Mir Afzal Present Continuous Tense – Definition and Concept We have already defined the tense of the verb as the time of occurrence or execution of the verb with respect to the time of making the statement. One of the three tenses of the verb is the present tense, which is further classified into four types. The Present Continuous tense is that tense of … Read more
Simple Present Tense – Definition and Concept We have already defined the tense of the verb as the time of occurrence or execution of the verb with respect to the time of making the statement. One of the three tenses of the verb is the present tense, which is further classified into four types. The simple present tense is that tense of … Read more
Tenses – Definition and Concept Verb is a multi-functional part of speech that provides various kinds of information about the sentence. One of the characteristics of the verb is to show the tense of the sentence. What is the tense of a sentence? The tense of the sentence is the time of occurrence or execution of the verb with … Read more
Subject Verb Agreement Subjects of a Verb Of the different ‘parts of speech’ of English grammar, verbs are the most important kind. It is mandatory for every sentence in the English language to have a verb. So what exactly is a verb? Verb is defined as that part of speech of any sentence that describes action or … Read more
Class 9 Poem 4 Workbook EXTRACT I Q: Who was the old man? Who else were with him? Where were they?(i) Kaspar, was the old man. His grandchildren, Peterkin and Wilhelmine, were with him. They were sitting in the sun before their cottage door. Q: Why did the old man shake his head? Who found … Read more
Critical Appreciation “After Blenheim†is an anti-war poem written in the traditional ballad form by Robert Southey where an old man, sitting in front of his cottage intently watches his grand children playing on the field. The cottage, having an important historical connection of its own, is situated on the bank of a stream where … Read more
“After Blenheim,” also known as “The Battle of Blenheim,” is an anti-war poem written by Robert Southey, who was named poet laureate of England for his contributions to poetry. It was written in the style of a ballad. The poem’s subject matter is the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) when Charles II died without an … Read more
Themes of The Wild Swans at Coole Death and the passage of timeThe speaker’s gloomy mood in the poem stems from his realization that so much has changed since he began counting the swans at this lake nineteen years earlier. At its heart, the poem is a meditation on the fact that some things are … Read more
The Wild Swans at Coole by WB Yeats Introduction “The Wild Swans at Coole” lyric poem written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) and published in a collection of the same name in 1917. It is a wonderful poem that many people love, and it is regarded as one of the best poems of … Read more
SHORT SUMMARY OF ROMEO AND JULIET The play is set in Verona, Italy, where a feud has broken out between the families of the Montegues and the Capulets. The servants of both houses open the play with a brawling/ fighting scene. It eventually draws in the noblemen of the families and the city officials, including … Read more
The Age of Shakespeare Hello and welcome back to another article. In this article, we are going to enter what we broadly call the Shakespearean Age. This age includes the whole period extending from the accession of Elizabeth in 1558 to the death of James I in 1625. These 67 years are divided into three … Read more
‘Dreams’ by Langston Hughes SummaryIn the poem, the word “dreams” is personified. The life of dreams stands in stark contrast with the images of death that follow. The poem’s impact comes from its figurative language. The personification and imagery have already been mentioned. A metaphor appears in each verse of the poem. Life without a … Read more