London
(ANI):
Amy
Winehouse's
music
has
joined
the
likes
of
Shakespeare,
Milton,
Wordsworth
and
Ralegh
in
Cambridge
University
exams.
Third-year
English
students
were
asked
to
compare
extracts
by
literary
giants
in
their
practical
criticism
paper
were
surprised
to
find
one
of
the
troubled
singer's
songs
included.
Those
taking
the
Practical
Criticism
paper
were
given
a
sheet
containing
the
singer's
words
to
her
single
'Love
is
a
Losing
Game'
and
asked
to
contrast
them
with
a
work
by
the
16th
century
poet
and
explorer
Sir
Walter
Ralegh.
The
students
were
also
asked
to
compare
Raleigh's
poem
with
songs
by
the
rock
star
Bob
Dylan
and
blues
singer
Billie
Holiday.
Those
who
took
the
paper
said
they
were
surprised
at
the
inclusion
of
lyrics
by
Winehouse
in
their
exam.
"It
was
really
bizarre.
I
sat
there
looking
at
the
paper
in
shock.
I
wouldn't
consider
a
controversial
pop
singer
a
literary
figure," the
telegraph
quoted
the
student,
as
saying.
However,
a
female
final
year
English
student
added:
"I
think
it's
cool
poetry
doesn't
have
to
mean
Keats
and
Byron
but
there
were
a
lot
of
surprised
people.
You
can't
prepare
for
questions
like
that."