Literature In English & English Literature
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND ENGLISH LITERATURELiterature in English refers to all literary works that are written in the English language. The authors of literature in English are…
Understanding Literature as A Subject or Course
Literature is any imaginative work of art that expresses life, addresses social issues and teaches moral lessons. Literature is also an art of expressing experiences in words. The experiences cover…
Summary, Themes , Character Analysis and Setting in “Mark Antony Mourns Caesar” (Featured in the Beacon of Light)
MARK ANTONY MOURNS CAESARSUMMARY OF THE DRAMA Julius Caesar has just been assassinated, with his close friend Brutus among the conspirators. As the plebeians (commoners of Rome) gather in the…
Structure and Poetic Devices in Fleur Adcock’s “The Telephone Call ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
STRUCTURE OF THE POEM ‘The Telephone Call’ by Fleur Adcock is a six-stanza, free verse poem, where each stanza consists of eight lines. The structure of the poem plays an…
Analysis and Themes in Fleur Adcock’s “The Telephone Call ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
THE POEM The Telephone Call – Fleur Adcock They asked me ‘Are you sitting down?Right? This is Universal Lotteries,’they said. ‘You’ve won the top prize,the Ultra-super Global Special.What would you…
Structure and Poetic Devices in Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
STRUCTURE OF THE POEM ‘Still I Rise’ is a 9-stanza-43-line poem and can be classified or categorised as an example of a lyric poem, because although it is not designed…
Structure and Poetic Devices in Wilfrid Wilson Gibson’s “The Stone ” ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
STRUCTURE OF THE POEM The poem is lyrical, with 11 stanzas and 97 lines with irregular rhyme patterns. It has both internal and terminal rhymes with layers of Anaphora that…
Structure and Poetic Devices in Seamus Heaney’s “Digging ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
STRUCTURE OF THE POEM ‘Digging’ is an 8-stanza, 31-line poem written in free verse with irregular line lengths and no consistent rhyme scheme. The poet rejects the traditional approach to…
Analysis and Themes in Seamus Heaney’s “Digging ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
THE POEM Digging by Seamus Heaney Between my finger and my thumbThe squat pen rests; as snug as a gun.Under my window a clean rasping soundWhen the spade sinks into…
Structure and Poetic Devices in Geoffery Chaucer’s “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale ” ( Literature in English, Waec syllabus from 2026-2031)
STRUCTURE OF THE POEM The poem is originally a 626-line narrative poem and a beast fable that reveals human foibles in the society. It combines humor, satire and moral allegory.…