PLOT ACCOUNT The narrative is about a vain struggle by Prince Manfred to prevent the accomplishment of an ancient prophecy which states that the castle and lordship of Otranto “should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit”(pp. 1-2). To prevent the realization of the prophecy, Manfred […]
Tag: SS2 3rd Term Literature in English
This is a poem of lamentation. The poet is worried about the social misfortune that is befallen his people and the seemingly indifference of the people to the apparent solution. The poet sees the problems as self-inflicted. He also sees the answers to the problem but they seem not to listen. The first two stanzas […]
PLOT ACCOUNT The plot of this play centres on the misunderstandings encountered by Marlow on his way to the home of MrHardcastle where he intends to meet with his proposed wife. Sir Charles Marlow had made plans for his son to marry a daughter of his friend, MrHardcastle. He sends Marlow in company of his […]
Birches When I see birches bend to left and rightAcross the lines of straighter darker trees,I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stayAs ice-storms do. Often you must have seen themLoaded with ice a sunny winter morningAfter a rain. They click upon themselvesAs the breeze rises, and […]
THIRD TERM E-LEARNING NOTE LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH CLASS: SS2 SCHEME OF WORK WEEK TOPIC 1-2 Reading and Analyzing of Non-African Poetry: “The Birches” by Robert Frost 3-5 Reading and Textual Analysis of Non-African Drama: She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. 6-8 Reading and Analyzing African Poetry: “Vanity” by BiragoDiop. […]