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summary of a different history

1. A Different History by Sujata Bhatt

2. An Indian Poet : Gujrati Was born in India , then moved to US Now lives in Germany after marriage Writer’s Biography Other Important Works Brunizem The One Who Goes Away Monkey Shadows

3. Explores the themes of loss of cultural heritage and identity crisis Style of Sujata Bhatt

4. Literary element that describes the ways the author uses words Word choice Sentence structure Figurative language Word and sentence arrangement All these work together to establish mood + images + meaning in the text. What is Style?

5. A DIFFERENT HISTORY Title Significance Indian + Colonial times Different cultural background Greek History + Indian History + Christian History Sujata deals with identity crisis and language crisis in this poem. She explores the relationship b/w cultural identity and language.

6. About Poem Symbols 29 lines No rhyme scheme 1 st stanza ; conversational tone 2 nd stanza; aggressive/ questioning tone Repetition Greek god Scythe

7. MOOD IMAGES Two moods; hope to hopelessness Shove, slam, toss Darker image Torture, aggression