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  ABOUT THE POEM:  SONNET 130:         The sonnet under study is a very popular sonnet. The poet turns convention on its head by reversing the petrarchan simil- my mistress eyes are not like the sun, etc. In fact, he adds, 'her hair is like black wire'. Some readers might be led to think that this poem is against love, since the poet seems to suggest that there are other things that are more beautiful than his beloved. However, typical of a Shakespearean sonnet, there is a volta or turn, occuring in the final couplet that states that his beloved is more beautiful than any lady misrepresented by false comparisons. The poem :                            SONNET 130:  My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damask'd, red and wh...

  William Shakespeare:                    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He was born on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessman and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and nicknamed the Bard of Avon. He wrote about 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Marriage and career:                         Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. She was eight years older than him. They had three children:  Susanna, ...

 

 

  THE KABULIWALLAH                        - Rabindranath Tagore About the author: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) * He was a multifaceted personallity. * He was a poet, a dramatist, a short story writer and a novelist. * He was also a philosopher and a nation builder. * He wrote primarily in Bengali. * He translated a number of his own works into English. * He wrote the books - Gitanjali and the gardener. * The songs of Gitanjali are mainly devotional poems in the Indian tradition. About the lesson:  KABULIWALLAH: * This is wonderfully local and yet complex society. * Society makes various divisions among human beings on the basis of class, caste, gender, beliefs, etc. These distinctions are often deep- rooted only in the minds of adults. Children have their own unique way of accepting people where divisions and barriers are non-existent. *  The story describes the relationship between a little girl and a travell...

  No man is an island                                 - minoo masani ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Minoo masani (1905-1998) * He was a Parsi political leader from Rajkot. * He is author af 'Our India', an all time bestsellers and a prescribed textbook in school even in pre-independence India. * He edited the magzine called 'Freedom first'.   * He also founded the democratic research service to educate public opinion on the dangers to India's national independence posed by communists. ABOUT THE LESSON: No man is an island:  * The lesson is an extract taken from 'Our growing human family'. We can see the enormous sweep of masani's vision of the future through the world federation and it's power and it's effectiveness. * He discusses various kinds of government and their shortcomings. * He identifies two 'tests' that would help a citizen determine what kind of government is most effective. * He stresses upon...

  The eyes are not here:                                       - Ruskin bond  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ruskin bond: * He was born in 1934. * He was born in kasauli in Himachal Pradesh. * He grew up in jamnagar (Gujrat), Dehradun and Shimla. * His writing career spans about 40 years. * He has written over a 100 short stories, essays, novels, and more than 30 books for children. * He has also published three collection of short stories:                1. The night train at Deoli               2. Time stops at shamli               3. Our trees still grow in dehra ABOUT THE LESSON: The eyes are not here: * It is a short story by Ruskin bond. * It is also known as 'The girl on the train' and 'The eyes have it'. * It was originally published in 'Contemporary Indian English stories'. ...

growsheeen.blogspot.com          Chapter-01       Introduction  The English language has grown from a variety of roots over the ages. Even today it continues to grow and change. Following is a brief history of the English language and an overview of some of it's vibrant and energetic ongoing changes. THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH              The history of the English language is usually divided into three (3) major period: old English (or Anglo-Saxon); middle English; and modern English.   OLD ENGLISH                         Until about A.D.450, England was not called England, nor was English spoken there. Before that time, the country was called Britain and the people were known as Britons. The Britons spoke Celtic dialects, which included many Latin words because Roman troops occupied Britain from A.D.43 until the mid-400's.     ...