Mir Afzal The Sunderbans by Susil Mandal Summary The poet, in the poem, tries to draw thoughtful sketches of Dalit life in the far corners of the marshlands (Sunderbans). The dire need to access the dense, impenetrable forests in quest of honey and firewood and the resulting death in the cruel jaws of the fierce Royal Bengal … Read more
Endymion is a breathtaking poem. In this poem, John Keats expresses his vision of beauty and provides his own definition of beauty. Endymion, according to Classical Mythology, was a beautiful youth with whom the Moon Goddess fell in love and induced a perpetual sleep on in order to kiss him without his knowledge.
A rhyme is the similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words. A true rhyme should consist of identical sounding syllables that are stressed, and the letters preceding the vowel sounds should be different. Thus fun and run are TRUE or perfect rhymes because the vowel sounds are identical and preceded by different consonants.
STANZA FORMS Stanza A stanza is a division of a poem based on thought or form. Stanzas based on form are marked by their rhyme scheme. Stanzas are known by the number of lines they contain. The basic stanza forms are: a. couplet: two-line stanza b. triplet or tercet: three-line stanza c. quatrain: four-line stanza … Read more
Freedom Poem by Rabindranath Tagore Introduction Rabindranath Tagore was a well-known figure in Bengal, India, during the nineteenth century. He was interested in the common people and worked for social reform, in addition to his varied literary activities. At Shantiniketan, he founded an experimental school to test his Upanishadic educational ideals. He also participated in … Read more
Meter – Types Of Metrical Feet METER: Meter is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry. The stressed ( ´ ) syllable is also called the accented syllable. The unstressed ( ˇ ) syllable is also called the unaccented syllable. In determining the meter, the importance of the word, … Read more
VERSE FORMS The kinds of verse forms based on meter and rhyme are: A. RHYMED VERSE: Rhymed verse consists of verse with end rhyme and usually with a regular meter. The weakest way in which two words can chime Is with the most expected kind of rhyme— A rhyme is stronger when the final words … Read more
A Thing of Beauty Introduction ‘A Thing of Beauty’ is a poem written by John Keats. He was born in London in 1795. His parents died when he was fifteen years old. He went to work as a surgeon’s apprentice. However, poetry piqued his interest. The poem ‘A Thing of Beauty’ is a section of … Read more
The Interview by Christopher Silvester Introduction In our times, the interview has assumed a special significance. We get all the information about our contemporaries through the interview. It has become a part of journalistic practice. But the celebrities despise being interviewed. They consider it an intrusion into the privacy of their lives. They feel it … Read more
THE THIRD LEVEL ABOUT THE AUTHOR Walter Braden “Jack” Finney was an American author. He was born on October 2, 1911 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Finney was given the name Jack Finney. After his father died when he was three years old, he was renamed Walter Braden Finney in honor of his father, but he … Read more
The poem "What a Bird Thought" is a narration by a bird, in which it describes its growing up experience and how it sees the world, as well as its various homes.
The First Aid Box contains all the things required for immediate help to the accidents Victim.These include a bandage, a ball of cotton wool, gauze, a pair of scissors, blade, potassium permanganate (Lal dava) antiseptic solution, Sprit, Thermometer etc.