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What is Caesura; Definition and Example

Caesura is a break or pause in a line of poetry, dictated by the natural rhythm of the language and/or enforced by punctuation. A line may have more than one caesura, or none at all. If a Caesura is near the beginning of the line, it is called the initial caesura; near the middle, medial; near…

September 30, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Poem

Bring out the elements irony and sarcasm in Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”

Irony implies the contrast between what is apparent and what is actual. This is a literary device that reveals the grim reality underlying a romantic or attractive façade of a particular character, situation, or matter. The author is found to have recourse here to the presentation of the contradiction between what is believed to be…

September 30, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Others Poem

Discuss the importance of the epigraph of T.S.Eliot’s poem “Marina”

Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga? The epigraph of the poem Marina by T. S. Eliot is taken from Seneca’s tragedy Hercules Furens. The Latin words—“Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga?”—in English mean, “What is this place? What country, what region, what quarter of the world?” They are the first bewildered words…

September 27, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Poem

Summary and critical analysis of the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears Night and morning with my tears, And I sunned it with smiles And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both…

September 27, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Author Others

Roger Ascham (1515-1568) and his famous works

Roger Ascham (1515-68) was a distinguished scholar in Latin and classical languages. Ascham was born in Yorkshire and entered Cambridge University at the age of fourteen. He completed his bachelor’s degree at the age of eighteen and was soon thereafter made a fellow of the university. He was the tutor and later her secretary. Catholic…

September 25, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

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George Borrow(1803–1881) and his famous works

George Borrow(1803–1881) was an English novelist and travel writer. He was educated at Edinburgh High School and at Norwich Grammar School. He was articled to a solicitor but after editing Celebrated Trials, and Remarkable Cases of Criminal Jurisprudence (1825) spent several years traveling through Europe and learning languages. Between 1833 and 1840, Borrow served as…

September 24, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Novels

Amatory fiction: definition, key features and examples

Amatory fiction, also known as romance fiction or romantic literature, refers to a genre of literature that focuses on love, relationships, and emotional connections between characters. It explores themes of passion, desire, courtship, and often includes elements of sensuality and sexuality. Amatory fiction typically revolves around the development of a romantic relationship, often with a…

September 22, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Essay

What is Deus ex machina: Definition, Features and Examples

Definition: Deus ex machina, a Latin phrase meaning “god from the machine,” refers to a narrative device or plot device in storytelling where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and often improbable intervention. This intervention is typically brought about by a character, event, or force that appears out of nowhere…

September 17, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Essay

Significance of the title of the essy “Pleasures” by Aldous Huxley

Pleasure is no inconvenient word. This simply implies anything that may confer happiness and delight. Musical performance, horse racing, cinema show, and any similar performance may definitely form pleasure. This gives distractions in life and does away with boredom. Aldous Huxley, however, has used the term 'pleasure' in his treatise, "Pleasure," in a different way. He refers, no…

August 29, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity

Essay

What, according to Forster, the Englishmen’s attitude to criticism in his essay “Notes on the English Character”?

In the course of his discussion of the characteristic charge of coldness against the English nature, Forster’s notes have made one more observation. This is an Englishman’s usual attitude towards criticism. With his undeveloped heart, rational understanding, and pragmatic approach, the Englishman is found to have developed a specific attitude of mind. Emotion seems to have…

August 26, 20250Comments BySupriya Maity