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  2. Heichū Monogatari - Wikipedia

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    With nine poems by Sadafuni in the Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry, he ranks fourteenth out of the 120 poets whose work appears in the only imperial anthology compiled during his lifetime. [4] Tales of Times Now Past (Konjaku Monogatari), is the first narrative work to equate the names Sadafun and Heichū. [5]

  3. Captivity narrative - Wikipedia

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    Elisa Bravo Jaramillo by Raymond Monvoisin. Because of the competition between New France and New England in North America, raiding between the colonies was frequent. Colonists in New England were frequently taken captive by Canadiens and their Indian allies (similarly, the New Englanders and their Indian allies took Canadiens and Indian prisoners captive).

  4. Damsel in distress - Wikipedia

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    The damsel in distress is a narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has been kidnapped or placed in other peril. The "damsel" is often portrayed as beautiful, popular and of high social status ; they are usually depicted as princesses in works with fantasy or fairy tale settings.

  5. The Collector - Wikipedia

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    Literary scholars have noted the theme of class in the British caste system as a prominent point of interest in the novel. [1] Critic Hayden Carruth noted that Fowles is preoccupied with "reshuffling classes under British socialism", evoked in the differences in social background between the characters of the working-class Frederick, and Miranda, a member of the bourgeoisie.

  6. Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia - Wikipedia

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    Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia (born 11 April 1951) is a poet and writer from Samoa.His poem Blue Rain became the title of a collection of his poems first published in 1980 with later editions in the 1990s.

  7. The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel - Wikipedia

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    The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel is an epic poem by Greek poet and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis, based on Homer's Odyssey. [1] It is divided into twenty-four rhapsodies as is the original Odyssey and consists of 33,333 17-syllable verses. Kazantzakis began working on it in 1924 after he returned to Crete from Germany. Before finally publishing the ...

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  9. Adil Jussawalla - Wikipedia

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    In the poem 'Sea Breeze Bombay' the poet presents a picture of the suffering of the refugees. These people from the north got relief in the worst heat. In the city many communities were reformed. In the hot sun a cool breeze gives pleasant, soothing experience. In the same way, the city Bombay also provided pleasant experience to all the refugees.