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African Drama

Study Guide: From Zia, with Love by Wole Soyinka

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Study Guide: From Zia, with Love by Wole Soyinka is a detailed analysis of Wole Soyinka's play, From Zia, with Love.

Study Guide: Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Study Guide: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Study Guide: The Boy Who Spat in Sargrenti’s Eye by Manu Herbstein

Study Guide: Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

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REDEMPTION ROAD

So the Path Does Not Die

Path of Lucas

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Themes in Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

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The themes in Path of Lucas include selfless sacrifice, devoting love, perseverance, loyal friendship, and physical breakdowns.

Narrative Devices in Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

Study Guide: Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

Characters in Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

Plot Summary and Setting of Path of Lucas by Susanne Bellefeuille

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Narrative Devices in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Harper Lee employs several narrative devices in To Kill a Mockingbird to explore the themes of prejudice, innocence, and moral growth.

Themes in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Plot Summary and Setting of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Study Guide: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Characters in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Antony and Cleopatra

She Walks in Beauty

Digging

Digging

Study Guide: Digging by Seamus Heaney

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Study Guide: Digging by Seamus Heaney is a detailed analysis of Seamus Heaney’s poem, “Digging” , which is set in 20th century rural Ireland.

Themes in Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

Content Analysis of Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

Poem: “Digging” by Seamus Heaney

The Stone

Non-African Poetry

Study Guide: The Stone by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

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“The Stone” is ninety-seven-line narrative poem that reads like a short story. Gibson uses a clear plot arc to guide the readers through.

Content Analysis of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson’s “The Stone”

Themes in Wilfrid Wilson Gibson’s “The Stone”

Poem: “The Stone” by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

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Still I Rise

Non-African Poetry

Study Guide: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

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Study Guide: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou is a detailed analysis of Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise,” that celebrates resilience.

Figures of Speech in “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

Still I Rise Summary & Themes by Maya Angelou

Poem: “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

Once Upon an Elephant

Study Guide: Once Upon an Elephant by Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan

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Study Guide: Once Upon an Elephant by Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan is a detailed analysis of Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan’s Once Upon an Elephant.

Plot Summary of Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan’s Once Upon an Elephant

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Once Upon an Elephant is a riveting play set in an unnamed Yoruba village that tells the story of Ajanaku’s rise and fall as a tyrant.

Dramatic Techniques in Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan’s Once Upon an Elephant

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Some of the discernible dramatic techniques in Once Upon an Elephant are proverbs, folklore, foreshadowing, chorus, symbolism, and suspense.

Themes in Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan’s Once Upon an Elephant

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Once Upon an Elephant by Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan discusses themes such as power, betrayal, redemption, poetic justice, love

Characters in Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan’s Once Upon an Elephant

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The characters in Once Upon an Elephant include Olaniyonu (otherwise known as Ajanaku), Iya Agba, Omoyeni, Serubawon,

The Marriage of Anansewa

40 Multiple-Choice Questions on The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Theodora Sutherland

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Find below forty multiple-choice questions on The Marriage of Anansewa for you to practice with, along with the answers.

Act-to-Act Summary and Analysis of The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Theodora Sutherland

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The Marriage of Anansewa is structured into four acts. In this post, our focus shall be on the act-to-act summary and analysis of the play.

Act 4 Summary of The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland

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Act 4 of The Marriage of Anansewa opens with the Players mourning Anansewa’s “death.” Their lamentation sets a somber yet ironic tone.

Act 3 Summary of The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland

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Act 3 of The Marriage of Anansewa opens with Aya and Ekuwa in conversation about Anansewa’s marriage preparations.

Act 2 Summary of The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland

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Act 2 of The Marriage of Anansewa opens with the Storyteller and the Players discussing Ananse’s cunning schemes.

The Telephone Call

Study Guide: The Telephone Call by Fleur Adcock

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Study Guide: The Telephone Call by Fleur Adcock is a detailed analysis of Fleur Adcock’s poem, “The Telephone Call.”

Figures of Speech in “The Telephone Call” by Fleur Adcock

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Some of the figures of speech employed in “The Telephone Call” include rhetorical question, hyperbole, simile, and repetition.

The Telephone Call Summary and Themes by Fleur Adcock

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“The Telephone Call” by Fleur Adcock is a modern satirical poem that exposes the dark side of institutional power and communication.

Poem: “The Telephone Call” by Fleur Adcock

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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.

An Inspector Calls

The Breast of the Sea

Night

HEARTY GARLANDS

NOT MY BUSINESS

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