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  • American and British English variation

    The two Englishes also vary in terms of grammatical tenses. The past participle form of get is got in BrE while the American form is gotten. However there are some areas of Britain that share much of the American variant of the language such as Lancashire and Yorkshire which sometimes also use putten as the…

  • MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

    In this discussion, we shall consider the main language features that differentiate British (BrE) and American English (AmE). These two major Englishes differ in their lexical, syntactic, semantic, phonological and sociolinguistic perspectives. In most cases, the two are not differentiated in, especially, second language English (ESL) speaking countries. This is probably because the generally believe…

  • How to Teach English to Second Language Learners of English

    Teaching English to learners of English as Second Language could be really tasking. It is in fact more tasking to native speaking teachers than non-native speaking teachers. Non-native English teachers may understand the problems of second language learning more as they would have had the experience themselves as learners. However, there are strategies that may…

  • Literary devices

     These devices include dramatic, poetic and narrative devices Dramatic Devices/Features of drama This is a play on words e.g. “what is the longest sentence you know?” where sentence could refer to the prison sentence or an aspect of grammar. This is acombination of two seemingly contradictory or incongruous words, as in the line by the…

  • Analysis of “Birches”: By Robert Frost

    Introduction When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy’s been swinging them. But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay As ice-storms do. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click…

  • How to Understand Poetry

    Introduction I know you want to write your literature examination and pass it; and of course maybe to pass with an excellent grade. Now, that is why I have written this to help you. Success is actually in your hand; my part is only of a helper, to give you a guide as you embark…

  • Analysis of Gabriel Okara’s “Piano and Drum”

    Introduction Before you go through this analysis, read “How to Understand Poetry” Now let us ride on over this piece of poem; “piano and drum” by Gabriel Okara. You should read it first to the end, then try to understand it and get what it is about. On the surface, it may not be making…

  • Analysis of the “Anvil and Harmer”: Kofi Awonoor

    Introduction The persona in Anvil and Harmar is faced with the pathetic displeasure of the new change in his life, the change that is obviously not positive, one that brings regret and nostalgia. This is the African experience of cultural disruption. The speaker is not in agreement with the effect of western civilization on the…