THEMES The poem is an eye opener on the reality that surrounds death. It lays emphasizes on the following themes: Grief free farewell: the poetic personae has it emphasized in the poem that no one should feel bad, cry or mourn when he dies. This is because he is going to see his creator in… Continue reading CROSSING THE BAR -Themes, poetic Devices
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FACELESS – SUMMARY OF THE STORY
SUMMARY OF THE STORY BOOK ONE ATTEMPTED RAPE As the novel opens, fourteen year old Fofo is seen sleeping on an old cardboard at Agbogbloshie market. She has a job at the vegetable market in Agbogbloshie where she washes carrots. The market is close to a slum known as Sodom and Gomorrah. When she is… Continue reading FACELESS – SUMMARY OF THE STORY
Crossing the Bar – Stanza Summary
STANZA SUMMARY Stanza one ‘Sunset and evening star’ informs the reader that the poetic personae has come of age and is close to death. ‘Sunset’ and ‘evening’ depicts the end of the day, but is poetically deployed in the poem to mean the end of one’s life. This death call he accepts as his, and… Continue reading Crossing the Bar – Stanza Summary
LORD ALFRED TENNYSON
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was the most renowned poet of the Victorian era. His poetic writings inspired a lot of authors. Born in England in 1809, Alfred, Lord Tennyson began writing poetry as a boy. He was first published in 1827, but it was not until the 1840s that his work received regular public acclaim. His… Continue reading LORD ALFRED TENNYSON
FACELESS – theme, techniques
FACELESS – THEMES, TECHNIQUES Theme of superstition In the prose, the characters believed that certain spiritual phenomena affects the lives of people. Maa Tsuru is believed to have been cursed by her mother to suffer in life. She herself believed this including her husband and mother-in-law. More so, Onko, the character who raped Baby-T, is… Continue reading FACELESS – theme, techniques
FACELESS – summary of the story
FACELESS - summary of the story BOOK ONE ATTEMPTED RAPE As the novel opens, fourteen year old Fofo is seen sleeping on an old cardboard at Agbogbloshie market. She has a job at the vegetable market in Agbogbloshie where she washes carrots. The market is close to a slum known as Sodom and Gomorrah.… Continue reading FACELESS – summary of the story
Faceless – Settings, Plot, Cast
Biography of the author Amma Darko was born in Koforidua, Ghana, on June 26, 1956, and she grew up in Accra. She studied in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and gained a diploma in 1980. She worked with a Technology Consultancy Centre in Kumasi. She was born Ophelia Darko. "Amma" is a… Continue reading Faceless – Settings, Plot, Cast
Amma Darko
Amma Darko's biography Amma Darko was born in Koforidua, Ghana, on June 26, 1956, and she grew up in Accra. She studied in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and gained a diploma in 1980. She worked with a Technology Consultancy Centre in Kumasi. She was born Ophelia Darko. "Amma" is a name… Continue reading Amma Darko
Blood of a Stranger – THEMES, DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PLAY
Blood of a Stranger - THEMES, DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PLAY THEMES Religious evil – This is evident in Soko’s character of lying to the whole village that the gods spoke to him about the coming of a stranger. Likewise, the use of humans for sacrifice. Substance of abuse – The drama also exhibits… Continue reading Blood of a Stranger – THEMES, DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PLAY
Blood of a Stranger – SUMMARY OF THE STORY
THE SUMMARY OF THE STORY ACT 1, SCENE ONE Maligu, the king’s adviser, stands in front of the cave waiting for Soko, the chief priest, to come out. The chief priest of the land is supposed to be sleeping in the cave every night to atone for the sins of the people, but, Soko stays… Continue reading Blood of a Stranger – SUMMARY OF THE STORY
