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INDIA, NEEDS TO BE MORE ALERT TO CONTINUE ‘ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND BRITISH LITERATURE’: FROM THE AUTHOR: CISCE Education Board @Education System in India Of any play to the Board like CISCE, to my thoughts, the Classical Play like Macbeth enriched on understanding the language in extreme sound and meaning, and immensely varied, demands on both ways an alert reader, learner and a teacher. No summary can do justice to his play. I would be personally “shocked” if it is violated. Well,…..
“And I saw that his face looked just like mine Oh! Lord! Just like mine!” War has long figured as a theme in poetry; some of the world’s oldest surviving poems are about great armies and heroic battles. While Homer, the legendary ancient Greek writer, idealized his combatants and their triumphs, the treatment of war in poetry has grown increasingly more complex since the time of Homer. The numerous conflicts of the 20th century especially the First World War have…..
“But such a tide as moving seems asleep,/Too full for sound and foam, “ The entire poem hinges on the interpretation of the meaning of the title “Crossing the Bar”. Literally, the bar refers to the sandbar, which is a ridge of sand built by currents along a shore. Allegorically, the bar represents the boundary between life and death. “Sunset and evening star,/ And one clear call for me!’’ The poem is all about crossing this bar between the sea of…..
“Music of loss forever from the other’s heart which turns my own to stone. There is a plastic toy. There is no hope.’’ On perception of the poem ‘The Dolphins’ is no doubt a metaphorical poem, in the twenty first century. Human selfishly concentrate on their own lives and consider their likes and dislikes. The poet here wishes the reader to recall the pain and suffering of the trapped animals, the ill-effects it has on the imprisoned animals which are…..
