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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

T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufork

11/05/2019 by Admin

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By T. S. Eliot Who is T. S. Eliot? .. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a pioneering essayist, publisher, playwright, and an eminent literary and social critic. He is acclaimed as one of the twentieth century’s major poets. Eliot … Read more

Love and a Question by Robert Frost

11/05/2019 by Admin

Love and a Question

Robert Frost was an avid observer of Nature. He reveled in the pristine environment of his New England home in America. He had a keen eye for the beauty of the lonely woods, majestic trees, the solitary paths, the snowflakes of winter, and the vast forbidding loneliness around him. Despite being lost in his pursuit of Nature’s bounty, he delved into the un-ending crises of conscience, the call of duty and the conflict of emotions that torment an ordinary mortal. So, through his poetic praise of Nature, he reminds the readers about the philosophical intrigues of human existence and the frailty of man’s moral fibres.

The Frog and the Nightangale — Moral of the poem

10/05/2019 by Admin

The moral of the poem The Frog and the Nightingale Lesson 1…Naivety is a negative trait. It tempts the crooks to manipulate and exploit a naive individual, often leading to very fraught consequences for the latter. In this poem, the gifted nightingale needlessly genuflected before … Read more

ICSE Literature — India’s Heroes

10/05/2019 by Admin

India’s Heroes The students in Mrs. Baruah’s class swiftly straightened up in their seats as she entered the class room. Excitement was in the air as the Class 8A students knew it was going to be different that day. An eloquence practice was scheduled. All … Read more