... their effort to pick up this new language, focussed on the language-English rather than content and style of poetry. Thus, they contributed little or nothing to any literary tradition, thereby limiting the scope of Indian-English poetry in the pre-independence period. The post-independence scenario ... find expression through the English language are original and not derivative unlike his predecessors from the pre-independence period. I quote R. Parthasarthy' in 'Ten Twentieth-Century Indian Poets', "An important characteristic of Indian verse in English is that it is Indian in sensibilit...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Mrs. Rogers, the servant, is found to have died in her sleep. The group takes notice of the poem in each of their rooms about ten little Indian boys and how the murders so far have reflected the poem. John Macarther feels sure that he will die next, and goes out to look at the ocean. He is ... guests feel certain that the murders are carried out according to the nursery rhyme. Also they first take notice of little Indian statues on the dinning room table, where once they are sure were ten, there only stand six. The next day after breakfast Emily Brent remains at the table awhile by her s...

• Word Count: 1431
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School