English Notes

About the Poet : William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century lite...

Summary:  Vikram Seth describes his visit to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu through this excerpt from his book ‘Heaven Lake’. During his t...

  Summary The story begins with a stage show of twenty-fifth century in which a historian is sitting in the museum and she explains the trut...

 Oral Comprehension Check Page 106 1. What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for? After the death of his pet ...

  Poet: Carl August Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American poet. He was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes (two for his poetry and one for his biog...

  Thinking about the Text (Page 60)   1.  “ The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How man...

  Literary Devices in the poem   1. Rhyme Scheme: abab   2. Alliteration: Alliteration is t he repetition of a consonant sound in two or mor...