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EDU-10.2: TECHNO PEDAGOGIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS - ENGLISH

Submitted by, Devika Nair R Semester 2 English Reg No : 16522384010

DIGITAL ALBUM Digital photo album is a software application that allows the user to import image files from a digital camera,memory card, scanner, or computer hard disk to a central database. A digital photo album is a software interface that allows users to upload, store and often manipulate digital images. Album applications often offer special features, such as providing the user with the ability to create slideshows, order prints and gift items, or receive free online storage space. Smart frames often have the same features that online albums have, making them a good alternative for users who want to view their digital photos but do not want to be limited to viewing them on a computer.

CONFESSIONAL POETS

CONFESSIONAL POETRY The phrase”confessional poetry” burst into common usage in september of 1959, when the critic M.L. Rosenthal coined it in his review of Robert Lowell’s Life Studies in the Nation. The book which contained poems that unsparingly detailed Lowell’s life experiences. Confessional poetry was an artistic movement in post-war-twentieth century America. It was a reaction to the depersonalized poetry. Confessional poetry or confessionalism is a style of poetry, has been described as poetry of the personal or “I”, focusing on extreme moments of individual experience, the psyche and personal trauma including previously and occasionally still taboo matters such as mental illness, sexuality, suicide and often set in relation to broader social themes.

CONFESSIONAL POETS The confessional poet's engagement with personal experience has been explained by literary critics as an effort to distance oneself from the horrifying social realities of the twentieth century. Events like the Holocaust, the Cold War, and existential threat brought by the proliferation of nuclear weapons had made public matters daunting for both confessional poets and their readers. The confessional poets also worked in opposition to the idealization of domesticity in the 1950s, by revealing unhappiness in their own homes. The poets focus on extreme moments of individual experience and also reveals very personal, intimate and sometimes shocking information about herself or himself. Some of the major poets associated with confessional poetry are Robert Lowell, Sylvia plath, Kamala Das and so on.

ROBERT LOWELL

ROBERT LOWELL Robert Traill Spence Lowell was an American poet. He was born on March 1, 1917. His works brought about the confessionalist movement in American poetry. Lowell had studied under rigorously formalist poets and exhibited a mastery of traditional poetic forms, winning a Pulitzer prize for his early volume Lord weary’s Castle, often seen as the pinnacle of the dense, symbolic poetry of the Formalists His family, past and present were important subjects in his poetry. The term confessional was first used by a reviewer looking over Robert Lowell’s fourth book, Life Studies in 1959. His personal life was full of emotional turmoil and it became the subjects of his poetry. Walking in the Blue and Home After Three Months Away are examples of his confessional poetry. He died on 12 September 1977.

SYLVIA PLATH

SYLVIA PLATH Sylvia plath was on 27 October 1932, an American poet, novelist and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. Two of her famous poems Daddy and Lady Lazarus are the finest examples of confessional poetry. She Is known for having autobiographical elements in her writing and showing her emotions no matter how complex they are. She has written about her own experiences of life. Her poetry is an outlet of her obsessions and frustrations. In Daddy, she expresses resentment against her father. She was diagnosed with depression after her first suicide attempt and Lady Lazarus is the most direct poem about her suicidal attempts. He died on 11 february 1963.

KAMALA DAS

KAMALA DAS Kamala Das known by the names Madhavikutty and Kamala Surayya, was a gifted bilingual writer who could delight her readers with her inimitable style in both English and Malayalam. She is popular as a poet and short story writer. She was the recipient of awards like Sahithya Academy Award, Ezhuthachan puraskaram and so on. Kamala Das being a confessional poet, has written on the subject of her dissatisfaction with husband, endless sexual relationships with other men which she formed in order to find some consolation for her suffering. Her poem titled My Grandmother’s House is the best example of confessional poetry. Kamala Das died on 31 May 2009.

CONCLUSION Confessional Poetry works as a mirror of the poets because it reveals the life and the psychology of a poet. This genre works as a medium for the poets to vent out their all personal feeling, experiences and their own thought about life. Confessional Poetry always works as a bridge between the poets and the readers. By reading confessional poems readers can connect their life with the poems since confessional poems also represent different aspects of human life. Robert Lowell is considered as the father of confessional poet and Slyvia Plath and Kamala Das are two examples of confessional poet whom universalizes the sufferings of womanhood through the lens of their own experiences in life. Their works depict the tragedy of life being a woman in the patriarchal society.

REPORT A Digital album is a software application that will make the act of teaching and learning more efficient and effective. This application allows us to import graphic image files and also help the users to upload, store and manipulate digital images. The main benefit of digital album in education is that it can increase student engagement. It helps students work through difficult concepts with multiple resources. It also promotes curiosity, interest among students. In addition to that it improves our technological competency. The making of digital album was a nice experience.

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