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Advantages: Wonderful, Inspirational poetry.
Disadvantages: She does not use much of the technical forms or devices of poetry.

I know why the caged bird sings. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ For those of you who have not heard of her,Maya Angelou is an inspirational poet, and universally acclaimed. She has the ability with her words, to cut through the race, class divide. Her poetry is elegant and fiery, her rhythms are captivating, and her words stunning and poignant. She reaches through ...
...she tells of the bondage of the black race, of the need to be free, and to be heard. Her poetry is spiritually uplifting, and full of hope. It is also extremely motivational. An example of the trapped spirit of Maya longing for her freedom is to be seen in this Poem. This is one of my favourites. It tells of repression and hope, and is rich in metaphor, you can feel the trapped spirit crying out to be freed. I know why the caged bird sings. The ... Read review

Advantages: a perfect piece of literature, a wonderful wrting, highly poetic
Disadvantages: not known

Mathew Arnold is an important name in the history of english literature in general and in poetry and criticism in particular. Mathew Arnold has many admirers who like his poetry both in content and style. His is a matter inspired by the classic and his is the manner fueld by the romantic. I personally admire Arnold as a critic rather than a poet. His critcism first and second series are real and great landmarks in the history of english literary ... Read review

Advantages: Powerful, gripping
Disadvantages: not 100% historically accurate.

...Monroe) set in 1692 during the witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. The play begins with Reverend Parris praying for his daughter, Betty, who is lying inert on a bed. The circumstances surrounding how Betty ends up in an unresponsive state becomes a major theme and discussing point of the play. However, Miller has other central themes and key ideas, for example, reputation and how it alters certain character's behaviour. To convey this, Miller uses ...
...be considered by readers of the play as John Proctor and Abigail Williams. John Proctor is married to Eilzabeth/Goody Proctor and yet, while she was ill for a period of time, had an affair with the manipulating temptress that is Abigail Williams. From the play (although it is not actually part of any of the four Acts) we deduct that Abigail, Betty and several other young girls of the village were dancing in the woods outside the village; it is believed ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing poetry, and a large selection of it
Disadvantages: He can't read poetry aloud...

...world. Boring Stuff Title: Lone Wolf Author: Felix Dennis Publisher: Hutchinson (7 Oct 2004) ISBN-13: 978-0091800352 Price: Amazon: from £0.62 at time of writing RRP: £8.99 Felix Dennis Felix Dennis is one of Britain's best known entrepreneurs, after leaving Harrow College of Art, Dennis wasted a great deal of his youth playing in R&B bands. In 1971he was imprisoned by the British government as a co-editor of OZ magazine at the ...
...recorded a single with John Lennon to raise money for a legal defence fund. Following his acquittal by the High Court of Appeal, Dennis went on to found his own magazine publishing company in 1973. Following a life-threatening illness, Dennis's first collection of poetry, A Glass Half Full, was published in November 2002 by Hutchinson in the UK. It has since become one of the biggest selling books of original verse in England for years. Dennis's ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent, engaging story
Disadvantages: Sometimes challenging, hard to understand if you haven't read Jane Eyre

...read previously and loved), and Wide Sargasso Sea. I felt uneasy about "add ons" to books. For one thing, it was not written by Charlotte Bronte, so I felt this was just ripping off her idea to make money. How wrong I was. Despite being billed as a prequel to Jane Eyre, I would read Bronte's novel first as otherwise the events and characters in WSS may seem irrelevant and confusing. This book costs £5.99 - £8.99 depending on edition. PLOT The novel ...
...Creole girl - meaning that she is born in the Caribbean but is white. The first part describes Antoinette childhood and pre-Rochester years. Her family has fallen from great wealth and power as slave owners into poverty due to the emancipation of slaves. Her mother, Annette, remarries Mr Mason (thus changing Antoinette's name) but sadly is driven to madness when her ill son dies and her house is burned down. In the second part, reader, she marries ... Read review