Ghazal Essays

  • Faiz Ahmad Faiz Going Between Ghazal and Politic

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    verse forms. His verse is a vehicle of serious thought, and not a mere pleasurable pastime. A big heap of his poetry follows the conventions of Ghazal, the classical form of traditional Urdu poetry, which had been influenced by Persian literature, Faiz often addresses poems to his "beloved", a central word in the Ghazal vocabulary. His most famous Ghazal poem is “Before you came”. Visual and colorful in its effects, the poem opens with an indication of the demarcation lines of sight, what the eye

  • Ain Ghazal Burial

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    Ain Ghazal is a Neolithic site in Amman, Jordan, which goes back 8,000 years, and has an amazing history, with left behind human sculptures. This site also has the two oldest temples in the world. Ain Ghazal used to be one of the most populated cities and settled in 7200 BCE, but abandoned in about 5000 BCE. Some remains found at this site include very odd statues that can stand up to 100 centimeters tall, and odd masks. They were all made of plaster, and the masks were made from dead people. Some

  • Ghazal by Mimi Khalvati

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    ‘if’ makes the speaker sound wistful and full of desire for a relationship that is unfulfilling but beginning the couplet with ‘if’ creates a condition which is usually fulfilled in the second half. Also the relationship is presented through Form. Ghazal contains at least ten shers each of them a single stanza but each developing a central argument for the speakers love and the shers also contains its own metaphor in which to express the speakers longing. The shers are also linked through a refrain

  • Comparison of 'Ghazal' and 'The Farmer's Bride'

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    Mimi Khalvati explores the theme of longing in her ten stanza Ghazal, ‘Ghazal.’ Semantic fields of nature and constant refrain help express out the central themes of the poem. Likewise, ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ by Charlotte Mew uses structure and natural imagery to explore the theme of wanting and imbalance in the relationship she presents in her poem. ‘Ghazal’ uses contrast to ambiguously suggest the unlikelihood of a relationship between the speaker and her lover. Juxtaposition of the ‘iron fist in

  • Critical Analysis Of Ghazal Head By Terrence Hayes

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    Sarah Beth Selph ENG 202 – Intro to Poetry “Ghazal – Head” Non-conformity is defined as a failure or refusal to abide to a prevailing rule or practice. Terrence Hayes expresses his idea of non-conformity throughout the poem “Ghazal-Head.” The overall analysis, literary elements, and background of the poem provide evidence of the non-conformity conveyed throughout the poem. The first example of non-conformity found in the poem is in the first stanza. The stanza reads, “You no-good fork sucker, that’s

  • Old is Unique

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    assimilate to the mainstream and flourished quickly to the interest of the constituents. For example, drama created in those time started using the effect of sound and music. One kind of music that is still relevant today among the people of Nepal is Ghazal. Ghazal is an ancient form of music mostly recited in a poetic form. It has a very specific form. Every ending word in a line rhymes with the previous one and each lines shares the same meter. The lyrics are usually soothe and emphasizes the anecdotes

  • Music Of Hindi Film Music And Music In Hindi Cinema

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    The Ghazal in Cinema The Hindi film music not only offered a new space to Urdu poetry, ensured its per formative presence in the cultural landscape and bring up its heritage but also transformed it in the process, keeping it in tune with the cultural environment in India. Hindi film music provides refuge to Urdu poetry in many different ways .Here ,we look at some of these : the utilisation of Urdu poems, both classical and contemporary ,in Hindi cinema ;the incorporation of Urdu poetic idioms

  • The History of Indian Music

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    Indian Music: History: The history of the Indian music is based on the classical music as well as the art of the music of their traditions which related to the subcontinent of the Indian music. We can found the origin of the Indian music which is based on the Vedas this is the popular place of the Indian music from where the traditional music was started. The Indian music has the demand in the all over the world and they promote their music in the international level as well as used their traditions

  • Responding with Forgiveness

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    more positive life. Although moving toward forgiveness may not be easy, it is the best thing someone could do for him or her self because they deserve to be free of the evil they were victimized with. The poem “Rooms” by Paula Camacho and the poem “Ghazal: Forgive and Forget” by Ellen Pickus both question if it is possible to forgive on either a general or personal level and maybe not achieving but moving toward forgiveness. The poem “Rooms by Paula Camacho is about questioning if a group of people

  • Analysis Of I Tend A Beautiful Plant

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    Ghazals are a lyrical poetry that varies in three to seven couplets and has a rhyme scheme known as a qafiyah. Although, Ghalib uses a lyrical theme in his poems, It is a Long Time Since my Love Stayed with me Here also has a romantic theme. In the poem Ghalib

  • What Is Sufism?

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    Islam is a fast-growing monotheistic religion known for its diverse sects, and one of the most mystical branches among this group is Sufism. Sufism is defined more as a mystical dimension of Islam than a sect, where the followers involve in extreme situations to sacrifice themselves in union with god. Commonly, Sufis desire to find the divine truth through direct encounters with Allah. Many Muslims believe they are walking towards the pathway to full enlightenment. Though, Sufis intend to draw themselves

  • Wild Life Photography Research Paper

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    it is also good to stick to one subject for extended periods of time that way they get used to you and you can get even closer to them without disturbing them and have more of a connection with your subject. But for other animals such as birds or ghazals or other shy animals you will need even greater zoom to take the picture because these animals tend to be very skittish and shy. for these kind of shy animals you would need like a 500mm or a 600mm telephoto lense so you don't interfere with them

  • Afghanistan Research Paper

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    Afghanistan has many cultures and traditions based on their religions. All of the religions pray five times each day facing the city Mecca or Mekkah. The religions are Sunni Muslim with eighty percent, Shi’a Muslim with nineteen percent and other religions equal one percent. Most of the Afghans follow the Islam religion; it dominates most of the personal, political, economic and legal lives. The men and women do not shake hand or even look at the eyes. Fridays are holy days, most of the shops and

  • Essay On Bollywood And Hollywood

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    The film scores in Indian films are very diverse from those found in Hollywood film. Hollywood films mainly consist of underscore except if the movie is a musical and has songs attached to the score. Bollywood is the Indian Hollywood, and is very large compared to Hollywood. Bollywood, on the other hand, has scores that mainly consist of songs. The scores for Indian films are considered filmi or masala film. Bollywood still has the underscore when a songs in not being performed. Many times during

  • 'Casual Racism And Arefa Hassani's Story'

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    8B 2015 Ms Angel Discrimination and Racism: A Comparative Essay Anna Kitchen Unfortunately, racial, ethnical, linguistic and religious discrimination is a major issue in today's society. When a refugee or asylum seeker finally escapes from their 'home', the least they expect when they arrive in their new country is to face discrimination. In hiMe's memoir Casual Racism, the author narrates snippets of her life since migrating to Australia in 1984. Her memoir focuses on racism inside a local community

  • the Effects of Chemical Castration and Physical Castration

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    for the past 60 years is non other then my favourite singer Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar is and has been the most heard voice in all of India for some time now. Lata has been active in all Indian popular and classical music, sung film songs, ghazals , bhajans and pop (Nagma, 2004). Lata's mesmerizing melodious voice has won fans all over the Indian subcontinent and the world. Time magazine recognized her as "the undisputed and indispensable queen of India's playback singing." (Answers.com,n.d)

  • Essay On Veil Or Not To Veil

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    a very young age, where being uninvolved in women’s issues like fighting for equal wages or being a stay-at-home mother is viewed as moving backwards in the feminist movement for equality. In the article To Veil or Not to Veil? written by Jen’nan Ghazal Read and John P. Bartkowski, it looks at the notion of wearing a veil as making women submissive to men to some Islamic women while to others, it is a way of making them feel secure in going out to the world where they will not be judged based upon

  • Summary Of The Writing Of Mridula Garg And Arundhati Roy

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    This total idea of challenging and creating a new identity may seem quite a utopian concept but it is not so impossible. The present paper will illustrate the writings of Mridula Garg and Arundhati Roy. The characters in their work are not extraordinary and utopian but common people like us whom we can come across in our day today life. Here for the purpose of analysis Garg’s three short stories have been chosen. They are: Hari Bindi, Sath Saal Ki Aurat and Wo Dusri. Garg in ‘Hari Bindi’ discusses

  • Hindustani Classical Music

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    Hindustani Classical Music “Music gives a soul to Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato. The world will lose its meaning in the absence of music. There is a vast treasure trove of music exists in the world. Out of all the harmony and melodious kind of music, Hindustani Classical one has always fascinated me with its essence and beauty. However, the roots of music in ancient India are found in the holy scriptures of Hindus, the Vedas. According

  • Paleolithic Changes

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    Immense changes took place between the Paleolithic and Neolithic time eras. One major change was the evolution of art. During the paleolithic time period, “…humans began making the first consciously manufactured pictorial images” (Kleiner, 16). The art they began creating came in a large variety. “During the Paleolithic period, humankind went beyond the recognition of human and animal forms in the natural environment to the representation of humans and animals (Kleiner, 16). They created portable