Reading Comprehension - Class 6 English - Extra Questions

The Maharaja went to hunt the hundredth tiger who was responsible for the disappearances of the sheep. However, he could not find the tiger. So in a fit of rage, the Maharaja ordered the Diwan to double the land tax.

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Ernest spent his childhood in the log cottage where he was born. He was dutiful to his mother & helpful to her in many ways. She assisted her with a little hand and with a loving heart.

Saheb took up a job at a tea-stall. He was not happy because he lost his freedom and his 'carefree look' which he had had when he scrounged the garbage for eight hundred rupees. 

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Ernest had no teacher, but the Great Stone Face became one. When his work was over he would gaze at him until he began to imagine that those vast features recognized him, & gave him a smile of kindness and encouragement.

Roger Skunk had a foul body odour because of which other small animals avoided playing with him. He too wanted to have friends to play with. Hence, to get rid of the foul smell, he went to the wise owl and requested him to make him smell like roses.

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The ant told the cricket to “dance the winter away” because when it asked the cricket what it did in the summers and why it had not stored any food for summers, the cricket answered that it sang through the warm and sunny months of summers. Therefore, in reply to this, the ant asked the cricket to “dance” the winter away just like it “sang” all through the summer and did not bother to store food for winters.

Zitkala-Sa was in tears because her hair was cut mercilessly. Relentlessly moaning for her mother, she kicked wildly and cried out loud, continuously shaking her head in resistance. At last, she gave up helplessly.

In the story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet, the elderly people of the village occupied the back benches in the classroom on the day of the last lesson. They sat there, attending M Hamel's last lesson to pay their respect to their native language and country that was theirs no longer. These elderly people also wanted to thank their teacher for his years of faithful service.

By the description that the poet gives of the children- sickly and exhausted- we can conclude that these children are probably from the slum areas. [These lines are from Stephen Spender's poem "An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum" and the poet is talking about the children who go to this school]

In the given poem, the poet notices that her mother is sleeping with her mouth open and that her face is "ashen" like it is of a corpse. The poet realizes that her mother is quite old and looks faded. This makes the poet worried as thinks that her mother might die soon.

Usually, the stories Jack told were taken well by Jo, but she was not satisfied and convinced with the ending of the skunk's story. She believed that the wizard should have hit back the skunk's mommy and that the skunk should have smelled like roses. 

The tales of mighty men is the thing of beauty mentioned in the given lines.

The children studying in the school are referred to as "them".

Mr. Gilman is the head of Gilman's department stores. He wants to see Mr. Twisden so that he can tell the truth of the notes and save Dancy from the case.

According to the inspector, the thief walked into the room through the creeper before the door was locked, probably while dinner was going on, and was under the bed and then he escaped by jumping from the balcony.

The Inspector has come to investigate the theft of De Levis's money. He has come from the New Market police station. The Inspector has fixed the time of theft between 11:15 and 11:30. He was sure of the timing because of two reasons: first, De Levis has gone to the bathroom after putting his watch under the pillow which shows 11:15 as the time and second, Winsor told the Inspector that De Levis came to him informing him of the theft at half-past eleven.

Mr. Gilman told Twisden that he was following Captain Dancy's case. When he read in the newspaper about the number of notes  and he realises that those number notes were given by him to his customer Mr. Ricardos, he decided to come along with Mr. Ricardos at the office of Twisden to tell the truth.

The quality of Mercy is a divine blessing which benefits both the man who shows Mercy and the man who receives it. Mercy is a nobler quality in a royal king better than the crown he wears. Mercy is far above this world ruled by men with the sceptre.

In chapter 1 of the Animal Farm, all the animals attend the Old Major's meeting except Moses, Old Major's tame raven. The three dogs come first- Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher- followed by the pigs. Hens, pigeons, sheep, cows arrive and the horses- Boxer and Clover- come as well. A group of motherless ducklings wander in. Mollie, the young mare comes in just after the cat.

Edward Graviter is a solicitor. Jacob Twisden is the senior solicitor. They both are professional partners. They are discussing the case of the stolen money of Mr. De Levis stealing case. Considering upon Gilman's anonymous admission of theft and the happening of new prosecution Graviter feels that he will lose the case.

De Levis had a feeling that his pocket book was thinner than it was previously, so he checked its content. He found that the notes have been replaced by shaving papers. He went to Mr. Winsor after he discovered the theft.

Portia is the speaker in the disguise of Balthazar. Shylock was rigid to charge the penalty as mentioned in the bond. Thus Portia appeals to the Jew as she wants to save Antonio without resorting to legal actions. Earlier in the play, the Duke himself and noble men of the highest standing have appealed for mercy to Shylock.

The narrator, Ricky Braithwaite, had just been assigned as a teacher to Greenslade School. He  encountered a girl, who had rushed out of a class room, running in the corridor of the school and had to grab her to slow her down and to prevent himself from falling.

The 'he' mentioned in the passage is Patrick Fernman and the incident is taking place in the juvenile courts. The other boy mentioned in the given extract is Bobby Ellis, a rugged thirteen year old boy.

The narrator is not used to the improper attitudes of students as presented by the girl running in the school corridor, crashing into him and smiling "impudently" at him. Her fellow students take a moment to look at Braithewaite and then reenter the class room, letting the door snap shut with a bang. The narrator is shocked by this attitude and behaviour of the students and is unsure of his next step. He then decides to take a closer look at what went on in that class room and knocks on the door, opens it and walks in.

De Levis told the inspector that after he came back from the bath he locked the door and left the key there only. Then he put back the bath sponge, took off his dressing gown and put it on the bars at the lower end of the bedstead. After this, he drew the curtains of the windows back.

[The extract is taken from the Animal Farm] Old Major, the boar, is the speaker of the lines above. In a farm meeting of animals of Manor Farm, he explains that he is getting old and may die soon, so he wishes to impart his wisdom. This speech plants the idea of rebellion in the minds of the animal.

Squealer declared that Snowball was no better than a criminal. Snowball's part in the Battle of the Cowshed was exaggerated.

The king of Siam is an odd character. He had a peculiar manner of naming his children. When he had two daughters he named them day and night. When he has two more, he changed the names of the first ones and called the four of them after the seasons. When he had three others he called all seven by the days of the week. On more daughters being born he called them by the months of the year.

"I", here, is Ricky Braithwaite. He has been appointed as a teacher to the Greenslade School. He enters the class in an anticipatory mood as he has just decided on an approach to teach a class of students who are unmotivated to learn.

Major Petkoff had found the coat in his blue closet. The coat had been put back there by Nicola when Captain Bluntschli returned it.

According to Lady Adela, Dancy always hankered for excitement and thrill and left the army saying that it was too dull and at that time there was no fighting.
He got married at a later age and did unexpected things, therefore, she calls him a reckless person.

Captain Bluntschli was the man whom Raina had saved from the Bulgarian officers. He was a mercenary soldier who had fought for the Serbians in the Serbo-Bulgarian war.
He has come to Catherine's house to return the coat of Major Petkoff which Raina had given him to disguise himself and thus escape from Bulgaria.

At this moment, the narrator, Ricky Braithwaite, expected his students to interact with him like responsible, reasonable adults. He tells his pupils that he would like them to listen to what he has to say without interrupting him and he would, then, return the same favor.

The two young boars- Snowball and Napoleon- and a small fat pig called Squealer had elaborated the Old Major's teaching into a complete system of thought.

The Princess September's name had never been changed. She had a very sweet and charming nature. She was basically innocent and kind hearted. On the other hand, her sisters had an annoying nature. They were petty minded and cunning because their names were changed more than once.

Cooperatives become competitive because cooperative favored by the party in power (governments usually prefer cooperatives to private organizations), and the other cooperatives engage in rivalry, one trying to checkmate the other.

The poet says that we become selfish because we only think about "me, myself and I". We do not learn from the past and only think about the present. We no more 'think seven generations ahead'. This is why we have become selfish. 

It was almost seven when the speaker and his father reached the railway station.

In order to be a good citizen I would take utmost care about our social problem and handle it with care to avoid major unwanted causes. I will also try to handle the social media in proper way.

The right time of departure of the narrator's train was 7 a.m.

Banyan trees are found in the southern region of Asia.

The two unique features of a Banyan tree are the  manner of its growth and the area of shade it provides from the burning sun.

Here, the poet says that when we win we should not look for praise and when we lose we should not look for sympathy. This is the expectation that the poet has from us with regard to winning and losing.

The poet says that wealthy kingdoms can be brought down in battles- "Its kingdoms grand/ Go down in battle shock". The poet also says that the foundation of a wealthy kingdom are laid on sinking sands. These are the reasons why wealthy kingdoms are unstable.

As per the passage, a driving license comes with a lot of responsibility. Once you have a driver's license, you must obey all the traffic rules and laws, as well as, respect the rights of other drivers. Apart from concentrating on your driving, you must also be aware of the other vehicles around you.

A driver should not only concentrate on his/ her driving but also be aware of the other vehicles around him/ her. Apart from driving safely, the driver must also know how and where you park your car. If you are driving, then you must follow all the traffic laws and respect the rights of the other drivers.

As per the passage the author had seven male teachers, as can be inferred from the line 'There were nine of them: seven men and two women.'

When the young seagull finally he took his first flight, all the family members celebrate his victory by cheering and dancing around him. 

The passage talks about only one house in the valley. It states "the only house in the entire valley". So we can conclude that there was only one house in the valley.

Parents' expectations and ambition for their children often puts pressure on the children. This is why children are under pressure because of their parents.

The class room has its own structural arrangements, cultural idioms and functional purposes. These are the factors that define the classroom as a social system.

As per the passage from this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with flowers that always promised a good harvest.

The norms, values and tradition of the school are the aspects that define a classroom life.

Mr. Keesing, the Maths teacher, was annoyed with the speaker for a long time because the speaker talked too much, as can be inferred from the line 'However ---- talked so much.'

As per the extract, the airplane was inside the clouds, as can be inferred from the line 'Inside the cloud everything was suddenly black.'

At the age of twelve Gautama Buddha was sent for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures, as can be inferred from the line 'At twelve, he ------ befitted royalty.

Valli's aunt from South Street was a real chatterbox, once she started talking no one could stop her, as can be inferred from the line 'This aunt ----- talking.'

The three things that Rudra took with him were a lamp so that he could read the holy books in the evening; a cock to wake him up in the morning so that he could pray, and a donkey that would carry him on his back.

When nobody in the village gave him shelter, Rudra went out of the village and sat under a tall tree. This is where he stayed.

When Valli entered the house, she found her mother awake and talking to her aunt from South Street, as can be inferred from the line 'When she ------ South Street.'

The legend mentioned in the extract is about tea and its origins. 

Some of the tiny people who came to see the author aimed arrows at him and one of these arrows nearly hit the author in the eye.

As a prince, Gautama Buddha's name was Siddhartha Gautama, as can be inferred from the line 'Gautama Buddha ------- in northern India. 

Mij came out of the box and disappeared down the aircraft very quickly. His appearance in the plane caused a lot of hoopla. There were a lot of squawks and shrieks; a lady stoop up on her seat and screeched, and the narrator found his face splashed with curry when on catching sight of Mij's tail he dived to catch him.

Squirrels and langurs enjoy the splash and the ripple effect that the partially eaten fruit causes when dropped into the water. The enjoyment and mischief is why they drop the partially eaten fruit into the water.

As per the extract, the little girls were playing hopscotch on the warm hard ground.

Wande's dress was a clean, faded blue that did not fit her well and looked like it had never been ironed.

Rich people may not be as happy as we believe them to be because they are tired of having nothing to do. Most of us are happy because we have to work for our living, especially if we enjoy the work. Thus having nothing to do throughout the year would make rich people unhappy.

The river Kaveri gets its water from the hills and forests of Coorg.

As per the passage, people go to the Ashrama in search of truth.

We envy rich people because we think that they do not have to work for their living and they can do whatever they please throughout the year.

Mij is the pet otter of the narrator.

Here, 'minute' rhymes with 'in it' and 'run' with 'son'. So, we can conclude that the rhyme scheme is AbAb.

As per the passage, Serge and Celine were a couple and Celine, a 32-year-old, who worked as a home help was Serge's partner.

As 'turning' rhymes with 'burning' and 'faces' with 'places', the rhyme scheme is ABAB.

As 'turning' rhymes with 'burning' and 'faces' with 'places', we can conclude that the rhyme scheme is  ABAB.

As per the passage, Serge and Celine were council workers.

It is necessary to keep our surroundings clean because insects which carry germs and spread diseases live and breed  only in dirty places. We can prevent diseases if we keep our surroundings clean.

As per the passage, Serge was a council worker.

The town of Lunel stood only a few meters above sea level and was a flat, marshy region. This was why Lunel was susceptible to frequent floods.

As per the passage, the speaker, that is, the boy could not understand his dad's condition because he was too young.

The bite of the black widow spider is poisonous causing unbearable pain. It stiffens the muscles of the abdomen and also causes death in some cases.

Baron Hausberg was one of the richest men in Europe. He was a great friend of Alan Trevor. Alan Trevor had invited him to pose as a model for a beggar. The millionaire dressed himself as a beggar and posed for Trevor. At this juncture, Hughie dropped in at the studio to meet Trevor. He looked at the model beggar and mistook him for a real beggar. Pitying him, he offered a sovereign. The kindness of Hughie moved the Baron. He collected all the details about Hughie from Trevor. He came to know about the condition, the Colonel had laid for the engagement between Hughie and Laura Merton. He decided to reward Hughie. He sent a sealed envelope through a messenger to Hughie. Opening it, Hughie found a cheque for ten thousand pounds. It was the wedding present from an old beggar- the 'model millionaire'.

Employers should accept their domestic workers as workers and not as servants. They should know their rights. Further they should give them a fair wage.

To save the planet, artistes should fit together harmony peace, end of war, mutual understanding, equality and fairness.

Gloom means sadness and splendor means happiness. By using this contrasting words, the poet means to say that the world is made up of both sadness and happiness.

Hubert was fourteen year old boy. Once three thieves beat him severely and took away his horse. He went to nearby mansion for help. But he found the three thieves were hiding themselves in a cupboard. The family members saw Hubert in the house and were shocked. Hubert told his story to them. The old man of the house believed him. He pleaded the old man to throw a snuff box. He caught the snuff box and poured all the snuff powder inside the cupboard. He got many, snuff boxes and poured all the snuff powder inside the cupboard. The thieves sneezed a lot and fainted. They were caught. Thus Hubert cleverly outwitted the thieves.

'Thou' is the archaic form of 'you'. In  the given context, 'thou' refers to a millionaire as the lines are from a poem called 'To a Millionaire' by Archibald Lampman and is addressed to millionaire.

Serge and Celine had spend most of their lives in Lunel.

During autumn and early winter, birds travel yearly from their nesting place to warmer lands. They return during spring and early summer. So migration is one of the greatest mysteries of bird life.

The top most stone of the Vimanam weighs 8080 tons. How the builders lifted it so high without machines baffles engineers till this day.

Road map:
Turn Left
Walk down the 2nd 
2nd  lane
Turn right  
Walk straight on the Richia Road
Turn right and cross over
Walk past Deep Stores and Amit Hotel on to your left
Turn Left on the 1st                            
1st  cross street.

The millionaire portrayed by Archibald Lampman is a self-important person. He is inhuman, a base creature with a crazy dream, that makes life evil and painful. He is vain and believes that amassing wealth is true honour. He does not lead his life majestically but plods on. He is crushed by his craze for gold, which is the curse of his life. He is hard-hearted as the life around him is grim with unnumbered homeless people in want and in rags.

As 'minute' rhymes with 'in it' and 'run' with 'son', the rhyme scheme is ABAB.

Shilpi is totally absorbed in work. The sound of the chisel reveals the mood of the sculptor. He is sometimes synchronised and confident - sometimes thoughtful. His eyes are dim because of concentrated work or because he is tired. His muscles appear stiff and steady like a master craftsman. Initially, when he sculpts, 'the knocks' are bold. Slowly they become soft and careful taps. The rough rock becomes smooth and the sharp edges get moulded. Slowly the rough rock becomes a beautiful image of God. The shilpi himself surrenders his pride and stands before the image in reverence. A man here creates God, but to worship him he must shed his pride.

In the given lines, the words 'vile' and 'pile' rhyme with each other.

Once a painter was painting the life of Christ in a cathedral in Sicily. He finished all his work except the faces of child Christ and Judas Iscariot. One day he found a twelve year old boy playing in the street. The painter kept him as the model and painted the face of the child Christ. Only many years after he could find a person for the face of the Judas Iscariot in a wine bar. The painter completed the drawing. Hence the model for the child Christ and the model for the Judas Iscariot were the same person. This was the Irony.

The given lines are from a poem called 'Shilpi'. In the context of the poem, the sculptor has worked very hard to create the idol and this hard work has resulted in 'bloodshot eyes'.

The impostors that the poet refers to are 'triumph' and 'disaster'.

The given lines are from the poem "The Cry of the Children" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that expresses the sorrows of child labor victims. In this context, the "we" refers to the children.

To be the masters on the earth and to be manly, man must imbibe some essential qualities. He must have dreams but should not become their slave. He should not trust his thoughts, but analyse them before accepting them. He should know that victory and defeat are temporary and relative. They are impostors. So man should remain balanced - not overjoyed or depressed. He should exert all his faculties and make them serve him. Even when they are fully exhausted and spent, he must use his strong will and make them function. More than anything else, he must be industrious. He must be patient and he must stand firm.

As per the passage, soldiers risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for.

We can make things better by expecting the best instead of the worst.

Instructions
1. Mr. Ashok, kindly go straight.
2. Turn right and walk ahead.
3. Cross the signal and just opposite to the play ground, you will find the book shop.

According to the extract, every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers go above and beyond this. They risk their lives because they love the country they're fighting for.

Authors' names are arranged alphabetically in the author index and title names are arranged alphabetically in the title index.

As per the extract, a patriot is someone who loves his country, works for it and is willing to fight and die for it.

Soldiers risk their lives to fight for the country they love. They love the hills and valleys, the cities and villages, the people and the way of life of their country.

As per the passage, the Camel replied with a simple "Humph" to the Horse, the Dog and the Ox.

According to the passage, the Ox ploughed.

As per the passage, expecting the best means to put one's whole heart into what one wants to accomplish.

The allusion referred to here is Biblical in nature. "Dust thou art, to dust returnest" are the words that God spoke to Adam and Even when casting them out of the Garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis.

We can conclude from the given line that the poet/ speaker is the 'second-comer'.

Gunga Ram was superstitious Brahmin servant in a household where the children constantly ridicule his beliefs. He was an illiterate full of superstitions. He loved all forms of life as sacred creations of God. The more dangerous a creature is, the more devoted he turns out for it. He believed in the trinity of Gods. He used to smear a V-mark on his forehead with sandal wood paste everyday. He placed a saucer full of milt every night, near the snake pit next to the wall. He believed firmly that as ling as he offered milk to the snake, it would bite anyone in the house.

In the context of the given poem [infantry], it is the poet and his enemy who are string face to face.

The 'we' in the given lines refers to women and they claim to live in quite and seclusion within their respective households.

On the sixth day the author and Khem Nam travelled to Ragash Kund. It rained heavily the whole night. The weather was very bad. Keeping warm was tough. The sun disappeared during most of the day. They camped at Ragash kund for two days and nights. Opposite to their camp, they saw the summit of Mandayo. Nanda pal glacier is sloping down sharply. It is said that it is the source of spirit and ghost that would bless the good and swallow the sinners. Surajkund was rough the walk. But they were trekking carefully. They walked to the center of the glacier. They saw Hardeoli and Trishuli peaks. He tasted the water of Dudh pond and felt it was the sweetest. "Patience is an art well learnt - when one is at the mercy of the nature" turned true.

The author stays for a while in Milam, after he trekking trip to Dudh and Suraj Kund. She restricted to her room for a few days due to bad weather. When the skies had cleared, she was eager to pay to visit to the ruins of Bilju. There facing the ghost villages, tower the twin peaks of Nanda Devi East and Nanda Devi Main. Ahtushi is transfixed and considers the view to resemble the one from Binsar. As she looks deeply into the face of the village, she tries to etch out every detail of the vast expanse in her mind. As the abandoned village gazes up at the mountainous due, the author feels the blessings of Nanda Devi herself.

The voice of the country seems to complain that the required 'lift of spirit' has never been found- not in country money and not the country scale of gain.

As per the given lines, Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love are the virtues of delight to whom all pray in their distress.

The word "there" in "He had come to settle there..." refers to the little seaport of Colebrook, as can be inferred from the lines 'What was known -------- belong to the place.'

As per the extract, real freedom implies great sensitivity. There can be no actual freedom if we are bound by self-interest or by various walls of discipline.

As per the given lines, the water of the lake reflects the still twilight sky - "Under the October twilight the water/ Mirrors a still sky".

As per the extract from the poem "A Thing of Beauty" by Keats, the endless fountain of immortal drink is pouring from the heaven's brink.

As per the passage, the girl's hands would be red because of the bit of washing that she had done, as can be inferred from the line 'Her hands would -------- washing she had done.'

As per the lines of the given poem 'a thing of beauty' provides us with joy as its loveliness only increases with time and will never fade into nothingness.

The height of the girl and the height of the fence is the contrast that is presented in the first line: "She was a tall girl, the fence was low".

A per the given lines, the writer sees the swans among the stones in the lake - "Upon the brimming water among the stones".

From the given poem, we can conclude that the boughs of the apple tree are bent due to the weight of the "thick-set fruit"- "My heart is like an apple-tree/ Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit.

The first film that the author viewed was nine feet long and brown in colour and it showed a girl lying asleep in a meadow, who woke up, stretched out her arms and disappeared to the right.

As per the passage, sitting beside the poet in the car, the poet's mother was dozing open mouthed and she looked 'ashen like that of a corpse'. The poet, with some pain, realized that her mother was actually as old as she looked. This is what the poet noticed.

As per the given poem, the poet was driving from her parent's home to Cochin with her mother beside her, as can be inferred from the line 'Driving from my parent's home to Cochin'.

Their high sense of duty comes out of a traditional love for their country and its sovereignty, rather than from fear of any penalties in childhood.

Happy Prince saw far away a seamstress in the little street. Her little son lay ill in the bed and asking for oranges. The little boy was crying but the mother could not afford to give him anything. So to help them Happy Prince gave the ruby.

They thought they were rich enough because their family could afford to wear green leaves (clothes) in both summer and winter.

The poet wishes to return to his eternal home that is, God at the end of his life just like birds return to their nests in the evening after the day's long journey.

When the rain had fallen, the poet passed by the town and came out of the street. He sat in a lonely place and sang a sweet song.

Sue had failed to revive the will to live in Johnsy. She began to prepare herself for death when only one leaf was left on the ivy. Sue thought of a plan to save the life of her friend. Therefore, she went to meet old Behrman.

Helen would undertake the following activities on the second day : (i) She would wake up at day break. She would view how the night is replaced by the day. (ii) She would view the spread of light awakening the sleepy earth. (iii) She would have a hasty glimpse of the world. How the past changed and progressed through the ages. (iv) She would try to probe into the soul of man through his art of the ages. (v) She would see all that she know through touch. (vi) She would visit some theater or movie. She would see the charming figures of the actors with her own eyes.

Wasserkopt's answer to first question was little out of way. But for his second question to calculate the refund amount the answer was correct. On getting right answer he called his claim for refund genuine and called him Mathematics genius. Thus he prove he was more shrewd than Wasserkopt.

The Japanese maintain a commendable attitude towards their children. They treat their children as their equals and always address them as such.

When the door opened, Mr Rana saw the lush green moist-wet vast earth shining in the faint sun and a white metallic trail was turning in the east.

Helen Keller would ask questions to Miss Sullivan by writing them on her palm, and she would reply in the same way by writing the answers on Helens palm.

The poet bears the song of the cuckoo and feel happy. He calls the cuckoo 'Blithe newcomer'. Out of happiness he can't decide what to call the cuckoo-a bird or a wandering voice.

Similarity between Biological Rhythm between Birth - Death and Heart attack
(Clues:- More babies born between .... mid-night to down - natural death occurs - heart attacks occur early in the morning).

There is a striking similarity between births and natural deaths. It is almost as if there is a rhyme in nature. It has been noted that more babies are born between mid-night and dawn.Similarly, deaths due to natural causes like heart attacks very often occur early in the morning.These statistics prove that there is some connection between the two facets of life. A connection which cannot be explained but neither can it be denied.

For all men and women, the world is a stage. As on a stage people perform different roles, similarly we have to play different roles in this world.

Mr Rathod wants Mr Sinha to keep his dog under control and apologise because his dog has been chasing Mr Rathods cat up a tree and knocking down his flower pots.

One of the boys had on a worn jersey and cut off Khakhi pants, the other a shortened army tunic on his skinny frame. Their brown skin, tangled hair and dark earnest eyes attracted the author and his companion.

The tart was harder to get because after coming from the Mayor's place Gaultier became aware of the cheat by Jean. He gave Jean a sound beating. Gaultier also grabbed Pierre with the collar. To escape the ire of Gaultier he made a false story and please him. Gaultier gave him the tart which was harder to get, for their theft was detected.

The statue of the Happy Prince was glided all over with him thin leaves of fine gold. For eyes he had two bright sapphires and a large red ruby glowed on the sword hilt.

Helen would like to see in the eyes of her teacher that strength of character which has enabled her to stand firm in the face of difficulties, the compassion for all humanity which she has showed to her often.

The title of the poem is "Goodwill". It is a hymn from Yajurveda.

It tells:
(i) You are capable of great things. One should not forget that a hand (of God) is guiding as He always guides us according to our will.
(ii) Sometimes the pencil has to stop writing and use a sharpener. That way it becomes sharp after suffering a little. So one must learn to bear pains, because they make one a better person.
(iii) What really matters is a pencil is not its wooden exterior but the graphite inside it. So always pay attention to what is happening inside.

She painted pictures. She sold those painted

pictures to the editor man and

earned her living.

One day, he painted the old Behrman

as an old Sadhu.  She wanted to spend the money for the treatment of her friend Johnsy.

Jawahar Lal Nehru wants the young people to have in them the pride of youth. The youth should have the ambition to do something big and worthwhile. He says all the youth way not to geniuses yet they can do something worthwhile in some department of human activity. He doesn't mean the pride of getting money. Pride should consist in doing job in the best possible way. In whatever field the youth are working, they should excel it. They should have the inner urge to do things in an excellent way, useful for the society.

As the whole class went around admiring Wanda's elegant dresses that won the competition, Miss Mason received a note from the principal's office. The note was from Wanda's father saying that Wanda and her brother were no longer coming to school as they were moving to another city. In the big city, he hoped that no one would make fun of their names as it had been the case here. That is how the class came to know about Wanda's withdrawal from school. 

The seagull fell off as he leaned forward and as he fell a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards and was no longer afraid. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. Then he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly, and commended himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly.

The lines are taken from one of Frost's early poems, Fire and Ice where the poet considers the age-old question of whether the world will end in fire or in ice. This is similar to another age-old question: whether it would be preferable to freeze to death or burn to death. The poet determines that either option would achieve its purpose sufficiently well although he would favour fire over ice.

According to the first line of the given passage, the woman of the house was preparing supper.

As is given in the first sentence of the passage, Mr.Sunday Nana, his wife and four small children live in Koko Village of Nigeria.

The mathematics teacher was annoyed with the narrator because he talked too much in class.

It was Yama, who had taken the form of Yaksha. He wanted to see Yudhishthira and test him. He asked several questions to Yudhishthira. Yaksha was astonished at how sharply and without being partial, Yudhishthira answered all his questions correctly. Hence, we can say that Yaksha was pleased by the impartiality of Yudhishthira and granted the life of all his brothers.

The good people are the ones who do good to others. So, to spread their goodness, beautiful thoughts and spirituality, they should not stay in one place.

The brave men are the men who work while others sleep and take risks with daring. It's because of such brave people, that our nation has strong pillars. While others are asleep, the brave men strengthen our nation's pillars and make us proud. This is mentioned in the first line of the given poem.

The men who are brave enough to work while others are asleep, build a nation's pillars deep. They have the courage and the daring to strengthen the nation's pillars.

Shubhash Chandra Bose was a great leader of India. His countrymen called him 'Netaji' because he led them on the right path. Despite the difficulties like being in prison, he showed the correct path to everyone. This can be referred from the second sentence in the first line of the given passage

Shubhash Chandra Bose was a freedom fighter. For him, the price of freedom was blood. And so, he told his countrymen, "Give me blood and I will give you freedom." This can be referred from the last line of the passage.

The passage has been taken from the lesson "Our Indian Music-Stories and Anecdotes". The author of this lesson is R. Srinivasan.

The speaker of these lines is Marcus Brutus.

Permission is being granted to Mark Antony, Caesar's friend.

'We' refers to the frog and the nightingale.

The mother went to her daughter's room because she wanted to apologize to her for yelling at her. "I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.""

The rings of the trunk of the tree revealed that the tree was two hundred years old.

The ways in which trees help mankind are endless. The two most important things that they provide to us are food and oxygen. They provide shelter to us and help in bringing rain.

These lines show that the speaker is fearful. He is afraid of what Antony might say in his speech.

The other word from the poem that rhymes with 'fly' is: sky.

As mentioned in the line, "He brought about moral resurgence and created order out of disorderly social conditions.", Guru Gobind Singh tried to revive the morals of the society and created order out of disorderly conditions, in order to improve the social order.

The line "they build a nation's pillars deep" refers to the men who are building the city. These men are building the pillars of the nation that not only stop at buildings and towers, but the administration of the nation, and performing all functions that are required to keep the nation strong. They include the soldiers of the nation, the government that runs the nation and the men who practice medicine and provide their services to the ill and wounded. Apart from these professions, all those men who put in their heart and soul for the welfare of the nation are building the pillars of the nation.

The Senior Secondary School is further south than the Primary School.

The matched words are-

They build a nation's pillars deep,

In her speech, 'The Danger of a Single Story' Chimamanda Adichie explains the concept of what she calls a single story. She explains a single story to be a one-sided view of a particular individual such as Africans. She explains that many individuals view things as what they have been taught. The explanation to this that she gives states that her American roommate, felt sympathy for her before even having seen her simply for knowing that she was from Africa. Her roommate did not believe that Adichie could have lived a life very similar to that of a middle-class American citizen.

 She believed that all Africans lived in poverty and suffers from the rebellious war that has taken place in Africa. Adichie also explains how she became a victim to the single story in a cover to Mexicans. Adichie also explains how her professor in college did not accept her literature to be correctly African because it did not contain an Abu sine father or any of the characteristics that stories of Africa should contain. Her professor stats this because he himself has fallen victim to a single story. Adichie explains that individuals see only one view of things and they believe it until they are shown differently. 

The narrator could not participate in sports at school because her family could not afford the registration fees, uniform costs and the expense of out-of-town trips.

The speakers advice to her son is not to turn his back even if he faces many ups and downs and many troubles in climbing the stairs of his life.

He did not know that his toothache had gone.

Assembly

Temporary hardness is due to the presence of soluble bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium in water. Permanent hardness is due to the presence of sulphates and chlorides of calcium and magnesium

In Act 2, Scene 2 of the play Julius Caesar, Decius has come to Caesar's palace to take Caesar to the Senate House. The given text is Caesar's retort when Calphurnia tells Decius that Caesar won't go to the Senate House because he is sick.

The poet says that even though the world is not a place worth living in because of the umpteen reasons which gloom and depress, the gusto to live a happy and content life can be derived from the sight of the beautiful bounties of nature around us. It is the thing of beauty which charms us and makes this world feel like heaven. These beautiful things remove the pall from our dark spirits.

The passage suggests that these children spend their life and childhood in a narrow street that is "sealed in with a lead sky". This world of the children is far away from rivers, capes ans stars. The future of these children is uncertain and bleak [indicated by "future's painted bleak] and they do not enjoy the freedom that other children do [indicated by "narrow street sealed in with a lead sky"]. In this manner the life of these children is different from that of other children.

The elders of the village were present in the classroom to attend the last French lesson by Mr. Hamel. They not only paid their respects and tribute to Mr. Hamel but also showed their interest towards their own language which was, perhaps, being taught for the last time in the village.

Mukesh, who hailed from the city of Dhaka, was different from other bangle makers of Firozabad because he liked to dream, unlike others who followed the family lineage of making bangles. He wanted to be a motor mechanic and drive cars.

On narrating what happened while returning home, Bama's elder brother told her that although people did not get to decide the family they were born into, they could fight against the indignities inflicted upon them if they were well read and successful. It was by educating themselves that they could attain a feeling of individuality that left a deep impression on her.

Franz was prepared for the test on participles. The chirping birds and sight of the Prussian soldiers were far more interesting to him than his attending school. That is why he stayed out of the 'doors of the school to bask in nature's glory.'  

The given passage suggests that due to a lack of noble souls ["noble natures"] the earth we live on has become melancholy and dark- there is only depression and despair. This is the reason why we are all 'despondent'.

Aunt Jennifer's tigers are proud, free, dauntless, and sure of themselves. Unlike them, Aunt Jennifer is terrified, weak, and unsure of herself. She is burdened by her married life. Living a life on her own terms is a far-fetched dream for her. In these ways, she is different from the tigers. 

Edla was a generous and compassionate girl. She couldn’t see a poor man suffer, especially during the Christmas season. She had planned to help the poor man feel “homelike and Christmassy” on that day and she couldn’t let that idea go away all of a sudden. So, she requested her father not to send the vagabond away.

No. He did not agree to remove his shoes. He told that he did not belief in such practices. He offered to remove his turban instead of his shoes. Parsis remove their turban to show respect to elders.

Corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent. Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness, felt languid, and fainted frequently. Corsets then became necessary to hold up the weakened spine.

Squealer was one of the pigs living at the Animal Farm. He was a devoted to Napoleon and had the duty of spreading his lies and deceit. Immediately after the extract, , it is told  that the sheep remained in the ground for about a week and Squealer was teaching them a new song.

Charles Winsor was the owner of Meldon Court near New Market. Here Margaret means that they now have a clue as Winsor had said that if there is rain there should be footprints. The scene is taking place in Charles Winsor's dressing room at Meldon Court.

Mabel and Dancy are in their sitting room. Mabel was sitting alone on a sofa with a newspaper on her lap and inhaling the Smelling-Salts with staring eyes.

Mabel says, "Do they want me in court", because she suddenly sees Dancy entering the room while he was supposed to be in the court for his case.
Spun in the extract means finished, which Dancy says to Mabel while referring to his case.

Portia and Bassanio are in a room in Portia's house at Belmont.
Portia speaks these words when Bassanio says that he is doubtful that all what he sees is true or not until it is fully confirmed, signed and approved by Portia.
The lead casket read that 'Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath'.

Canynge says to Winsor that they must be careful with the inspector fellow. He may have a suspicion on any house member.
Winsor surprises and further says that all this will be disagreeable and even humorous to others.

The latest evidence was that they got the note which was stolen from De Levis. Graviter had got it from an Italian wine merchant Ricardos who said he got it from Dancy when he paid his daughter before he left her to get married.

The clothes of the doctor disappeared. A splinter extended outwards from his damaged thigh. He found his right side bleeding and his cheek was torn. He took out a piece of glass from his body without any pain.

'I' is the author Robert Lee Frost.
It is the winter season and it is the longest and the coldest evening of the year. 

It was a pleasant evening and all animals were returning to the farm after their day's work  when suddenly they heard a loud neighing of a horse. They were startled and stopped immediately . When the sound came again, they realized it was Clover's and ran to see what the matter was.

The people were walking with their hands away from their bodies because the friction on their burns caused so much pain that they feared rubbing flesh against flesh. Silence was a common feature to all the suffering men and women.
The poem is an attack on all who are still engaged in piling up nuclear and other deadly weapons of war. The wars must be stopped and nuclear weapons should be totally destroyed.

The charges brought against the accused Patrick Ferman were: being in possession of an offensive weapon, to wield an 8-inch knife, wounding with intent to do bodily harm and malicious wounding.

The class did not accept the teacher, Mr. Braithwaite's authority initially, because  of no particular  feeling  of  antipathy  but  merely  to  maintain  a  kind  of established  convention  of  resistance  to  a new teacher.  The children came from a very low socio-economic class of society and were a group of rebellious teenagers.  They were not very sharp and lacked sustained interest in academics. The principal had advised Braithwaite that punishment was unlikely to bring the best out of them. Mr.  Braithwaite  did  not  adopt  the  traditional  method  of  punishment  and scolding.  Instead, he  treated  them  as  equals  and  made  them  understand  the meaning  of  respect and dignity.  He  made education  fun  for  them  as  he  started relating  it  to  everyday  things  so  that  understanding  became easier.  He involved them in discussions and debates about history so that it became an enriching experience. He clearly won the respect of the class when he defeated Denham in a boxing match.  Defeating Denham was definitely very important because he had the reputation of boxing champion in the class. He also took the class for a visit to the museum. This was very important for the class to get close to him. It was easy for them to shake off their prejudice against the teacher as it was just the resistance of a group of rebellious teenage students against a new teacher and nothing more than that. Mr. Bratthwaite was successful in winning over the confidence and love of his students just by following the principle of equality 

The incident occurred in Hiroshima in Japan on August 6, 1945.
The flashes, that is, bright light were caused by the detonation of the nuclear bomb that was thrown on the city. 

It was the Old Major who had dreamt of  a human free world where the animals ruled themselves: an equal world away from tyranny and filled with harmony. He was the one who incited the feelings of the  Rebellion. However, when he died after the Rebellion, the pigs started to show their superiority.

They were considered to be the cleverest and hence the thinking and planning was their main work. The pigs didn't do any of the other work and told the other animals that they needed all the milk and apples as they were the think tank of the farm No doubt, Snowball was one of the most patriotic of them and he did and planned many things for the betterment of the Animal Farm. However, even he was seen greedy when all the milk and the windfall apples went to the pigs and he even agreed that they needed them the most. Then he was overthrown by his own comrade, Napoleon. He had a force of nine ferocious dogs and no one dared to protest his will. Moreover, he had Squealer on his side to spread his lies and deceit. Then the pigs began to exploit the residents of the farm.

They made them work for their own selfish benefits. Squealer continued to demean Snowball so that he could gain more support for Napoleon. The animals of the Animal Farm were either too foolish or too gullible to see through their trickery. Then the Seven Commandments began to change according to the wishes of the pigs. When they moved to the farmhouse, the Commandments changed in their favour.

It was also seen that Napoleon did not care much for the animals of the farm as he starved many hens to death because they rebelled against him. He broke another resolution and got in trade arrangements with the humans. Again the animals were told that it was required in order to complete the windmill and they believed it.

Then there was bloodshed at the farm. The animals were made to utter lies and were executed for the same. Thus they died to spread more lies of Napoleon. Another Commandment was changed. They also sold Boxer to the slaughterhouse and told others that he would be taken good care of in a hospital in Willingdon. Boxer was the most faithful worker but as he was old, he was of no use to the pigs. They bought whisky from the money they got from the sale. They got drunk nearly every night. They were making merry while the other animals of the farm suffered.

Many a times the rations were cut down and the other animals were made to work for longer hours. While others starved, the pigs got fatter and fatter. At last, Napoleon was seen befriending the humans. In that party, the pigs and humans said humiliating things for the workers of the farm.

It was easy to understand from their talk that the pigs considered the animals only as workers and nothing else. There was no equality now. No Commandments and certainly not the free Animal Farm. Thus, the pigs, under the leadership of Napoleon, cleverly deceived the other animals of Animal Farm and slowly but surely, took over the ownership, living royally and luxuriously, while others worked all day everyday.

The horse of the narrator has made the author aware of his mistake in stopping there. The horse does so by shaking his harness bells.
Horse wants to ask if there is some mistake since they have stopped between the woods and the frozen lake without a farmhouse near.

The poet finds the woods to be beautiful and charming. The woods appear to be restful, seductive and lovely to the poet. When taken at a symbolic level, the woods are opposed to the promises which the poet must keep. Woods represent sensuous enjoyment (lovely), the darkness of ignorance (dark) as well as the dark inner self of man (deep). 

The term of the bond is if Antonio is unable to pay the three thousand ducats specified on the paper on a certain date, in an agreed place, the forfeit to be paid, will be an exact pound of Antonio's flesh which Shylock will be at liberty to take from any part of his body which pleases him.

Several nights a week, after Mr. Jones was asleep, the pigs held secret meetings in the barn and expounded the principle of Animalism to others. The meetings always ended with the animals singing the song "Beasts of England" with Boxer and Clover leading the animals.

Benedick sends the boy to bring a book to him that lies in his chamber-window in the orchard.

The above literary extract from the play that leads to a new avenue of a love affair between Hero and Claudio. Here Don Pedro provides Claudio with the information that Leonato has no son and Hero, his daughter; is his only child; in fact, she is his only heir, after being asked if Leonato has any son.

The speakers are at Leonato's house. Leonato's mood in these lines is of anger and a sense of being betrayed. 

When the man revealed that he carries chocolates instead of ammunitions in the battlefield, it startled Raina and that her romanticized ideal of war further shattered. 

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When the Major enters the room everyone is anxious as to what would happen next.
The situation is so because if Major Petkoff found out the fact that it had been worn by Captain Bluntschli and moreover it is so because Raina had put a picture of her and had written a small message for Captain Bluntschli which he hadn't seen himself, which means Raina's future with Sergius might be at stake for this. 

Dancy took a 'tenner' from De Levis by jumping on to a bookcase four feet high and took ten pounds from De Levis who sneered at him for making money by parlour trick.
Later when De Levis' money is stolen, he openly accuses Dancy by saying that the rail of his balcony and the rail of the next (which was of Dancy's) were seven feet apart. So if a man could take a standing jump onto a narrow bookcase four feet high then he could easily jump from his balcony to the one of De Levis'.

One important change that Braithwaite brought was that he started treating his students not as children but as young men and women and told them so. He told his class that he wants them to address him as 'Mr. Braithwaite' or 'Sir'. The young ladies should be addressed as 'Miss' and the young men would be addressed by their surnames. 

The clerk says, "yes" he was in the war. The clerk found it difficult to stick to that kind of a lifestyle, whereas Dancy finds it difficult to stick to a civilian lifestyle. He gets no excitement from year's end to year's end. It'd drive him mad.

The given extract has been taken from Act II; Scene I. The scene takes place in the hall of Leonato's House. The prince that Leonato is talking about is Don Pedro.

Dancy's responded by saying that he only looted a looter. He felt that the money was as much his as much it was of De Levis'. He expected to be offered half the amount. The looks of De Levis at dinner table seemed to call Dancy a blasted fool. This made Dancy go mad and steal the money of De Levis. He said that he enjoyed that evening.

Margaret assesses Dancy's character by saying that Dancy is the type of man who simply can't live without danger. If there's no excitement going, he'll make it. She says that she has seen Dancy do the maddest things for no mortal reason except the risk.

The first time the weather was calm, the wind was gentle, the ship was motionless on the sea, the waves flowed over the Inchcape Rock but they did not move the Inchcape Bell. 

The Abbot hung a bell so that the mariners would be warned of the Inchcape Rock. The timely warning would make them alert and no ship would hit the rock and perish. 

Maidens are grinding sandalwood, henna, and spices. The vendors are weighing saffron, lentil, and rice.

The axe was small and looked fragile. The axe-head was made of pure steel. It was made over a charcoal fire by his father.

The speakers, Leonato, and the Messenger are in Messina, Italy, in front of Leonato's houses, Governor of Messina. Leonato refers to the victory of the battle which Don Pedro has just won along with Claudio, a brave soldier.

Miss Joseph stood up to give a short explanation of the council's purpose and activities. She explained that each class would report, through its representatives, on the studies pursued during the half year which began after Easter, a representative having been chosen for each subject. When all the classes had completed their reports a panel of teachers would be invited to occupy the stage and answer questions from the body of the hall on matters arising out of the various reports

Mangal told Tommy to go and eat whatever he could get and not to bother about him.

In many ways, Rebecca and Rowena are quite similar: They are both beautiful, virtuous, loyal, and self-possessed; they each contend with strong-willed fathers, and they each love Ivanhoe. The main difference that emerges between them in the book is simply due to the different challenges they face: Rebecca often seems more sympathetic to readers simply because she does more, because she heals Ivanhoe and is forced to contend with her own feelings, while Rowena simply acts on her feelings. But Rebecca's large presence in the book is due at least in part to circumstance: She happens to be the person who tends to Ivanhoe after his injury at Ashby and thus puts herself in the position of falling in love with him; she simply happens to be the woman Brian de Bois-Guilbert decides to pursue, putting her in the position of being victimized at Templestowe. However, another part of the difference is due to the women's cultural backgrounds: As a Saxon, Rowena is a second-class citizen, but as a Jew, Rebecca is truly beneath everyone in the social hierarchy of twelfth-century England. The very fact that Rebecca must fight against her feelings for Ivanhoe, which makes her so sympathetic to readers, is due in large part to the impossibility of them ever being together--because she is a Jew. And the fact that the Templars are able to try her as a sorceress with no evidence whatsoever is also due to the fact that she is Jewish: They would never have done the same to a Christian Saxon such as Rowena.

The Petkoffs are in the library of their house in Bulgaria.

The child was expecting to get Suresh's left over mithais.

The writer advises the youth to not run after money. Instead, they should take up a profession that appeals to them and they should be able to justify their work. Only then they can be truly happy and would be able to do utmost good to the society.

Benedick refers to Leonato as 'Sir' asking him to be patient.

Earlier Louka had said that Nicola had the soul of a servant.

Each class would report, through its representatives, on the studies pursued during the half year which began after Easter, a representative having been chosen for each subject. Fernman was the representative for Physiology.  He uses a skeleton for his presentation on the subject to demonstrate that all people were same at the basic level- "the trimmings might be different but the foundations were all laid out according to the same blueprint".

The mother had scolded her daughter and she regretted it, so she went to her room to apologize.

	Computer Assisted Language Learning Materials
Formats	Advantages	Disadvantages
CD, DVD, ROMs and Web Based	(a) Content tailored for classroom use	(i) Can be repetitive
	(b) Can be used independently	(ii) Limited feedback
	(c) Allows  you to work at your won pace	(iii) Frustrating feedback
	(d) Offer opportunity to take part in other computer-assisted activities	(iv) Perpetuate stereotypes
	(e) Can be regularly updated
	(f) Provides instant feedback on spoken or written performance
	(g) Offer variety

The geographical imagery used in this extract suggests that old women lead a life full of experiences that one can learn from.

The massive trunk revealed the banyan tree's age as 200 years through the rings that had formed on the inside.

(i) The value of the elderly means the importance of the elderly since they have so many answers (keys) to so many things.
(ii) They are the ones most developed. 'They' stands for the elderly.

Hampi is known for relics and monuments.

The Pie chart shows the expenditure of a family on various items and savings in a year. The family spends 20% of its income on food, 20% on household activities, 10% on clothing, 15% on children's education, 5% on transport, and 5% on entertainment. With all these expenditures, the family is able to save 25% of its income in a year. 
The family is spending their money wisely. Food and education play an important role in life. To be healthy, one should not compromise on the quality of food while good quality education is the basic requirement for child's bright future. Spending 5% on entertainment and 10% on clothing are also reasonable. With all these expenditures the family is able to do a saving of 25% in a year which is beneficial for their future.

The questions used in the extract are rhetorical. The purpose of such questions is to make the reader rethink about such aspects of life.

We can save the natural habitat of wild life by not cutting down trees and also by not encroaching their areas of habitat.

The completed sentences are:

A crowd of people came to see the author because he was a novelty in their land: the people had not seen anyone of the same size as the author.

Lencho didn't want God to send him money through the mail because he thought that the post office employees were a bunch of crooks.

While out hunting, Gautama Buddha came across a sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession and a monk begging for alms. These are the kind of sufferings that Gautama Buddha witnessed.

The basic instinct of parents towards their children is love and care.

Shelly was small boy. One day he found a dog with a hurt paw. He brought it home and gave first aid. The dog attracted him very much. He named the dog Goldy. He wanted to keep it with him. But his mother said that the dog had a owner. Soon the dog was cured. They became friends. Every day it accompanied him to school. One day Goldy's owner Diane came to his house. Sam (Goldy name) was reunited with his owner. Shelly understood that Goldy was the guide to her because she was blind. Finally with a smile Shelly parted Sam.

Gokhale considers the duties of a student under four heads. The first sub-division talks about acquiring knowledge. The second subdivision talks about character. According to Gokhale, mere knowledge will not help any class of human beings by itself. Another important requirement for a student is character. It is unjust to make a comparison between the values of knowledge and character. Both are indispensable. The character a student acquires should be firmer and nobler. Such a character will do better work for a country and will raise the life of people. A strong character will enable the student to achieve success in whatever work he may undertake.

Maharashtra

Ivan Vassiliyitch Lomov is a  a long-time neighbor of Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov and a landowner. He is a hypochondriac- he unduly worries about his health. He is also quite quarrelsome as is evident by the many arguments he gets into with Natalya. 

According to Annie Lousia Walker, the world cannot take the rights away from them. Women's hearts portray the bright picture of a "Woman's Mission". The dwell silently under the house roof. They all live alone beyond the busy world. Thus they lead peaceful life. The poetess says that the women remain in their house but they lead a meaningful life. Humble plants on the road side hedgerows preserve water. They also give the world the fragrant flowers. Similarly women make the home bright and decorate it with their love and skill. Though women live lonely life they are very happy. They make their home and surroundings with happiness. They care and share the blessings to their dear and near. When they meet death, they do not want outsides know where they are buried.

Reference: These lines are from the poem "Snake" written by D.H Lawrence.
Context: The poet says these words while expressing that he had learnt about venomous snakes, which are earth-golden  in colour.
Explanation: D.H Lawrence had a strange visitor on a hot sunny afternoon. It was a long golden yellow snake that came to quench its thirst. The poet was afraid to kill it but his inner voice of education suggested him to kill it as golden yellow snake were poisonous.
Comment: The accursed voices of education mislead man.

Reference: These lines are from H.W Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life."
Context: The poet conveys that man can never get himself attached to his past or his future.
Explanation: Man's future cannot be trusted. His life is short. His future may not exist; it may not be promising. His past is bygone, the past time cannot be re-experienced. So none are trustworthy.
Comment: A wise man will learn from his past and not trust his future.

Gunga Ram was an old Brahime. He was illiterate and full of superstition. To him all life was sacred, even if it was a serpent or a scorpion or a centipede. Gunga Ram had regard for snakes, in particular the Kala Nag. Every night he would place a saucer of milk near the Kala Nag's hole. He would be satisfied to see the empty saucer, the next morning. He firmly believed that as long as he gave milk to the Kala Nag, it wouldn't harm anyone in the house. One day the narrator and his brothers saw the Kala Nag lying in an open patch on the lawn. Armed with long bamboo sticks, the boys surrounded it. It quickly made for the banana grove. But the ground was too muddy and it slithered. A heavy blow caught it in the middle and broke in his back. Without damaging his hood, the boys put it in a biscuit tin and tied up with string. Next morning they took it to school.

A Dictionary of the English Language :
Introduction:
Johnson tells his mixed feelings about his efforts and the fate of his dictionary. We are astonished to read the making of Johnson's dictionary. Through this preface, Johnson himself stands revealed. Johnson wrote his Dictionary in sickness and in sorrow. There was little assistance fro the learned. There was no patronage to the great effort. Yet he endeavoured well. What prompted him? Writing a dictionary is not a rewarding job. Yet Johnson attempted a dictionary of the English language. Dictionary was neglected till Johnson's period. Spread of knowledge is not possible without a dictionary. He wanted to enrich the English language with innovation. Such thoughts made Johnson to write a dictionary.
First survey: First he made a survey. He found the abundance of the language. But it was without order. The language was energetic. Yet it was without rule. Everywhere, there was complication. So he decided to regulate the words to avoid confusion. He had boundless variety of the language. So he decided to develop selection procedure. There were adulterations. He wanted to purify them.
Collection of words: Johnson pursued the works of famous authors. He selected the words accumulated during the long period of literary life. Analogy was missing in obscure words. It was evident in many words. He spent his time upon syntax and etymology. Based on the analogy he framed rules. He fully displayed the English language in his dictionary.
Test of time: Johnson left his dictionary to the test of time. He wanted to deliver to the world the spirit of a man that has endeavoured well. He was not sure of its immediate popularity. Those people he wanted to please went to the grave. Yet he continued and enriched his dictionary. He says success and failure are empty words. He is the least worried about the outcome. But he hoped that useful diligence will at last prevail.

Title : Snake
Poet : D H Lawrence
Explanation : The accursed voice of human education of the poet suggested him to kill the snakes as the yellow snakes are poisonous.

Mark Antony flatters the hearts of people of Rome in the side of Caesar. He refers the conspirators as honorable men which is an irony. He tells the people of Rome that Caesar is not ambitious and Caesar has always worked to the welfare of the people of Rome. And at last he totally instigates the mob by telling the will of Caesar which makes the people of Rome angry against conspirators. He arouses sympathy for Caesar by detailing on how he was stabbed, his conquests, glories, love for the people. He proved Brutus and the conspirators wrong.

Reference: V.K. Gokak talks of the effectiveness of English for acons in his 'English words'.
Context: The poet uses a biblical allusion to prove English as 'Fathomless words' in its meaning.
Explanation: A cosmic riddle is presented by Gokak with the word, 'Word' referred to God. God revealed his word at the beginning of creation. God will again appear as the Word at the end of the world. Man will be judged by his deeds and attain- purification for his sins. Hence he'd be Godly. So the word will bring God into Man.
Figure of Speech: Biblical allusion.
Comment: English refines our knowledge.

Reference: These lines are from Walt Whitman's poem 'A noiseless, patient spider'.
Context: The lines express the content of the search by the soul. The soul seeks a link.
Explanation: The soul is in search of eternity. It tries to link the mortal body to immortality. It needs to bridge-the bridge of death. Till it meets the link, it will keep on it search with the ductile, gossamer thread.
Comment: The soul is bridge that draws man to God, the Eternity.

The snake had come from a fissure in the mud-wall. It
was the poet's garden. It, being a hot day in Sicily, the
poet in pyjamas came to fetch water in his pitcher. But
there, before him was the snake. The poet describes
every detail of the snake with awe and fascination.
It was an earth-brown long snake. It moved on its
soft-bellied bottom. The poet was well-aware that the
golden-brown snakes in Sicily were venomous. Yet
he admired the way, it rested its mouth on the water-
trough and sipped straight from the tap. It quenched its
thirst. It lifted its head up like the cattle after a drink. Its
dark forked tongue flickered in the air. It surveyed all
around with unseeing eyes and slowly turned around.
Dragging its long body, it headed to the fissure. The
poet was admiring it. When he realized that it would
soon disappear from his sight, he felt a protest. He
would miss the snake. And he had to obey the voice
of education.

The Preface of the Dictionary by Samuel Johnson the 17551755 work that defined the English language is a mixed feelings of Johnson's efforts and the fate of his dictionary Johnson reveals all his feelings and hurdles in the making of his work and its response. There was little assistance from the learned. Yet he finished his work successfully and became the pioneer of The Compilation of a dictionary. What prompted Johnson to write a dictionary? is a million dollar question. It is not a rewarding job and yet he pursued it. Spread of knowledge is not possible without a dictionary. He wanted to enrich the English language with innovation. Such thoughts made him to write a dictionary. Johnson made a survey and found the abundance of the Language and its rich vocabulary. But it was without order or syntax. The language was energetic without rule. There was complication everywhere. He decided to regulate the words to avoid confusion. He decided to develop selection procedure to sort the boundless variety of the language. He purified all adulterations.

Title : A Noiseless, Patient Spider
Poet : Walt Whitman
Explanation : The Human soul is like the spider. It tries to connect the material world with the spiritual.

Johnson's Dictionary: The Preface to the Dictionary
by Samuel Johnson- the 17551755 work that defined the
English language is a mixed feelings of Johnson's
efforts and the fate of his dictionary. Johnson's reveals
all his feelings and hurdles in the making of his work.
and its response. Yet he finished his work successfully
and became the pioneer of The Compilation of
a dictionary is a million dollar question. It is not
a rewarding job and yet he pursed it. Spread of
knowledge is not possible without a dictionary. He
wanted to enrich the English language with innovation.
Such thoughts made him to write a dictionary. Johnson
made a survey and found the abundance of the language
and its rich vocabulary. But is was without order or
syntax. The language was energetic without rule. There
was complication everywhere. He decided to regulate
the words to avoid confusion. He decided to develop
selection procedure to sort the boundless variety of the
language. He purified all adulteration.

Snake: It was a hot day in July. A golden snake came to the poet's water trough. It sipped and drank softly. The snake lifted his head and looked at the poet. He mused for a moment and then continued to drink water. In Sicily, golden snakes are dangerous and venomous. The inner voice of education told the poet to kill the snake. But actually, he felt he should not kill it as the snake was a guest to his home. The poet was also afraid of the snake. After drinking enough water, the snake moved towards the hole in the wall. The poet's cruel mind made him threw a log at it and the snake escaped in hurry. Later, the poet felt very bad of his trivial act as the poet was like an albatross, the symbol of good luck. It was then to him like a king in exile and waiting to be crowned again.

Observe silence inside the library. Use book marks. Return the books on date, Do not fold the corners of the book or tear off pages.

Title : A Pslam of Lifen
Poet : H W Longfellow
Explanation : One should not trust the future, however pleasant it may be. We must act better in the living present.

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A Psalm of Life: This poem is known for its optimism and the theme-right attitude of life. The poet gives out the message that pleasure or sorrow is not the goal of life. The purpose of life is to carry out all duties and responsibilities for the progress and good of all. We should realize life is shorter and quicker. Life is like a battle field and we should not let ourselves be driven like cattle. We should fight bravely as heroes. The poet points out that the past and future are of no significance. We should concentrate in making the best out of the present. We may also follow footsteps of great men who had laid their footsteps on sands of time.

Thomas Hardy:
Thomas Hardy was both a novelist and a poet. Through his poem he has sought to improve the society. In this poem he expresses his feelings by imagining himself with a soldier in a different situation. The poet has begun the poem with speculation. He visualized what he would have done to the man he killed if they had net earlier. If they had met earlier they would have sat and drunk together and they would have been amicable. But both of them have been enlisted in the army of their own country as they met in the battlefield the poet shot dead the enemy on the spot. Then the poet explains that he had to kill him because "he was an enemy". He has left a pause between two "because" in the poem. This shows his hesitation and dislike for his act. He insisted that he had to kill him as he was an enemy but the uncertainty is again reinforced by a single word "although". The poet has a thought that he had joined in the army with no specific reason as he had no proper job. He had sold his instruments and joined in the army. The poet added that his enemy had also done the same thing. He muses over the war and feels that was is useless for human society. The war pushes the society back, so he hates the war. Unless it is a battlefield he would not kill the man.

Here, 'inn' refers to a resting place.

As per the given lines, the Highland girl is cutting and gathering crops and singing by herself.

The lines of the given poem reveal that its an entire day's journey to reach uphill- from morning to night. Thus one has to walk from morning till night to reach uphill.

As per the given lines, Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love embody Man, his child and care- "And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love/ Is Man, his child and care."

The circumstances were not at all mysterious because Captain Hagberd was very communicated and shared about these circumstances. So there was no mystery surrounding the mentioned circumstances.

'Passing an examination' is not an act of intelligence because one will be a thoughtless entity who just walks into some career, who is told by his/her parents whom to marry or not to marry, and that is obviously not an act of intelligence. One may pass your examinations and be very well off, one may have good clothes and plenty of jewels, one may have friends and prestige; but as long as one is bound to tradition, there can be no intelligence.

Miss Bessie Carvil was allowed, as it were of right, to throw over it the tea-cloths, blue rags, or an apron that wanted drying. Hence, she stood at the fence. 

The poet says that the children's faces are dull and without any energy. He describe the hair of these children's as knotted and not neatly done. The children are untidy and haven't combed their hair.

Lieutenant Blandford knew that he could not have a love relation with the lady. However, a relation of friendship could exist and he was willing and grateful for it.

The poetess is sitting inside. Doors open to the veranda. She is writing long letters. But in those letters, she is not describing how trees are struggling to come out of their artificial habitat. They are going to their real and natural habitat. The trees are moving towards the forest. It is their real habitat. The night is fresh. The full moon is shining brightly in the sky. The smell of leaves and lichen is spreading out into the rooms. It comes inside like a voice from outside.

The poem 'The Nation Builders' tells us that material wealth does not make a nation strong and great. The people of strong character build a nation. People who are ready to make sacrifices for the truth and honour, who are ready to stand firm and suffer, lay a solid foundation of a nation. The industries and daring people make a nation great, and not the weak and cowards.

Edison was always keen on experimenting and inventing things. To fund his experiments, he had to soon take up a job as a newsboy on the New Grand Trunk railway service that had recently begun then. 

Louisa Mebbin had a "protective elder sister" attitude towards money, irrespective of which country it belonged to and what its value was, because she had saved many roubles (Russian currency) by not tipping the staff at some Moscow hotel that she stayed in.

Helen appeared in bits and pieces because she was too tired from continuously appearing in front of John. As she says in the lines, "How can you keep a lady working up all night and then expect her to retain all her faculties the next day?", she was working all night and so was too tired to materialize all at once.

The poet D.H.Lawrence says that he has something to expiate because he had tried to kill the snake by throwing a log at it. Immediately after this act of his, he realized his mistake and suffered nightmares because of that.
('expiate' means 'to make amends'. After this act of his, he knew that he would have to pay for his sins)

Success comes certainly to those people who are sincere, hardworking, loyal and committed to their goals. In order to achieve success, one must be sure about their goals first. In that regard, a focused approach with proper planning is certain to bring success.

Globalization has positively affected Indian students and the education sector to a great extent, by making study books and a lot of information available over the internet. Collaboration of Indian universities with foreign universities has brought about a huge change in the field of education.
Also, it has brought in varieties of quality seeds that are resistant to disease.

Michael's father was fascinated by computers because he bought a lot of things at a Computer Fair, like a Pentium Processor, a Ram, a 1.2 GB hard disk and 16 speed CD ROMs, with speakers, printer, modem and a scanner.

The speaker of the above lines is Vikram Seth. The extract is taken from 'The Frog and the Nightingale'.

The basic things that we need to cultivate in life, to achieve success are: a proper approach, planning, vision and stamina. If one properly applies these things in life, at the right time, then one is bound to bear fruit.

The poet recalls having met a traveler “from an antique land,” who told him a story about the ruins of a statue in the desert of his native country. He told him that he saw two huge stone legs stand in the dessert. Near them lay a damaged stone head and a pedestal, with the words inscribed "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Ozymandias was the Greek name for Ramses II, and he had funded for a lot of structures to be built in his name. His vanity and pride in himself had now reduced to bits. Time had passed by and the self-proclaimed might Ozymandias was reduced to nothing. The sculptor had mocked the pharoah by sculpting a look of frown and sneer on his face. Likewise, the poet too intended to mock the now forgotten ruler, who was once 'mighty and powerful'.

As Miss Sullivan was aware of Helen's limitations, she adopted a different method to teach Helen. During the very first lesson, she took Helen to the banks of the Tennessee river and chose to begin their first lessons amidst nature. Helen learned many things, like how the sun and rain give life to trees through the groundwater, how birds build their nests and fly from one place to another. She learned how creatures find food and shelter. As her knowledge of these things increased, she got more and more delighted by the world around her. She could feel the beauty, and could smell it through the fragrance of the woods and the touch of her baby sister's dimpled hands. By designing this method, Miss Sullivan was able to hone the true capabilities of Helen. Even though she did not follow the standardized methods, she believed in the natural capabilities of nature and that Helen would gain a very valuable form of knowledge from nature alone.

First of all, the richer should be more active in helping those in need of a better lifestyle. This can be done through better education opportunities, health care services and increasing jobs for the poorer.

Due to the Second World War, Patol Babu had been retrenched from his clerical job in a company in Calcutta. He got an opportunity to act in films through Nishikanto Babu's suggestion. But the role that he got was very small. Patol Babu had become dejected because of this. His mentor was Mr. Pakrashi, who was a wonderful and talented actor. He gave some really valuable advice to Patol Babu: "Remember one thing, Patol; however small a part you're offered, never consider it beneath your dignity to accept it." These words had a significant impact on Patol Babu's mind. They motivated him to enact his role with confidence and determination. From these words he drew spirit, energy, inspiration and dignity to perform such a small role. He stopped considering his role as patronizing and this is how Mr. Pakrashi changed his negative mindset to a positive one.

Shakespeare's friend will realize that this act of killing Caesar has done nothing but raise him in rank. It will be written down in History, and as time passes, it will be only Caesar who will be remembered through literature.

I would write a similar message on a piece of thin paper. Then I would wrap it in small polybag and send it.

The sentence which shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity is, “I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don't think she was listening.”

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I believe that wind is a poignant example of the metaphor of God’s will for a variety of reasons. First wind is invisible, but the effects it has on other aspects of this world are clear and evident. Our poem reflects upon both the constructive and destructive paths taken by the wind. The wind is extreme and violent. but not necessarily legitimately with anger and emotions. Wind creates compassion, but apathy at the same time in human life. Winds emphasize the passionate, intense nature of the poet, while the decay and death inherent in the metaphor suggest the sacrifice and suffering of humans. We also see that wind is a metaphor for god’s will because its effects in this world can be both beneficial or ostensibly destructive.

The poet chose the second road over the first thinking that he would come to it some other day. Yet, he was very doubtful that he would ever be able to come back to it someday.

Make sentences of your own with the words given in the clouds.
Wise: The king was very wise.
Careless: We should not be careless.
Thick and strong: The creeper was thick and strong.
Foolish: The foolish can be trapped easily.
Tall: A tall building was standing in front of the playground.

1. The walls of the lantern in Hawking’s case were his skeleton like physical structure.
2. The glow of the eternal soul was housed within the thin walls of his body,
3. The writer draws a conclusion that the eternal soul is more important than the body.

The Bible proclaims that ‘Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Love begets love and hatred begets hatred. People in this world have a reciprocal relationship. They reciprocate the thing they receive. It is a universally accepted aphorism that ‘To err is human, to forgive, divine’. Sympathy has a great power. A sympathetic person receives the blessings of the destitute whom he helps or forgives. People can’t imagine the incredible power of sympathy. A person’s kind acts and words may save many precious fives. One must not forget that those who sympathise with others get inner satisfaction. It awakens the affection of a human heart. It leaves an indelible impression even on the most rugged nature. Its results are better than a king’s power. It helps a man in his endeavour to elevate his fellow human beings from a state of poverty and distress. Dr. Samuel Johnson averred that the wretched have no compassion. When a man suffers himself, it is called misery; when he suffers in the suffering of another, it is called pity. Forgiveness is, undoubtedly, a divine quality. The philanthropists should inculcate the habit of forgiving others in their character.

The dog is strong.

Skipping is easy.

Failures are the Pillars to Success

It is rightly said that failure plays an important role in a man’s life. Failure in one field becomes the cause of exploring success in other fields. It is a sure key to many a riddle. Failures make us familiar with our weaknesses and flaws. They become the stepping stones and inspire us to fight against odd circumstances. Man should learn from his mistakes and strive hard to reach at his destination. Most of the successful peoples failed at any step but could get their target because failures guided them and encouraged them to try harder. One should never give up one's target. Our duty is to do our 'karma'. The result is in the hands of the Almighty. It is certain that failure inspires us to work with more strength and vigour. One should never get depressed and dejected. All leaders, fighters, businessmen, bureaucrats firmly say that failures are the pillars to success.

H.G. Wells wrote “The Stolen Bacillus”. This curious tale, therefore, is placed among some of Wells’s most celebrated scientific romances. Indeed, “The Stolen Bacillus” is itself a tale about a scientist that begins in somber tones and has a quickly developed plot suggesting the possibility of a terrifying threat to humankind. The bizarre twist with which the tale ends, however, makes it less interesting as a work of thriller fiction than as an almost perfect example of the use of bathos in literature.

With the wedding scene—the climax of the play—the tone takes an abrupt turn, plunging from high comedy into tragedy. Claudio’s rejection of Hero is designed to inflict as much pain as possible, and Hero’s and Leonato’s reactions to it seem to make things even worse. Few accusations could cause a woman more harm in the Renaissance than that of being unchaste, and Claudio uses deliberately theatrical language to hurt Hero publicly, in front of friends and family. The rejection scene also throws other relationships in the play into question: Claudio and Don Pedro both suggest that it reflects badly on Leonato’s social manners to have tried to foist off a woman like Hero on Claudio, and Don Pedro implies that his own reputation has suffered by way of the apparent discovery that he and Claudio have made regarding Hero’s virginity. Claudio assaults Leonato by denigrating Hero: “Give not this rotten orange to your friend. / She’s but the sign and semblance of her honour”.

Everyone gathers inside the church to celebrate the wedding of Claudio and Hero. But when Friar Francis asks Claudio whether he wishes to marry Hero, Claudio breaks into an outraged speech. He tells Leonato that he sends Hero back to Leonato again, for though she seems outwardly pure and blushes with innocence, her outward features belie her inward corruption and that she is, in fact, an unchaste, unfaithful whore. The happy wedding transforms itself into a chaotic uproar. Leonato and the shaken Hero ask what Claudio means. Claudio tells Leonato, in front of everyone in the church, that the night before Claudio, Don Pedro, and Don John watched Hero “tal[k]” with a vile man at her window (IV.i.82). This man has also “[c]onfessed” to having had sexual encounters with Hero many times before (IV.i.92). Don Pedro supports Claudio’s accusations, and they, together with Don John, accuse Hero of sexual looseness. Leonato cries out in despair, asking for a dagger with which to commit suicide. The overwhelmed Hero sinks to the ground, unconscious. Benedick and Beatrice rush to offer her their assistance, while Claudio, Don Pedro, and Don John leave the church without looking back. Leonato, weeping, tells Benedick and Beatrice to let Hero die, since that would be better than for her to live in shame. Beatrice, however, remains absolutely convinced that her cousin has been slandered.

Suddenly and unexpectedly, the friar steps in. A quiet observer to the whole proceeding, he has wisely determined from the expressions of shock he has seen on Hero’s face that she is not guilty of unfaithfulness. Hero regains consciousness and insists that she is a virgin, that she has been entirely faithful to Claudio, and that she has no idea what her accusers are talking about. The intelligent Benedick realizes that if the accusation is a lie, it must originate with the troublemaking Don John, who would happily trick these two to spoil their happiness.

The friar comes up with an unexpected plan: he suggests that Hero’s existence be concealed, and that Leonato tell everyone she has died of shock and grief. When her accusers hear that an innocent woman has died, their anger will turn into regret, and they will start to remember what a virtuous lady Hero was. If the accusation really is a trick, then perhaps the treachery will expose itself, and Hero can return to the world. In the worst-case scenario, Hero can later be taken off quietly and placed in a convent to become a nun. The grieving, confused Leonato agrees to go along with the plan.

The others depart with Hero, leaving Benedick and Beatrice alone together. Benedick, trying to comfort Beatrice, asks if there is any way he can show his friendship to her. He suddenly confesses that he is in love with her, acknowledging how strange it is for his affections to reverse so suddenly, and she, equally startled and confused, replies in similar terms. But when Benedick says that he will do anything for Beatrice, she asks him to kill his friend Claudio. The shocked Benedick refuses. Angry, Beatrice denounces Claudio’s savagery, saying that if she were a man she would kill him herself for his slander of her cousin and the cruelty of his trick. After listening to her, Benedick changes his mind and soberly agrees to challenge Claudio—for the wrong that he has done to Hero and for Beatrice’s sake.

The Bet is a short story written by Anton Chekhov, who writes based on realistic characters and situations. I have analyze this story to prove to the reader who is the winner of The Bet. This short story portrays a situation in which the banker and lawyer wages a bet based on the idea of the death penalty and life imprisonment. The banker puts on the line two million dollars compared to the lawyer's life worth of fifteen years. For the next fifteen years the lawyer was placed in the banker's backyard without the knowledge of the outside world. It was clear that any attempt on the lawyer's part to break the conditions will result in the lawyer's loss of the bet. Fifteen years later, the banker is near bankruptcy from gambling on the stock market. If he pays the lawyer for winning the bet, he will be ruined. His only escape from his tragedy would be to kill the lawyer. When the banker opens the door into the cell, he discovers the lawyer now looking like a skeleton. He discovers a letter and reads it, but soon realizes the lawyer plans to lose. Five hours before the lawyer's time is complete, he runs away and terminates his eligibility to win the bet. From these events in the story, I have concluded that it was the banker who won the bet and the argument of whether life imprisonment is better than death. The bet has been argued to be many different aspects. It was stated in the story, “I'll bet you two millions you wouldn't stay in solitary confinement for five years” (1). Taking this idea as the bet, it was shown at the end of the story that the lawyer lost the bet. The rule was clearly stated, “The slightest attempt on his part to break the conditions, if only two minuets before the end, released the banker from the obligation to pay him two millions” (2). It was apparent that the rules were established, but violated. The lawyer stated, “I shall go out from here fire minutes before the time fixed, and so break the compact…Next morning…they had seen the man who lived in the lodge climb out of the window into the garden, go to the gate, and disappear” (5). It is clear that the lawyer's action was to forfeit the bet by leaving and therefore the banker winning the bet. 

Born in Detroit, Marge Piercy is known as a feminist writer. This poem, Breaking Out was first published in 1984. The poem portrays the two sides of oppression faced by a girl – for being a girl child and a child. The poem depicts how the girl wants to ‘break out’ from the conventional norms of the society which is responsible for the oppression she was suffering.

These lines describe the first political act led by a girl who is subjected to endless humiliation and domestic chores. She asks the readers if they want her to tell them about her first political act. There she describes the circumstances that led her to take her first act that is to break free from the conventional norms of a patriarchal society. She mentions about two doors which are usually open and leaning against each other in a way that seems like they are gossiping and whispering secrets into each other’s ears. The two doors are of two opinions for her- one to maintain the status quo and endure all the humiliation and exploitation; two, to break away from the traditional rules of a biased society where a woman is ill-treated and is put through limitless mortifications and thankless domestic chores.

She looks on the different household objects used for carrying out different chores. First, there is a laundry machine used to wring out or iron damp clothes. It is used to iron even those clothes which require no ironing like bed sheets, towels and her father’s undergarments.

their narrators undertaking pilgrimage in the subsequent poetry that followed their journey. They no longer believe in the belief system associated with the holy place. Rather they see the other side and come out with their own truth; truth which is based upon their experience and reason. Though their experience is personal but the conclusion they arrive at is more universal. Moreover, the journey they undertook was religious but the perception they have gained is secular. Here, an attempt has been made to highlight this irony and to bring to the forefront the deep universal philosophical concerns of the poet that find voice through his mockery of the journey he undertakes. It is a paradox too, that out of a religious act, comes out an experience which is secular, scientific and humanistic. As if the pilgrim is seeking spiritual enlightenment through pilgrimage but reaching somewhere else finding something else. These incongruous and ironical feelings and perceptions have been diligently expressed in Indian poetry in English. One such example is Nissim Ezekiel’s poem “Enterprise” published in 1960 in The Unfinished Man. In this poem the poet undertakes a journey with a group of people with enthusiasm and excitement and with the hope that the journey will enrich them spiritually. They will be able to enlighten themselves and lighten the burden of anxiety and tension of their lives: “It all started as a pilgrimage / Exalting minds and making all / The burden light” (1-3). But as the journey progressed, they differences of opinion developed among the pilgrims and left the group divided into groups. It is amusing to note that the reason behind the breaking of the group was very trivial. Soon the group that began the journey with hope became a crowd with no unity and consensus: But when the differences arose On how to cross a desert patch, We lost a friend. . . . . . . . . . . . Another phase was reached when we Were twice attacked, and lost our way. A section claimed its liberty To leave the group (11-13, 16-20) The group that started the journey with the hope of gaining something rewarding, got shattered into small groups and turned into an aimless and directionless crowd. Here a pilgrimage begins with a hope to lighten the burden; to seek solutions, but ends with lots of new problems. It is also comical that the pilgrim here cannot understand and listen to his heart and conscience, and cares more for minor things like soap. A struggling crowd of little hope, Ignoring what the thunder meant,Deprived of common needs like soap Some were broken, some were merely bent. (22-25) Ezekiel’s “Enterprise” also reveals the reality of human life. It is symbolic of the journey of life where it is most important to make good relations and to learn the art of keeping those relations. A pilgrimage which is supposed to be a religious journey becomes a secular illustration of the truth of life. As Manavar opines “There is synthesis of the secular and the religious. His address to God is not a direct one”(261). “When, finally, we reached the place We hardly knew why we were there. The trip had darkened every face, Our deeds were neither great nor rare. Home is where we have to gather grace. (26-30) The journey does not bring them any achievement or a sense of satisfaction; rather they feel frustrated, physically tired, irresolute and indecisive. They now question their undertaking or the enterprise they started, now they find it futile and meaningless. It is humorous that in the end the pilgrims feel that they would be better if stayed back home instead of undertaking a dangerous and futile journey or ‘enterprise’. It is also contradictory and hilarious that the “burdens light” in the first stanza becomes “broken and bent down” in the last stanza. “Thunder” means conscience, which is amusingly also missing, and the journey which started as a group of hopeful pilgrims, ended as a crowd with no hope. The exposition of pilgrimage in the poem does not celebrate religion and faith in God; the poem is largely a humorous bundle of complaints about the pilgrimage which is painful, tedious and less comfortable.

The Eve of Waterloo’ by Lord Byron is a narrative poem, exciting as well as full of pathos. The poem is based on a true incident that happened just before the Battle o Waterloo. The battle took place in June 1815 in Waterloo, a village about 11 miles from Brussels where the Duke of Wellington defeated his famous French rival, Napoleon. Napoleon was sent to exile and imprisonment. When Napoleon was advancing towards Brussels, the Duke of Wellington was with his officers attending a ball thrown by Charlotte, the Duchess of Richmond.

Byron's poem, 'The Eve of Waterloo' deals with battle, bravery, and patriotism. It also draws our attention to the unpredictability of life. We plan something, but altogether different things happen. The theme of Death, as a leveler, gives a universal appeal to the poem. 
     The poem tells us about the events that happened on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. It starts with the description of a merry-making in which die youngsters were rejoicing. All the brave and beautiful Brussels turned up in their best dresses and finery. They were full of life. Romance was in the air. The atmosphere was cheerful. And all went merry as a marriage bell' There was opulence and extra-vaganza as Belgians did everything with magnificence. 
       Lamps shone everywhere in the ball room of the ancient mansion and soft music filled the air, but all of a sudden the revelers were gripped with terror and panic. They heard the sound of gunfire but they dismissed it as the sound of wind. 
                "Let joy be unconfined; 
                No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet 
               To chase the glowing hours with flying feet." 
      Brunswick's chieftain heard the cannon sound and with fire of revenge at his father's death, he jumped into the fray and gave up his life. The other soldiers realizing the emergency started preparing for war. There were tears and words of farewell. There was absolute shock as they never thought that such a sweet night would bring such an awful morning. 
     The soldiers mounted in haste and poured forth with impetuous speed. The previous noon beheld them full of lusty life, in the evening they were enjoying with beautiful women, the midnight brought the sound of strife, and in the morning they were marching towards the enemy. 
      It's truly said that danger comes uninvited. When the thunder clouds close over, Earth will have a cover of clay, red and cloying. Rider, horse, friend and enemy will all be buried under that red clay. The poem is a tribute to the gallant soldiers who leave all their merry making to attend to the call of duty. Their commitment and courage are to be appreciated. The last part of the poem brings out the unpredictability of life. 
     The poem ends on a philosophical revelation that death treats everyone in a similar way. There is no difference between animal, man, friend and foe. All are equal before Death.

In "Mother to Son" is the mother's life described as a staircase. She explains that the stairs aren't made of crystal, but consist of obstacles, such as tacks or lack of lighting to see, yet she has always kept climbing the stairs despite the difficulty of doing so. Her message here, in this metaphor to her son, is the importance of persistence despite the challenges of their social circumstances. The speaker had to face many obstacles and miseries in her life. But she was very bold and determined to meet all the difficulties and was ready to work hard to succeed in life.