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Lock down 2020

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  Lock down 2020 is a mysterious year in human life.  It is a very destructive year. This year has eaten many lives. It cannot be categorized under natural disaster.  Then What it could be?  No one knew.  All we know is, it is a deadly disease and it has a name.  The name is Corona. Many names have been given to this disaster such as Covid-19,Wuhan Virus and China Virus.  But no one is sure about its origin and its cure.   All we know is, it cannot be seen, spreads quickly, kills many without any fear. Table cloth with embroidery design    It started in March first week in Sri Lanka 2020. No one had a clear idea about the unseen virus which was killing thousands and thousands.   To be honest it was a T.V news to most of the sri lankans as we could not pay much attention to it as we were all busy with our school projects and exams.  We were running with our day to day activities.  But we felt sad for tho...

Poem at Thirty – Nine – Alice Walker

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     POEM AT THIRTY - NINE ALICE WALKER Analysis: Poem at 39 by Alice Walker is a short free verse poem that is composed in a “stream of thought” style. Each line is short forcing the speaker a quick space. It is a first-person narrative what the speaker about her father. Lines -: 1 – 5 The first stanza introduces the reader, the speaker's father, this unknown  parent and all the memories go around this parent is going to be the theme of poem. The poet begins by making clear that he deeply misses her father. “so tried” She (the poet) wishes that things has started out differently between them and that he had not been so put upon by life. Lines 6 -11 She relates her father with money and the writing of   “deposit slips and checks” This gives a hint that finances were among the seasons her father was “so tried” when she was born. As a young child she had seen him troubled with money matters. Additionally, ...

Types of Poem

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Narrative poem: A narrative poem  tells a story. It has a full storyline with all the features of a traditional story.  They are characters, plot, conflict and resolution, setting and action.  It is a metered poem with clear objectives to reach a specific audience. These poems have been borrowed from oral poetic narratives from different cultures. Narrative poems include old epics, lays and ballads. Example : "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more.” This is a famous narrative poem by an American story writer and Poet, Edgar Allen Poe.  It tells about a Raven who visits a...

Romeo and Juliet Questions and Answers

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Questions in detail, Answers in Points                                                                      1. Describe the character of the  Prince of Verona? Prince Escalus Prince of Verona Immature in his approach Concerned about peace of Verona He lives in the middle of the feud families Not interested in violence Struggles to bring peace Warms both families several times In the end the prince feels sad knowing the truth from Benvolio regarding Tybalt’s death. He concedes that “all are punished” Misfortune of ruling Verona where two families with unending war.  2.  What was the purpose of the Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet? Father of Juliet Commanding Selfish Greed for power and position Helps to develop the play Forces Juliet to marry Paris Short tempered Quick in...