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Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The …
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Introduction .. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, Europe’s political map looked so much different from what it is today. The attitude of the rulers towards their citizenry, the the economy and war were also starkly different …
Comprehension Exercise – 3 Creative Writing – 29 Read this passage and answer the questions given below it by ticking in the right option Passage Kerry Wright didn’t feel hungry. Not in the way you might expect. Her tummy grumbled, yes, she could hear it. …
The Gift of India by Sarojini Naidu (India, 1915) About Sarojini Naidu … Known lovingly as the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was a patriot, a poet and a crusader for women’s rights. She lived during the time India was in chains, and the …
Letter writing – 1 Creative Writing – 28 Quality letter writing samples for CBSE, CHSE, BSE. ICSE, ISC board students About deplorable bus services in your city From Name of writer H.No. 565 Rajinder Avenue Ludhiana June 21, 2019 To The Chairman Public Transport Association …
Enterprise by Nissim Ezekiel It started as a pilgrimage Exalting minds and making all The burdens light, The second stage Explored but did not test the call. The sun beat down to match our rage. 5 Meaning. A group of intellectually-oriented sets out on foot …
Developing a story – 1 Creative Writing – 26 Learn how to develop a story skillfully. Important for ISC and ICSE students. Opening lines It was the last class before the summer vacation. We heard the rumbling sound of bulldozers and earth movers approaching our …
George Orwell Bookshop Memories When I worked in a second-hand bookshop — so easily pictured, if you don’t work in one, as a kind of paradise where charming old gentlemen browse eternally among calf-bound folios — the thing that chiefly struck me was the rarity …
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 …
The Heart of the Tree By Henry Cuyler Bunner Explanation … Written in very simple style, this poem celebrates the value of trees for the mankind. Tree-planting is a simple and noble practice which does a lot towards collective good. It is written in ABABBCCAA …