Lit Guides
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Warning | Summary and Analysis
Written in 1961 and published in 1962, Warning by Jenny Joseph is a short poem of four stanzas, written in…
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The Leap | Summary and Analysis
The Leap, written by Louise Erdrich and published in 1990, is a short story written in first-person narrative. The story…
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Journey | Summary and Analysis
Journey is a powerful story that critiques the idea of “modernization” and relates its impact on indigenous cultures. Written in…
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A Leave Taking | Summary and Analysis
A Leave-Taking by A.C. Swinburne deals with the theme of unrequited love. It details the responses of a man who…
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Pink Bow Tie | Summary and Analysis
Pink Bow Tie by Paul Jennings is an interesting, fun-filled story that initially featured in his collection of short stories…
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The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield | Summary and Analysis
The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield, published in 1922, is a short story written in third-person, through an omniscient narrator.…
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Village People | Summary and Analysis
Village People by Bessie Head is a short story, taken from her Tales of Tenderness and Power collection. It consists…
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Follower | Summary And Analysis
Follower by Seamus Heaney, is a poem that deals with themes of admiration, respect, and the evolution of the relationship…
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Captive | Summary and Analysis
Captive by Francis Carey Slater is a three-stanza poem of 32 lines- the first and last stanza contain 10 lines,…
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An African Elegy | Summary and Analysis
An African Elegy by Ben Okri is a poem comprising 6 stanzas, each containing exactly 5 lines. It is written…
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