British poems

their rights were violated by the British.…

1. Introduction Ireland, as the “oldest British colony” (Canny 25) experienced the colonization for almost seven centuries, what lead to the emergence of the postcolonial literature, which deals with the feeling of oppression. Besides the oppression from the dominant imperial centre, among this British Empire-colony parallel, there is another one, which must be mentioned, namely man-woman parallel. In the book A Double Colonization: Colonial and Post-Colonial Women’s Writing the editors Kirsten…

corruption, or as the poem put it, “greedy, human hands” (Polanco 18). This idea can be found by interpreting the flowers in the poem as the colonies before they gained…

From the time America began to the American Civil War, the new nation ruptured and reshaped the social and political norms that the world previously knew. For many years the nation followed British law and remained colonies under their rule. However, they quickly grew tired of British antics and boldly fought for independence to become free from England. The American Revolution brought about patriotic euphoria across the nation and led to the birth of a new country. America immediately chose a…

largely is inspired by his and his sister’s poor experiences living in England (Timko). In addition, Kipling uses his poems, short stories, and novels to depict “the relationship between the British and India” (Timko). Now in “The Mark of the Beast” and in “The Return of Imray”, we see that the narrative is rooted in the belief of British superiority. There’s just an unstated rule that British men are at the top of the social ladder and anybody else is morally corrupt according to common…

only the independent African states weren’t taken over by the Europeans. During the partition of Africa in 1884-1914, there were seven European colonies that settled in Africa. The seven colonies were the British, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Belgians, and the Spanish. However, the British and the French were the biggest successors because they claimed the most land. The only two countries that kept their…

An example of this would be the poem The White Man’s Burden, written by Rudyard Kipling, known for being an extreme imperialist. In the poem, he refers to the people of the Philippines as “half-devil and half-child,” while also referring them as “wild.”6 This is written at a time when the United States is taking over the Philippines, a…

The Magna Carta was an influential, historical document that impacted society in several ways. It was signed by the British King John. The King signed it, unaware of all rights he was giving up. The Magna Carta was basically 63 grievances of the noblemen in Britain. The Magna Carta was just as impactful now as it was then. There are innumerable ways the Magna Carta has shaped society today. The Magna Carta influenced modern society by allowing freedom of speech, being a precursor to human rights…

country, St. Lucia, as a main theme in many of his poems. Castries, the capital of his home country, has a very diverse culture due to a rich history and heritage, which is evident in their ethnic groups and unique dialect (Wikipedia Culture). Castries was founded in 1650 by the French after St. Lucia was purchased by, the governor of Martinique, Jacques Dyel du Parquet. The early settlement was abandoned after a hurricane in 1780. The British made the town a major naval port between 1803 and…

met with members of the second Virginia Convention to discuss the need for a military mobilization against the British. He spoke with affinity, avidity, passion, and showed an undeniable support to fight against the English government. He uses allusions, rhetorical questions, and metaphors to effectively persuade opponents and supporters of the Revolution to unite and fight the British for American independence. By using allusions to well-known works such as the bible and The Odyssey, Henry…