Summary of A River The poem “A River” brings out a bizarre picture of a river Vaigai which flows through the city Madurai. Once, Madurai was a holy city and a religious centre. We know that even today, Madurai is a place famous for its temples and is an important Read more…
Syllabus For Class 6th,Class 7th,Class 8th and Class 9th for J&K Students
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The Rise of a Global World Textual Questions – Write in Brief: Q1) Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the seventeenth century , choosing one example from Asia & one from the Americas. Ans: Global exchanges were part of the contacts between the Read more…
Death Be Not Proud Death has no terror for John Done; bring a devout and Christian he believes in final resurrection from the state of death. Death consequently is no more than a sleep, a long sleep, no doubt, but a sleep from which there is always a waking. Moreover, Read more…
Donne and the Metaphysical School of Poetry John Donne (1573-1631), a devout churchman and a great preacher of sermons rose to be the Dean of St. Paul’s. His early poems are outspokenly erotic and sensual and were published only after his death. His divine poems are equally passionate in expressing Read more…
Summary This sonnet is supposed to be addressed to Shakespeare’s friend, the Earl of Southampton. He wrote this sonnet to emphasize the consistency of true love and friendship when the Earl was presumably attracted towards the physical charms of a dark lady. He begins by saying that true love or Read more…
“Enterprise” sums up a philosophy of life that we can still achieve some measure of dignity despite the essential meaninglessness and purposelessness of life. This thing has been presented with the help of the journey metaphor. In a way journey or pilgrimage is the symbol of life. A group of people set out together on their mission.
A Morning Walk Morning is the most pleasant and valuable part of the day. I am early riser. I believe in saying, ” Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Morning walk is a habit. It is in fact a good habit that Read more…
Summary The Bangle Sellers are introduced at the start of the poem. They are present at the temple fair to make a trade for their bangles. These peddlers enumerate the qualities of their product by using adjectives like delicate, bright, rainbow-tinted circles of light. They urge the onlookers to buy Read more…
