WHAT IS INSURANCE ? Insurance is a way or mechanism of transferring the insurable risk to an insurance company for a price called premium such that in the event of a loss, the insurance company will compensate the policyholder (individual…
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died I heard a Fly buzz– when I died— The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air— Between the Heaves of Storm– The Eyes around– had wrung them dry-…
HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS Summary: In her poem “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” Dickenson mentions hope as a positive approach towards life. She uses the metaphor of bird to portray hope. As a bird can not fly…
There’s A Certain Slant of Light There’s certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it gives us; We can find no scar, But internal difference Where the meanings are None…
Because I Could Not Stop For Death Introduction To the poet, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” is one of the most admired poems on death. This poem contains Emily Dickinson’s meditation on death and immortality. Death is personified…
Essay on Holiday Holiday is a magical moment in the course of a year, and each holiday represents a brief period of freedom in a long life of serious labor, expanding responsibilities, and increasingly heavy obligations. It is no wonder…
The Silk Road was not a single road, and it was not made of silk. It was a series of trade routes across Asia that stretched over four thousand miles, connecting the Western civilizations, such as the Greeks and Persians, with the Eastern civilizations of the Chinese.
Definition of Sentence A sentence is an ordered string of words that is complete in itself containing a subject in agreement with a verb and conveying a complete sense. THE SENTENCE Let us take a look at the following group…
Youth and the Tasks Ahead by Karan Singh KARAN SINGH: Karan Singh was born in Cannes, France on 9th March 1931. His father Hari Singh was the last ruler of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. His mother”s name…
SUMMARY OF APPA-MAM Appa-mam is a short story written by Padma Hejmadi. The word ‘mam’ has been taken from Tamil which means Uncle. This is a humorous story that deals with a man who claims to be a sanyasi although…
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…
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…
