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Shaving Story Summary
Shaving by Leslie Norris is a coming-of-age narrative of a boy transitioning into an adult as a consequence of his…
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Hearth Lesson | Summary and Analysis
Hearth Lesson by Paula Meehan is an exploration of a dysfunctional family through the use of certain mythical characters existing in…
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Shancoduff | Summary and Analysis
Shancoduff by Patrick Kavanagh is an exploration of the awareness one possesses of the land one stands on, the sense…
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Them Ducks Died for Ireland | Summary and Analysis
Them Ducks Died for Ireland by Paula Meehan is an exploration of the hidden and forgotten side of history, which is…
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A Walk To The Jetty | Summary and Analysis
The story A Walk To The Jetty is the eighth and final chapter in the novel Annie John by the Antiguan writer Jamaica Kincaid,…
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Reflections of Spring | Summary and Analysis
Reflections of Spring | Summary The short story, Reflections of Spring by Duong Thu Huong, is about a day in an average…
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Cora Auntie | Summary and Analysis
Cora, Auntie by Paula Meehan is an exploration of the strong bond that women share through space and time, finding a…
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Kamikaze Analysis
Beatrice Garland is an English author who published “Kamikaze” in her collection The Invention of Fireworks in 2013. For her, poetry is…
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Politics | Summary and Analysis
Politics is a poem by Irish poet William Butler Yeats written on May 24, 1938. It was composed during the time…
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The Statue of the Virgin at Granard Speaks | Summary and Analysis
The Statue of the Virgin at Granard Speaks by Paula Meehan criticizes the social and religious institutions that work to…
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