Mir Afzal Long Questions and Answers Q. 1) What is the main theme of this play? Answer. In the screenplay Harvest, by Manjula Padmanabhan, many global borders arise in which organ selling occurs in India in the near future, 2010. This screenplay deals with the first and third world countries. In India, there are more developed places … Read more
The Three Questions By Leo Tolstoy Summary In the short story “Three Questions” Leo Tolstoy explores the theme of wisdom, acceptance, kindness, and forgiveness. The story is about a king who wants to know the answer of the three questions so as to get enlightenment. The three questions were: what was the right time for … Read more
Harvest Summary, Themes, Characters Introduction Harvest is a play by Manjula Padmanabhan set in the near future that deals with organ selling in India. Aurora Metro Books published the play in 2003. It’s a critique on the commodification of the body in third-world countries. Manjula Padmanabhan, a 21st-century woman, being a technocrat herself, uses the … Read more
Summary / Analysis of the poem The poem “Snakes” by Ramanujan points out the touching reality of modern society, the reality of insensibility and indifference. The Poor do not hesitate to encounter danger. No doubt, by providing entertainment or pastime to the wealthy, snake-charmers take some risk only to extinguish the family’s hunger. Here it … Read more
Summary / Analysis of The Poem The poem is about the elements of composition and discusses about the Hindu concepts of the five elements (Pancha bhuta). These five elements are the earth, the fire, the wind, the water and the sky, which is one such number, the other number being the 100-odd elements about which … Read more
The poem ‘A River’ by Ramanujan is one of his finest poems taken from his magnum opus, The Striders (1965).In this poem, the poet has compared and contrasted the attitudes of the old poets and those of the modern poets towards human misery. He concluded that the two classes of poets are oblivious to human pain and sorrow. Their poetry does not reflect the miseries of human beings. In the present poem, he has proven this argument.
Prayers To Lord Murugan Introduction Lord Murugan is the “ancient Dravidian god of fertility, joy, youth, beauty, war and love. He is represented as a six-faced god with twelve hands.” Ramanujan seeks the blessings of Lord Murugan, to sharpen his sensibilities and deeper love towards fellow human beings in his poem ‘Prayers to Lord Murugan’. … Read more
AFFIXES Languages are enriched by the addition of letters or syllables to the primary words. These letters are called affixes, which may be placed either before or after the primary word to modify its meaning. An affix added to the beginning of a word is called a Prefix. Thus we get ‘unhorse’, ‘befriend’ and ‘endear’ … Read more
The Vicar of Wakefield Summary The virtuous, prudent, and intelligent vicar of Wakefield lives happily his family, which consists of his wife Deborah, his sons George, Moses, Bill, and Dick, and his two daughters Olivia and Sophia. They live a cloistered and genteel life and are preparing for the eldest son George to marry a … Read more
Delight in Disorder by Robert Herrick Introduction ‘Delight in Disorder’ is an exquisite poem of English literature by the Cavalier poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674). The poem attracts the heart of every reader by its lyrical quality and harmonious end rhyme. In the poem, the poet expresses his feelings of extreme happiness derived from the disordered … Read more
Some words are often confused as they are similar-sounding words, but they are different in spelling and meaning. Such words are referred to as homophones.
‘Homo’ means the same; ‘phone’ means sound.
The Big Silver Rupee A) Answer these questions: Q. 1.What did Gangadhar’s father give him? Why was he surprised? Ans. Gangadhar’s father gave him a big silver coin. He was surprised because in those days parents didn’t believe in spoiling their children by giving them money. Q. 2. How did we know that Gangadhar’s father … Read more
