Lit Guides
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Cat in the Rain Summary
American novelist Ernest Hemingway’s short story A Cat in the Rain was published in 1925 in a collection titled In Our…
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A Sad Child | Summary and Analysis
Written by Margaret Atwood, a Canadian poet and novelist, A Sad Child discusses the feelings of unhappiness. It uses a…
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Departure | Summary and Analysis
Departure, written by Coventry Patmore in 1878 and published in his book The Unknown Eros, is single-stanza poem of 32…
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When It Happens | Summary and Analysis
When It Happens by Margaret Atwood is a short story written in third-person, published in 1969 in a collection of…
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Roselily | Summary and Analysis
Published by Alice Walker in 1973, Roselily is a short story narrated through the lens of a preacher’s wedding sermon…
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Funeral Blues | Summary and Analysis
Funeral Blues is a poem by W H Auden that deals with themes of grief and loss. It is written…
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The Zulu Girl | Summary and Analysis
Written by the South- African poet, satirist and literary critic Roy Campbell, “The Zulu Girl” is a moving account of…
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A Young Mans Thoughts Before June 16 | Summary and Analysis
A Young Man’s Thoughts Before June 16 by Fhazel Johannesse is a poem written from the point of view of…
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Swimming Partners | Summary and Analysis
Swimming Partners is a beautiful short story written by Timwa Lipenga that captures the deep bond that exists between sisters…
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The Thought Fox | Summary and Analysis
The Thought Fox is a poem composed by the popular English poet Ted Hughes. First published in 1957 as a…
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