There are numerous possible answers since England was an empire for quite a while. The anti-imperialist criticism varies from books such as Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe, up to books such as The Jungle Book and 1984.
I read an analysis of the poem "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy.
Euphemism is defined as the use of an indirect word or expression as a substitute of the actual word or expression that is either too harsh or blunt when referring to something embarrassing or extremely unpleasant.
Afterwards is used as a euphemism for death. Each stanza refers to the narrator dying in a certain season or time. 1st stanza deals with dying during the month of May and spring time. 2nd Stanza deals with dying on an autumn season. 3rd stanza deals with dying on a summer night. 4th stanza deals with dying on a winter night. 5th stanza deals with the funeral of the person.
Death is a very unpleasant topic to talk about and in the poem, it is being discussed in line with nature and its seasons. The poem uses metaphors and personification to make the subject more relatable to the readers and to enable the readers to appreciate the beauty of death without fearing it.
Scrooge allows Bob Cratchit to shiver cold in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire !
Montresor is considered an unreliable narrator because his opinion of Fortunato is biased. Montresor feels greatly wronged by Fortunato, but the exact wrongdoing that Fortunato has committed is never clearly mentioned in the story.
Fable
Think of the hare and tortoise , it’s a fable about not being best at everything and to take your time. It was never directly said but you can figure it out by reading it from beginning to end.
