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OU UG English Sem 2 notes New Syllabus 2025-26

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OU UG English Sem 2 notes New Syllabus 2025-26           Unit 6 - Poetry The Highwayman  Poet: Alfred Noyes The Highwayman Alfred Noyes         T he Highwayman Poet: Alfred Noyes   About the Poet Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) was an English poet famous for his ballads and narrative poems. The poem was first published in the August 1906 issue of Blackwood's Magazine, based in England.The Highwayman is his most popular poem. In this poem, Noyes explores themes of love, love loss, and death.It combines romance, tragedy, adventure, and sacrifice.   "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes uses a ballad structure with three parts, featuring 17 six-line stanzas (sestets) following an AABCCB rhyme scheme   The Highwayman is a tragic love story set in old 18th-century England. It tells the tale of a brave highway robber and his deep love for Bess, the landlord’s daughter.     The action focuses on the live...

OU Phd course work (pre PhD)

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PhD course work 2018 batch  Research Methodology Paper 1 Question papers from 2010,2012&2014 ELT, Literary theory, Fiction Osmania University Phd Course work Syllabus & Paper pattern. Pre PhD 2013-14 Notes

PGRRCDE MA English Question papers

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 Prof G Rami Reddy Centre for Distance Education Osmania University Hyderabad MA English Sem 3 Question papers November 2025 Twentieth century literary criticism and theory Paper IV November 2025 English Prose Paper 3 - code 302 Major Developments in Language acquisition and language learning- code 301

When I was a Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

When I was a Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago The novel When I was a Puerto Rican is written by Esmeralda Santiago and it is set in the village Macun, Puerto Rica in 1950’s. It is a memoir of  Esmeralda Santiago’s transition from childhood to adulthood .The story begins at the age of four and ends with the protagonist’s graduation from Performing Arts  at Harvard University .Negi (Esmeralada Santiago) always wants to be a Jibara, a Puerto Rican country dweller with distinctive dialect. Her Mami (Real name is Ramona) snubs her saying she cannot be a Jibara as she was born in the city, where Jibaras are mocked for their peculiar dialect. Negi  learns that her  real name is Esmeralada Santiago and Negi is her nickname. As per Puerto Rica tradition people usually have a nick name and another official name. Negi  has three siblings Delsa, Norma and Hector. Mami accuses Pablito, father of Negi , of spending his hard-earned money on other women for sexual pleasures. It...

KU & SU UG English Sem 2 New syllabus 2025-26

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KU Sem 1 New syllabus 2025-26 I edited KU & SU English Sem 2 Study guide. It was published by DAS publications.    for books  Call/ Whatsapp 9059991088 Kakatiya University & Satavahana University UG SEM 2 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY WARANGAL-506 009 SYLLABUS DESIGN FOR GENERAL ENGLISH UG I YEAR w.e.f 2025-2026 TEXTBOOK ENTITLED "English for Brilliance" SEMESTER II Unit 1   (POETRY)     (PROSE)   William Wordsworth: Lines written in Early Spring Active and Passive Voice  Collocations Stress & Practice in Phonetic Transcription Romain Rolland: The Great Journey to the West Conversation Skills: Talking about Social Issues Understanding the theme of a text  Letter Writing  Confidence Building Unit 2 (POETRY)       (PROSE) Edith M. Thomas: Talking in Their Sleep Direct and Indire...