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Lines Written in Early Spring Introduction: Lines Written in Early Spring is a ballad written by William Wordsworth during the Romantic Period. This poem exemplifies the ecological philosophy of “the Lake Poets,” which is to appreciate nature’s beauty and to form a harmonious relations with it. Like most of his poems, Wordsworth writes this poem … Read more
Dear Mum’ is a comic poem written by Brian Patten. It is actually a letter written by a child to his mom who wasn’t at home and he spent the day alone. It reveals the child’s inappropriate behaviour. He had broken the cup and vase brought from China by his mother’s grandfather. However, the mischievous child claims that he has no idea how this happened. He claims that he did not turn on the water, but water began to overflow mysteriously.
MUHAMMAD YUNUS: AN ECONOMICS FOR PEACE Muhammad Yunus is the first Economist to win a Nobel peace prize. He belongs to Bangladesh and is the pioneer of microcredit. He got the prize for the way his Grameen bank worked for women empowerment. The question arises that how economics has cultivated peace. It could be a … Read more
Chapter (1) Questions and answers Questions and Answers 1 – Where was Gulliver born? A. He was born on a large farm in the Middle of England. 2 – Who called him “Lemuel Gulliverâ€? A. His father. 3 – For whom did he work as a prentice? A. For the surgeon Mr. Bates. 4 – … Read more
Beauty John Edward Masefield By Shaheen Ahmad Dar Summary Line 1 and 2 The poet says that he has seen dawn & dusk on moors and windy hills which bestow great happiness & satisfaction like wonderful tunes of Spain. The speaker makes the readers to understand the great happiness that he feels with the arrival … Read more
Did you know that the braille system, which is used by blind people to read and write, was invented by a 15-year-old French boy? Louis Braille was the blind man who invented a system that allows blind people all over the world to live productive and independent lives.
The Eagle Alfred Lord Tennyson Introduction: The eagle is a rare bird and cannot be sighted easily. It is a bird of prey. The poet is talking about the regal eagle in this poem. This poem is one of the shortest poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, with just two stanzas of three lines each. The … Read more
The Fountain’ is an inspirational poem. The poet explains the fountain in three separate ways. It’s cheerful and vibrant all the time. It seems to be aspiring higher and higher all the time. The poet wants to master these qualities of constancy and freshness.
Summary The Master Speed by Robert Frost is a popular sonnet usually preferred to be recited at weddings. It is said that Robert Frost wrote it when his daughter was about to get married. He wrote it in such a way that she would take her life in a savoury moment, not to rush through … Read more
Ulysses By Alfred Lord Tennyson Introduction Ulysses is an oft-quoted poem written in blank verse by Alfred Lord Tennyson in 1833 and was published with his Poems in 1842. He takes up the hero from Homer’s Odyssey and the medieval hero of Dante’s Inferno and reworks on it to create a hero with an insatiable … Read more
Some Important Themes In American Poetry [Adapted from Thematic Guide to American Poetry by Allan Burns] Civilisation The poets of America have always had an uneasy relationship with American civilisation as a whole. On the one hand, they extolled ideas like freedom, democracy, opportunity, prosperity, and ingenuity; on the other, they showed their disgust at … Read more
The Mountain and the Squirrel Outline of The Poem “The Mountain and the Squirrel” is a poem in which the Squirrel and the Mountain fight each other to assert their superiority. Both the mountain and the squirrel boast about their superiority and, finally, accept each other’s significant role in God’s creation. The poem tells readers … Read more