THE SCHOOL BOY BY WILLIAMS BLAKES
Williams Blake was born on the 28th November 1757 in London where he remained for most of his life. He was educated at home by his mother until 1767 when… Read More »THE SCHOOL BOY BY WILLIAMS BLAKES
Blessing Ugochukwu
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
PULLEY ABOUT THE AUTHOR George Herbert (1593-1633) like Donne had both a political career (as public orator at Cambridge University and as a Member of Parliament, and religious career as… Read More »NON-AFRICAN POETRY
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Oliver goldsmith is an Irishman that was born to rev. goldsmith in 1728 at pallas. The goldsmiths appeared not interested to worldly matters. He lives in solitude.… Read More »SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
NON – AFRICAN DRAMA – OTHELLO By Shakespare
OTHELLO The play is in chronological order, one event succeeds, the order. It opens with Lago a soldier under the command of Othello. He is arguing with Roderigo a wealthy… Read More »NON – AFRICAN DRAMA – OTHELLO By Shakespare
THE ANVIL AND THE HAMMER
Written by Kofi Awoonor Kofi Awoonor was born at Wheta, near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana, of a Togolese mother and a Sierra Leonean Father. He was educated… Read More »THE ANVIL AND THE HAMMER
THE DINNING TABLE (GBANABOM HALLOWELL)
ABOUT THE POET He is a sierra Leonia writer he has produced many wor, to develop African literature. A dinning table is from the collection of his poems. The Poem… Read More »THE DINNING TABLE (GBANABOM HALLOWELL)
THE BLOOD OF A STRANGER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Raymond Caleb Ayodele Charley was born in 27th March 1948. He schooled in Sierra Leone capital of Freetown and onwards in Leads University London. He studied theatre… Read More »THE BLOOD OF A STRANGER
The themes and characterization of the novel
THEMES / THEME ANALYSIS The following are themes of Native Son. RACISM Native Son is an indictment of racism. Racism affects Bigger’s life at home, at the Daltons, and in… Read More »The themes and characterization of the novel
THE SETTING OF NATIVE SON BY RICHARD WRIGHT
Chicago. Illinoi is largest city and the industrial center of the Midwest. Richard Wright’s family was one of thousands of southern black families that migrated to Chicago between 1916 and… Read More »THE SETTING OF NATIVE SON BY RICHARD WRIGHT
The plot of Native Son by Richard Wright
The novel Native Son begins in the Thomas apartment in 1930s Chicago, where Bigger, his sister Vera, his mother (Ma), and brother Buddy all live, in one room, together. Ma… Read More »The plot of Native Son by Richard Wright
Introduction to Literature
Literature is the art of composition in prose and verse literature mirrors life and the society. There are three (3) genres of literature which are: Drama (b) Prose (c) Poetry.… Read More »Introduction to Literature
Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme Scheme Definition of Rhyme Scheme Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry. In other words, it is… Read More »Rhyme Scheme
EKA ISE: EDE
Akole ise: Itesiwaju lori eko iro ede Yoruba. Iro ede ni ege ti o kere julo ninu oro eyi ti a le gboninu ede. Orisi iro meta ti o se… Read More »EKA ISE: EDE
ORAL TRADITION OF LITERATURE
This is the passing on from one generation (and/or Locality) to another of songs, charts, proverbs and other version compositions within and between non-literate cultures; or the accumulated stock of… Read More »ORAL TRADITION OF LITERATURE
DRAMA
WHAT IS DRAMA Drama is defined as a penetration of life through artificial means. It is an imitation of an action. It is a type of story that exists mainly… Read More »DRAMA
DIFFERENT FORMS OF POETRY AND TYPES OF POETRY
Ballad: The word, ballad is derived from a Latin word “ballare” meaning “to dance”. It comprises words which are out of current use. The poem derived from village festivals and… Read More »DIFFERENT FORMS OF POETRY AND TYPES OF POETRY
POETRY
WHAT IS POETRY? Poetry is a branch of Literature and it is a collection of poems. What is a poem? Poem is a feeling expressed in imaginative language and in… Read More »POETRY
PROSE
WHAT IS PROSE? The third genie of Literature is Prose. Prose which is a literacy piece expressed in ordinary and straight forward language other than in Verse. A writer of… Read More »PROSE
ELEMENT OF PROSE
Plot:The plot usually refers to the sequence of events and happening that make up a story. There is usually a pattern, unintended or intentional, that threads the plot together. The… Read More »ELEMENT OF PROSE
FICTION AND NON-FICTION
What is Friction? This is the general term for invented stories, now usually applied to novels, short stories, novellus, romances, fabled and other narrative works in prose, even though most… Read More »FICTION AND NON-FICTION