Achilles Questions and Answers Class 8th

Achilles was a Greek Hero. According to Greek mythology, when Achilles was born, his mother held him up by his heel and dipped him in the river Styx so that he could live forever. After surviving many battles, Achilles finally died after an arrow struck him on his heel. In this story, the author has named his pet tortoise as Achilles.

Rustum and Sohrab – NCERT Solutions ( Summary and Questions Answers ) Class 8 English JK BOSE

Rustom and Sohrab is an interesting story from Persia. The story is about the great warrior called Rustom who was called the shield of Persia. He had a son named Sohrab, but the situation was such that Rustum did not know that he had a son. It so happened that in one of the fights between Rustom and Sohrab, Sohrab gets killed by his own father.

Colours Of Rainbow Class 8th NCERT Solutions | Summary and Questions

Colours Of Rainbow Class 8th NCERT Solutions | Summary and Questions

Colours of Rainbow | Summary The author is looking out of the window. He was watching the beauties of nature. The rain had just stopped and drops of water dripping from plants. The kids were playing and making a lot of noise. Just then his daughter Munni came running up to him and asked him…

The Listeners by Walter De La Mare | Summary, Theme, Analysis, Poetic Devices and Answered Questions
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The Listeners by Walter De La Mare | Summary, Theme, Analysis, Poetic Devices and Answered Questions

The Listeners by Walter De La Mare The poem “The Listeners” is written by the well known modern poet, Walter De La Mare. His literary fame mainly revolves around this poem and works for children. Supernaturalism is a predominant element found in his writings and has written many ghost stories, the most famous being ‘The…

Summary and Answered Questions of Wrinkles  by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Summary and Answered Questions of Wrinkles  by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Summary of Wrinkles by Arvind Krishna The poet ‘Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’ talks about the sacrifices of mothers for their children. The title of the poem ‘wrinkles’ is symbolical of the sufferings of a mother right from her childhood till she grows up, is married and then becomes a mother. A mother makes sacrifices for the…

Summer and winter by Percy Shelley|Explanation,  Summary and Comprehension Questions

Summer and winter by Percy Shelley|Explanation, Summary and Comprehension Questions

The “Summer and Winter” by Percy Shelley is a great piece of a poem that compares between summer and winter in the most romantic way: first, by focusing on nature, and then by writing their antagonism as life and death.It was published posthumously in 1829.

Stars Speak to Man by Abdul Ahad Azad- Summary and Questions

Stars Speak to Man by Abdul Ahad Azad- Summary and Questions

Stars Speak to Man by Abdul Ahad Azad Introduction: “Stars Speak to Man” is one of the greatest poems of Abdul Ahad Azad translated into English by Prof G.R Malik. Azad is often known as John Keats of Kashmir because like Keats he also wrote modernist poems and both died early in the forties. His…

The Brook By Lord Alfred Tinnyson- Summary, Question, Explanation and Poetic Devices
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The Brook By Lord Alfred Tinnyson- Summary, Question, Explanation and Poetic Devices

The Brook By Lord Alfred Tennyson Central Idea: The brook is a tiny stream born in a certain mountain. In the course of its journey, it grows bigger and stronger. As it flows through the pebbles, it makes so many types of sounds. Their movements are varied as well. It slips and slides; its curves…

MERCY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE –  SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS

MERCY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE – SUMMARY AND QUESTIONS

MERCY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SUMMARY OF MERCY The poem ‘Mercy’ is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare. The poet says that the attribute of mercy is something which every a human being is born with but few intend to adhere very strictly to it, as we can only plead for mercy in our authority for…