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Nine Gold Medals (Poem) by David Roth

07/06/2019 by Admin

Nine Gold Medals (Poem) by David Roth Introduction .. Sports and games are meant to foster brotherhood, understanding, and compassion. But, it is disheartening to note how the urge to succeed and grab medals has become the sole objective of competitive sports. In the quest … Read more

Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt – Explanation

01/06/2019 by Admin

Abou Ben Adhem This short poem by Leigh Hunt radiates goodness. It proclaims loud and clear the universal moral message, “Service to man is service to God.” Through the dream of a Muslim man of strong altruistic mindset, the poet wants to underline the fact … Read more

The Singing Lesson by Katherine Mansfield

Published on: 21/05/2019 | Last Updated on: 01/08/2019 by Admin

The Singing Lesson by Katherine Mansfield About the author … The author’s real name Is Kathleen Mansfield Murray. She was a New Zealander by birth who chose England as her place of living and literary pursuits. She was a prolific story writer, but didn’t live … Read more

The Hundred Dresses II- Explanation with Q and A

16/05/2019 by Admin

The Hundred Dresses – II Wanda’s father had written a note to the school Principal that she sent to Miss. Mason with instruction to read it out to the class. The students were busy in sum fun activity at that time. Miss Mason asked everyone … Read more

Chief Seattle’s Speech

16/05/2019 by Admin

ICSE English Literature … Chief Seattle’s Speech Background .. The Americans that inhabit the United States of America today were not there before the early eighteenth century, nor was there a single unified country like the United States we see today. After the intrepid Spaniard … Read more

A Prayer for my Daughter by W. B. Yeats – Explanation

16/05/2019 by Admin

A Prayer for my Daughter by W. B. Yeats A word about Yeats and this poem ‘A Prayer for my daughter’ …. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an illustrious Irish poet, writer and playwright. He was a staunch Irish nationalist who continued to espouse this … Read more

Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey – Complete Explanation

Published on: 14/05/2019 | Last Updated on: 21/11/2022 by Admin

Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth Complete explanation for the poem by William Wordsworth Introduction The full name of the poem is ‘Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. … Read more

The Daffodils by William Wordsworth – Summary

14/05/2019 by Admin

The Daffodils by William Wordsworth

Stanza by stanza summary

William Wordsworth was an avid observer of nature. In this poem, he describes the impression a cluster of daffodil flowers created in his mind when he saw them while taking a stroll beside a lake hemmed by some trees.

Stanza 1 ..

The beauty of the daffodils lifted his mind and his spirit. His imagination and his poetic instincts came to the fore. He could see himself as a cloud floating past the golden-coloured daffodils on the ground where some trees stood beside a lake. The flowers were swaying in the breeze. This gentle movement enhanced their attraction.

A Dog Named Duke by William D. Ellis (paraphrasing)

13/05/2019 by Admin

A Dog Named Duke by William D. Ellis (Learn the underlined words) Para 1 .. It is a story of 1953. Chuck Hooper was a strong, well-built young manbubbling with energy. Athletic and friendly, he had been a footballer during his university days. Now, he worked … Read more

The Brook by Tennyson — Explanation

13/05/2019 by Admin

The Brook by Tennyson — Analysis Stanza by stanza analysis Stanza 1 .. I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. Here Tennyson, a keen observer of Nature, personifies … Read more