Humanities

 Fire and Ice Line by Line Explanation 1. There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder? = Yes, I believe that this world will definitely end someday but when and how is not known. As we all know that Sun is the source of energy, and is one of the primary reasons for life on this earth, So whether the sun gets so hot and burst or it gets colder, both the situations ensure the end of this earth, because Earth can neither bear the heat of the sun, nor exist without sunlight, eventually life will come to an end. 2. For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? Here are some ideas: greed avarice cruelty lust conflict fury intolerance rigidity insensitivity coldness indifference hatred = Fire stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict, fury and cruelty and Ice stands for  intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness,...

 Dust of Snow Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.

 A Letter to God A Letter to God all Question-Answers with Hindi Explanation Oral Comprehension Check :- 1. What did Lencho hope for ? = Lencho hope for a downpour or at least a shower. 2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins' ? = The only thing Lencho needed for his fields where raindrops , that would have helped in getting a better harvest, resulting in more money or prosperity, hence he compared raindrops with new coins. 3. How did the rain change ? What happened to Lencho's fields ? = Suddenly a strong wind began to blow and rain was not filled with water drops, instead it rained hil and after the hail storm, not a leaf remained on the trees. The field was white as if covered with salt, and his corn fields were completely destroyed. 4. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped ? = After the hail stopped, seeing the destruction Lencho became very sad, he was very upset and worried thinking what will he and his family eat, they will ...

  Objective questions from T. S. Eliot and Portrait of A Lady ● T. S. Eliot was an ___ poet ? American- British ● In which year T. S. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature ? 1948 ● What is the theme of the poem Portrait of a Lady ? Man-woman relationship and its failure. ● The epigraph with which the poem Portrait of a Lady starts ,  is taken from ? The Jew of Malta ● Portrait of a Lady starts with the description of which month ? December ● In the poem Portrait of a Lady, the atmosphere is compared with the Tomb of ? Juliet's Tomb ● The voice of the lady is compared with the sound of ? A dull tom-tom ● To forget the first meeting with the lady, what did the Man do ? He admires the monuments and discuss the late events. ● In which season the lady and the man met for the second time ? Spring season ● Which flower is mentioned in the poem Portrait of a Lady ? Lilac ● Who is cruel and has no remorse ? Youth ● In past, in which country had the lady spent her spring seaso...

The Lotus Love came to Flora asking for a flower That would of flowers be undisputed queen, The lily and the rose, long, long had been Rivals for that high honour. Bards of power Had sung their claims. “The rose can never tower Like the pale lily with her Juno mien”- “But is the lily lovelier?” Thus between Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower.   “Give me a flower delicious as the rose And stately as the lily in her pride”- “But of what colour?”- “Rose-red,” Love first chose, Then prayed, -“No, lily-white,-or, both provide”;   And Flora gave the lotus, “rose-red” dyed, And “lily-white,”- the queenliest flower that blows. ~Toru Dutt Toru Dutt was born on 4 March 1856 in Calcutta, she belongs to the rich and respectable family. First record of poetry comes through the collection of poems written by Dutt brothers, and one of the brother was the father of Toru Du...

Indian English Literature Indo- Anglian literature is the term defined as the contribution of Indian writers in the literature in English language. The Indo-Anglian literature is not essentially different in kind from Indian literature, it is a part of it. With the consolidation of the British power in India, English the language of rulers also began to exercise  it's influence on the intellectuals of the country. And despite the fact that English is not their mother tongue many Indian writers in English were able to realise their creative effort through the medium of English. It may be said that there are three types of Indian writers in English. (1) Those who have acquired their entire education in English schools and Universities. (2) Indians who have settled abroad and are constantly in touch with the living, growing idiom of their country of adoption. (3) Indians who have acquired English as second language. Difference between Indo Anglian and Anglo-Indi...