POETS AND PANCAKES — by ASOKAMITRAN www.learnave.in THEME :- An account of the events and personalities in a film company in the early days of Indian cinema. SUB-THEME- Poets and writers in a film company environment. SUMMARY This is an excerpt from the book ‘My Years with the Boss’ by Asokamitran, a Tamil writer. He … Read more
DEEP WATER — by WILLIAM DOUGLAS www.learnave.in THEME:- A real-life personal account of experiencing fear and the steps taken to overcome it. SUB-THEME:- Psychological analysis of fear. SUMMARY William O. Douglas had a desire to learn swimming since childhood. At the age of three or four, he was knocked down and buried by a wave … Read more
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers —by Adrienne Rich Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Summary Class 12 English Flamingo Explanation of the Poem Stanza 1 Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen,Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.They do not fear the men beneath the tree;They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Explanation: The given lines describe Aunt Jennifer’s tiger … Read more
A Thing of Beauty —by John Keats A Thing of Beauty Summary Class 12 English Explanation of the Poem Stanza 1 “A thing of beauty is a joy foreverIts loveliness increases, it will neverPass into nothingness; but will keepA bower quiet for us, and a sleepFull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.” Explanation: … Read more
Indigo —by Louis Fischer Indigo Summary Class 12 English | English Flamingo Chapter Summary Rajkumar Shukla ‘The Resolute Peasant’ The author had visited Gandhiji for the first time in 1942 at his ashram in Sevagram. There Gandhi started narrating the incident which made him decide to spur the exit of the British from India in … Read more
The Rattrap —by Selma Lagerlöf Chapter Summary The Rattrap Summary Class 12 English | English Flamingo The Rattrap Seller and his thoughts about the Work Once upon a time, there was a man who used to sell rattraps made from the material he got from begging. As his business was not profitable, he also had … Read more
Keeping Quiet Summary Class 12 English | English Flamingo About the poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) is the pen name of Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto who was born in the town of Parral in Chile. Neruda’s poems are full of easily understood images which make them no less beautiful. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature … Read more
Important Poetic Devices For English Class 10 And 12 Exam Some important Poetic or litrary devices for Class 10 and 12 board exam 2023 Simile : In this figure of speech, two unlike things are compared using “like” or “as”. For example – Our soldiers are as brave as lions. Her cheeks are red like … Read more