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What is the function of themes in literary works?

Understanding the value of themes in literature by Julie Tagg (Think and Write for CSEC English) Definition of theme A theme in literature is a concept or message that is explored throughout a work. Literary themes are universal in nature, meaning that they are ideas that not only apply to the specific characters and events… Read More What is the function of themes in literary works?

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Landscape Painter, Jamaica (for Albert Huie) by Vivian Virtue

I watch him set up easel, Both straddling precariously A corner of the twisted, climbing Mountain track A tireless humming-bird, his brush Dips, darts, hovers now here, now there, Where puddles of pigment Bloom in the palette’s wild small garden. The mountains pose for him In a family group Dignified, self-conscious, against the wide blue… Read More Landscape Painter, Jamaica (for Albert Huie) by Vivian Virtue

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