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Poetry is one of the most challenging subjects. It has been a big challenge both to study it and even to write it because it has inherent rules that determine how it works. To interpret it, understand it or even write it, one needs to understand these rules. Any good poetry enthusiast, critic or writer begins here. This book tries to make the reader understand the bulk of these rules. It uses some of the most exciting and popular poetry through time...
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We often don't marry the people we expect. Many of us make GRAVE mistakes which we regret forever after. But some, thanks to God and all the angels in heaven, meet someone - often by mistake - who becomes the cetre hold of our lives from then on...if we are lucky. This story tells such a narrative. A young college guy out in his wayward ways almost gets arrested in a foreign country as he smuggles goods to sell in college. Many such young men get...
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When it comes to education matters, especially writing, the problem may not be so much what we know but how to present it to those who need to read it to prove that we know what we are required to know. More often than not, students will have a lot of facts but fail to present them in a way that they will easily be understood. In some cases, especially in high school and colllege, the problem gets even bigger. We do not only need to present what is...
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This is another book among the several written on the theme og examinations. Often, students fail to do well in examinations, not because they have not read the text or prepared properly, but because they do not know how to present what they know to a second party. This is often a serious problem in college because nobody prepares the srudents on presentation. Most lecturers expect that the student has learnt this before, which is often not the case....
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A major problem in the study of literature is the students approach to questions. This may result from inability to tell exactly what examiners look for. To address this problem, this book looks at how to answer questions in literature. It examines the required approach to both excerpt and essay questions, the majority of ways in which literature questions are presented in high school, colleges and universities. For the essay, the book loks at how...
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This book examines the THEMES of Bertolt Brecht's famous play THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE. It also looks at the ELEMENTS OF STYLE with a special focus on MODERN DRAMA, BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL and European drama that departs from traditional styles. The books departs from other comprehensive guide books in recognition of the fact that college students will often have one or two elements to focus on and not necessarily a complete book or the the author....
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For students studying European drama and especially 20th century drama, Bertolt Brecht is a central question. This book analyzes the PLOT and the CHARACTERS of Bertolt Brecht's famous play THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, giving self-directing questions which help the student in the analysis and guide into the study of similar drama. The characters and their ROLES are also examined. Unlike many literary criticism guides on drama, this book examines only...
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Following the first book on John Steinbeck's The Pearl which examined the PLOT of the novella and the CHARACTERS, this book examines the THEMES and ELEMENTS OF STYLE. This allows the critic of the novella to have a comprehensive view of what the novella is about, how it is crafted, who the players are and what kind of style the novelist adopts. This should prepare any student of john Steinbeck in general or of this novel in particular, to answer any...
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Following the first book on Kazuo Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World which examined the PLOT of the novel and the CHARACTERS this book examines the THEMES and ELEMENTS OF STYLE. This allows the critic of the novel to have a comprehensive view of what the novel is about, how it is crafted, who the players are and what kind of style the novelist adopts. This should prepare any student of Kazuo Ishiguro in general or of this novel in particular,...
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Following the first book on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House which examined the PLOT of the playand the CHARACTERS, this book examines the THEMES and ELEMENTS OF STYLE in the play. This allows the critic of the playto have a comprehensive view of what the play is about, how it is crafted, who the major characters are and what kind of style the playwright adopts. This should prepare any student of Henrik ibsen in general or of this play and the rebel...
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This book examines the PLOT of the novel and the CHARACTERS in John Steinbeck's famous novelLA THE PEAR. This allows the critic of the novel to have a comprehensive view of what the novel is about, how it is crafted, who the players are and what underlies the CONFLICT of the novella. This should prepare any student of John Steinbeck in general or of this novella in particular, to answer any questions about the writer and his work, his world view and...
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This book examines the PLOT of the play and the CHARACTERS in Jhenrik Ibsen's famous play A DOLL'S HOUSE. This allows the critic of the play to have a comprehensive view of what the play is about, how it is crafted, who the players are and what underlies the CONFLICT of the play. This should prepare any student of henrik ibsen in general or of this play in particular, to answer any questions about the writer and his work, his world view and his general...
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A common problem with many students of Literature is not the ability to read or understand a Literature text; it is the inability to present to their examiners what they have analyzed in that text. This is often because students and teachers focus too much on understanding the text and forget the part of expressing yourself to other people about what you have read. For this reason, this book tries to help the student of Brecht - both at high school...
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This book gives you a complete examination of John Steinbeck's novella, The Pearl. It analyzes the plot showing the connectedness of events, then examines the characters showing how they are fashioned and what the writer intends by them - their role. The book also discusses the various themes and the elements of style to give a total picture of the novel. The book goes further to examine how the reader of the novel should approach both excerpt and...
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This book is the FIRST in a series of writing books that take the skill from the basics. They are intended for kids learning to write, students who have basic writing skills, college and university students who intend to hone their communication skills thoroughly and for the general writer, especially the scholar and the creative writer who wants to learn good writing skiils. The books are divided depending on the level of the skill of the learner...
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There aren't many novels that address the Second World War and its influence on Asian Countries as well as Kazuo Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World. Neither are there many criticism of this novel. This book, therefore, intends to highlight the importance of this novel by critiquing the story and looking at its effect on Japan. In the novel, Kazuo Ishiguro highlights the conflict that results from the varying attitudes towards the Second World...
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