The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty is a short war story. The story starts in darkness just before dawn in Dublin, Ireland, amid the Irish Civil War. It is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator. There is complete silence except for occasional guns and rifles which sound like dogs barking. It is also interesting to note the setting of the story
NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English FORGETTING BY ROBERT LYND Robert Lynd is an exceptionally humorous and great writer. His articles are simple, amusing and satirical. His style of composing is rich and enchanting. In his essay “Forgetting”, Robert Lynd expounds on the main causes of forgetting and furthermore clarifies what things are usually forgotten … Read more
“The Scarecrow†tells the story of a man who dismisses his old servant on suspicion of thieving. One day, when he is driving out of town his car runs out of petrol. Forced to wait, the man spies a scarecrow in a field. The scarecrow suddenly stirs to life. It is the old servant who says that he had never committed the crime.
The Necklace is an interesting short story written by Guy De Maupassant. The takes place in France much time before. There are two major characters in the story Matilda Loisal and her husband who works as a clerk for the Minister of Education.
How to Write a Paragraph: A step-by-step guide A well-developed academic paragraph can be hard to write. The following is a recipe for drafting, extending, improving and describing your ideas so that you can write clearly, well-developed paragraphs and discussion posts. Step 1: Decision on your paragraph topic You should know what you are writing … Read more
Trees by Alfred Joyce Kilmer
The poem "Trees" written by Joyce Kilmer, is proposing that trees are the most wonderful thing "no one but God can make a tree". He wants people to appreciate nature and God. He uses personification to demonstrate that trees are wonderful as people.
What is the difference between a letter and an alphabet? Many people get confused between a letter and an alphabet. It seems our Indian English education has messed up the two because most of the people use them interchangeably. They are perhaps not knowing these are two different things. The Alphabet: The “alphabet” refers tothe … Read more
A story that changes your thinking !! It was a breezy Monday morning. Everyone was enjoying University except Ali. As always, he was sitting on a bench in a depressed mood, thinking about stupid things. Suddenly his classmate Amir came and asked for help with a project. Ali refused because he thinks Amir is a … Read more
Gul Khan’s eyes were filled with tears. He was controlling his tears for his hunger, polishing the boots of Seth Usman’s son, who was of his own age. Seth Uthman’s son made Gul Khan to polished his boot. When he finished polishing his shoes Uthman’s son searched a ten rupee note in the pocket to … Read more
GULLIVER IN LILLIPUT-I Questions and Answers Q.1 Why did Reldresal visit Gulliver? Ans. Redressal visited Gulliver to discuss some important matters of the state. They were facing a threat from Blefuscu and it was thought that Gulliver would be of some help for the empire. OR He was an important official, to tell him about … Read more
The Power of Self-confidence (A Small story) There was a business manager who was heavily indebted. He could not solve his problems. Creditors forced him to pay debts. Suppliers also demanded payment. He was sitting on a park bench. He kept his head in his hands. He deeply wondered if anything could protect his company … Read more
