Let’s write good English
Admin The Lotus-Toru Dutt (1856-1877) Love came to Flora asking for a flower That would of flowers be undisputed queen, The lily and the rose, long, long had been Rivals for that high honour. Bards of power Had sung their claims. “The rose can never tower … Read more
Her Head by Joan Murray Near Ekuvukeni, in Natal, South Africa, a woman carries water on her head. After a year of drought, when one child in three is at risk of death, she returns from a distant well, carrying water on her head. Explanation … Read more
Tears, Idle Tears By Alfred Tennyson Stanza by stanza explanation and question – answers of the poem ‘Tears, Idle Tears’ Stanza – 1 Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and … Read more
The Tree by Phillip Larkin The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Meaning … It is spring time. New tender leaves appear on the branches as the tree … Read more
Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness by Bertrand Russell Complete para by para explanation of the essay ‘Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness’ alongside the original text Text Everybody knows Well’s time machine, which enabled its possessor to travel back ward or forward in time, … Read more
Princess September by W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham traveled widely in Southeast Asia and the Far East. Obviously, he was a keen observer of life, society, and culture of the people living in these lands. His mastely-written novels The Gentleman in the Parlor and … Read more
God lives in the Panch by Munshi Premchand THE STORY ……………… Who are the two main protagonists of the story …. The story revolves around the enduring friendship bond between Jumman Shaikh and Alagu Chowdhary. The two were very good friends living in the same … Read more
Precis (Summary) Writing – 7 Creative Writing – 37 Write the summary of the following passage An excerpt from ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over … Read more
If Once You Have Slept on an Island In this poem, the poet, Rachel Layman Field, describes how a stay in an island affects the inhabitant. In course of living in the island, the appearance changes little and the name remains the same. In the … Read more
Essay – 8 Creative Writing – 36 Model essay on national integration for college level students National Integration In the Indian context, National Integration is a matter of paramount importance. As an ancient country with mind-boggling diversity of race, religion, language and culture, India relentlessly … Read more