Showing posts with label Higher Secondary English. Show all posts
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Thursday, 23 January 2014
PLUS ONE ENGLISH CHAPTER WISE QUESTIONS
Karma
1. Compare the attitudes and appearances of Sir Mohanlal and Lachmi based on the hints given below:
Mohanlal Lachmi
Handsome short and fat
distinguished Dirty white sari
Saville Row suit sat on the grey steel trunk
Finished and refined at Can’t understand English
Oxford … loudly after the food
Smoothed his Balliol tie Smelling of sweat and rawOnions
2. Now write a paragraph
PLUS ONE ENGLISH CHAPTER WISE QUESTIONS
The Evolution of English
1. Write a brief paragraph about the Germanic language family.
2. English is a global language. As it is an international link language the importance is increasing day by day. Prepare a wall poster to
PLUS ONE ENGLISH CHAPTER WISE QUESTIONS
As I Grew Older
1. Read the following poem: ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake
A little black thing among the snow
Crying ‘weep’! ‘Weep’! In notes of woe!
‘Where are thy father and mother, say?
They are both gone up to the church to pray
Because I was happy upon the heath,
And smiled among the winter’s snow
They cloth’d me in the clothes of death,
And taught me to sing the notes of woe,
And because I am happy and dance and sing,
They think they have done me no injury,
And are gone to praise God and his priest and king,
Who make up a heaven of our misery?
[Woe – sorrow, heath – earth (here)]
PLUS ONE ENGLISH CHAPTER WISE QUESTIONS
Albert Schweitzer
- Albert Schweitzer went to French Equatorial Africa, leaving his parents behind in France. With great difficulty, he established a hospital there. Treating the local people without knowing their language was the greatest problem. After finishing the first day’s tedious work, he wrote his diary. What would have he written?
- Imagine you are appointed as an assistant to Albert Schweitzer in the Lambarene Mission Station, Africa. Would you like
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
International conclave on Traditional Medicine: A detailed study on Traditional Health Practicing
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original script of Goldmine of Indian Health Tradition
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Sunday, 8 July 2012
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Review of Karma
“KARMA”
Another short story, “Karma,” reveals the psychology of an educated Indian in British
India and his character is presented in an ironical way, this character helps the author to
present his irony for such people.
Sir Mohan Lal’s encounter with the mirror shows the values of such Indians, their
indifference and varied native feelings. The mirror is Indian made and “the red oxide of
its back had come off at several places and long lines of translucent glass cut across its
surface”. This comment is an ironical example of Indians with British likings in British
Raj.
The mirror is a symbol of everything Indian and native, inefficient and indifferent, dirty
and intolerable to Mohan Lal.
In this incidence Mr. Singh, fully and in fine manner, shows his irony for the Indians in
British Government.
Mohan Lal wears the suit tailored at Saville Row, the symbol of British aristocracy and
upper class Culture; and Balliol tie, a symbol of exclusive Oxford upbringing and
educated human being. He is married to Lachmi - who is ironically being called Lady
Mohan Lal by the author but she has no resemblance to her husband.
Sir Mohan Lal is depicted as an educated Indian in contrast to his illiterate wife. In an
incidence the harsh irony of the author is depicted when Sir Mohan Lal in suit and tie is
presented sitting in a first class waiting room, quietly sipping his “Ek Chota”.
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While his wife, a fat and an illiterate woman is found eating chapattis and pickles and
chewing betel leaves while sitting on a steel trunk on the platform. Sir Mohan Lal travels
in first class compartment along wish all educated and well placed people, whereas his
illiterate wife is adjusted in ladies general class compartment.
IRONY OF SIR MOHAN LAL’S LIFE AND TIMES
The later half of the incidence is full of ironical behaviour of the people with both Mrs.
and Mr. Mohan Lal. Later the train arrives and both are adjusted in their respective
coaches, Sir Mohan Lal enters in first class compartment and Lady Mohan Lal in a
general ladies compartment. As soon as he enters in the compartment he does not even
find a single person in it, but, after some time, two English soldiers arrive, one soldier say
to another to let him down. And they start shouting at Mohan Lal, “Ek Dum Jao” (Go at
Once). But it is late for Mohan Lal to protest in his Oxonian accent! They lift his suitcase
and throw it out on the platform. The train starts moving and they pull him by his arms
and throw him out of the compartment.
LANGUAGE IN INDIA, www.languageinindia.com Vol. 6 : 4, 2006 Irony in Kushwant
Singh's Short Stories 4
A Review on: An Irish Rose
A Review on: An Irish Rose
The Dark Side of Life
“Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart”
W.B.Yeats (1865-1939)
The author A.J.Cronin is a doctor by training but a writer as
profession. Cronin’s strengths were his narrative skill and powers of
acute observation and graphic description. He could see the dark side
of life in a better frame.
The plot of the story is arranged in a rousing style, the exposition of
‘An Irish Rose’ is highly detailed and gives a clear idea of the scenes,
and his graphic description as mentioned above also add to it. The
rising action of the story contains many momentarily good events
which make the climax much more effective. In the climax he is
resolving into the sacrifice, love, or affection etc of a sister.
The climax occurs after the entire crisis ended, the situation seems
good before the climax and it gets tragic in the next paragraph where
it has a beautiful ending.
The main characters in the story Rose Donegan a very young lady about
fourteen had many responsibilities regarding her brothers and her
father who spends most of his time in a nearby bar. She sees life much
seriously with love and affection towards her brothers and her father
and always has a pleasant smile and attitude. One of the most
important perspectives about her character is her pleasant attitude
towards anything and anyone and of course her deep affection, which
results in sacrificing her life.
Here Rose Donegan has to earn for the family, buy milk for her
youngest brother Michel. She had to cook, attend to the children and
father. With a slum child’s elemental knowledge she had to do
everything, even she would bargain the baker to extend her credit for
an extra loaf.
Rose has a shaggy dressing which shows the deprived condition of the
family; even she had to pawn the new dress that Cronin had paid for
her.
The other characters in the story include the Carroll’s, a middle aged
couple, childless and prosperous. Also include the youngest brother of
Rose; Michel, who is nine months old. Other than Michel there are
three more children who are younger than Rose, Donegan her father
and the writer himself. The minor characters were meaningful making
the rising action good.
Reading such a story could take us to such families where the children
(elder) had to deal with all responsibilities. Responsibilities are
rejected by the responsible. And future becomes unpredictable.
The Open Window: A Review
The Open Window
A Review
‘‘Women are like tricks by sight of hand, which to admire,
we should not understand’’
William Congreve (1670 - 1729)
Vera created a funny and superstitious atmosphere in
the entire story. The story will be promising for readers
fond of smart comedies, for Saki is best known as a writer
of best known as a writer of short stories, many of which
have fantastic setting and characters. They are
distinguished by an urban wit and delicate, often biting
irony.
The Open window is a befitting title to the story; it acts
more than a character in the story. Here the story is very
fast and French window has its own importance in the story.
The window makes things complicated in the story. It makes
the atmosphere in the story ghastly and interesting to the
readers. The title ‘The Open Window’ shows the importance of
the French window in the story.
The most prominent characters in the story are Mrs.
Sappleton, Vera and Mr. Framton. Vera a young lady of
fifteen the niece of Mrs. Sappleton is much tricky and
interesting and could take the readers in hand, as the
author describes ‘‘Romance at short notice was her
specialty’’. Mr. Framton, a gentleman with much psychic
problems, is another prominent character. The sub characters
are Mr. Sappleton, the spaniel and the two brothers. These
sub characters make the story a brilliant comedy, and these
masculine characters made the story ghastly in a comic way.
The falling action of the story is also a brilliant comedy.
At last, in the climax of the story our writer Saki reveals
what actually was going on throughout the story. Weather it
was ghastly or simply a smart comedy, which only Saki could
do it.
The King Who Limped: Review
review
The King Who Limped
The King Who Limped is a satirical drama which criticizes the sycophancy of the
officials in his palace. It’s a highly meaningful and effective drama, as a satire. It’s also a
drama with a great sense of humor. Monika Throne is a successful writer an of course she
is a writer with an amazing talent of humor. Here the author presents the satire with a
multiple view that is she depicts not only about the sycophancy of the palace members
but also about the way a King should preside over his country. She also provided us
indirectly the traits of a King should be?
The plot of the story is very good with its exposition, rising action, climax and falling
action. The exposition is perfectly calculated, she could give an idea of almost all the
characters of the drama in the first scene itself. The rising action starts with the arrival of
the King in a strange look! She promotes the play with superb crisis along the story
which is interesting and highly dramatic. Climax is wonderful with such an unexpected
behavior of the King before the spectators, and it’s stunning! The falling action comprises
of the great responsibilities a King should take into consideration, it also deals with how a
King should be? Thus the plot of the storyline is managed fantastically, and the events of
the story occur logically.
The main characters in the play are the Prime Minister, the King, the Chancellor, a
Courtier and two ladies in waiting. The King is the commanding character in the play, the
Courtier and the First lady in waiting plays a positive character in the play. The Prime
Minister, Chancellor and Second lady in waiting plays the negative role in the play. The
sub characters are two Heralds, two neighbors, a page and a dog. The King is a man with
much high aptitude and with some common sense. The sub characters and the King
himself play a good role in rising action of the play. The King here plays a tricky
character; his character is altering suddenly in between.
The setting of the story is in a palace hall where one could see the road through an open
window. It comprises of a throne for the King and many other seats for the other officials
in the palace.
The story is a satire. The satirical element of the story is sycophancy or simply flattery.
The plot and setting helps it very well.
Above all this is a work with superb hilarity and with an excellent suspense in it. Anyone
can enjoy it.
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