Sarojini Naidu has expressed the Hindu religious ethos in all its varieties through the treatment of Radha- Krishna legend the myth of Radha-Krishna love, the milk made symbolizes the yearning for the infinite.
A Cut Above by Meena Bindra Indian ethnic apparels maker Meena Bindra was born in Delhi with a family of six siblings. Despite being a late bloomer and with several factors working against her, Bindra took the plunge and kept…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
