometimes adults try to quellRead more

    The story of Should Wizard Hit Mommy tries to picture the innocent purity of small kids and how they perceive things. The unique questions they ask and how adults struggle to come up with rational and satisfying answers to placate their rabid curiosity.

    So much so that sometimes adults try to quell such curiosities and find the questions a bit embarrassing. The lack of composure that Jack shows when faced with the questions of young Jo is a clear example of such uncomfortable situations and moral dilemma.

    There lies a delicate and slender line between encouraging something and enforcing it strictly. It is here parenting demands greater understanding, patience and ability to educate with affection.

    Read the summary of Should Wizard Hit Mommy here.

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