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  I – Semester, English   On his having arrived at the age of 23   -         John Milton Summary :   The Poem “on his having arrived at the age of 23” was written by John Milton. He was a famous poet of his time. He wrote many poems. Out of them, the present Poem was considered as a personal meditative sonnet. It was written in 1632, soon after the completion of his graduation at Cambridge University.   According to the Poem, The poet considered time as a subtle thief which stole his young days away from him. He compared with that of a bird and mentioned that it had taken away his 23 years of age without any perfect mental maturity. He stated that his youth was like a spring season which had no bud or blossom to show. The poet unhappily stated at the end of the octave that his Physical appearance did not match with his mental maturity levels properly and so he complained unhappily that God had blessed some peo...

  I – Semester, English   Grammar – Unit 3   Homonyms, Homographs, homophones   I.Fill in the blanks in each of sentences with a single Homoym   A Snake Bit him. Add a Bit of salt.   1.she wrote a new play . The children went to play in the park.   2. I was asked to pen a few lines of verse. The sheep are not in their Pen. She uses a brush pe n for Calligraphy   3.The lime tree is found in temperate regions. Let’s lime up the house before the guests arrive.   4.We didn’t realise the scal e of the pandemic. The symphony is in the scale of C minor. You need to scale the fish before cooking it.   5. Watch out for fraudulent calls and e-mails. She got me an expensive watch for my birthday. II.Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones from the options given in the box below.   1.I am bored of board games. 2.She rode her bike down the road 3.Our Principal is a ...

  I Semester – English   Unit – 3   Ulysses -         Alfred Tennyson Summary:   The Poem ‘Ulysses’ was written by Alfred Tennyson. He was a famous Victorian Poet. The Present Poem was written in 1833 and published in 1842 in the second volume of poetry. It is a popular example of dramatic Monologue. According to the poem, Ulysses, a great warrior declared that he could nod not stay in his kingdom in a relaxed manner, He proudly mentioned that his name became the synonym of adventure; He craved to move even in the old age by giving his kingdom to his beloved son, Telemachus. Ulysses stated that he had travelled to various regions and due to that reason he understood various people, their mannerism, their culture, their kingdoms, their governments, etc. He boasted that he had come across enemies sometimes and so he fought with them in order to achieve his goal. Ulysses felt proud to state that he had fought with equ...

  English Semester – II   Poem – unit – I   Felling of the Bunyan Tree -          Dilip Chitre   Q) What is the attitude of the speaker towards the cutting down of the Bunyan tree? What lines and words in the poem reveal this?   A) The Poem “the felling of a Bunyan Tree” was written by Dilip Chitre. He was a famous Marathi Writer, Teacher, painter, and Magazine Columnist. He translated Marathi poems into English. He wrote a book in English titled “Travelling in a cage”. The present Poem was published in his English Book.   According to the Poem, The Poet’s father asked the tenants to vacate their rooms to demolish the old houses one after the other in their locality. The people who were appointed to demolish the houses came to the poet’s place after the demolition of the neighbouring houses. They found huge trees in the Poet’s house. They realised that the trees are to be felled first to erase the old h...

  II Semester – English Syllabus   Unit – I Poem: The Felling of a Bunyan Tree – Dilip Chitre Prose: The Bet – Anton Chekhov Vocabulary: Oxymoron and Hyperbole Grammar: Main Verb and Tenses Paragraph Writing Essentials Decision Making   Unit – II Poem: a walk by Moonlight – Henry Derozio Prose: How the Carona Vurus sparked a wave of innovation in India – Sreevas Sahasranamam Vocabulary: Loan Words Grammar: Auxiliary Verbs Sequencing Holistic Health   Unit – III Poem: A different History Prose: Nobel Lecture, 7 December 1993(extract) – Toni Morrison Vocabulary: portmanteau words Grammar: Non Finite Words Descriptive Words Conflict Resolution   Unit – IV  P oem: Lady Macbeth speech from Macbeth Act 1, Scene 5 – William Shakespeare Prose: How I became a Public Speaker (Abridge) – George Bernard Shaw Vocabulary: Simile and Metaphor Grammar: Adverbs Argumentative Writing Ethical Behaviour   ...

  I - Semester, English Unit II   If Rudyard Kipling   Summary:   The poem ‘If’ was written by Rudyard Kipling. He was a famous English poet and Novelist. He became a notable person by writing ‘Jungle Book’. The present poem “If” was written in 1895 and published in ‘The rewards and fairies’ in 1910. He mentioned in one of his autobiographies that he was influenced by a Scottish Politician named Leander Starr Jameson for taking part in a raid (unsuccessful raid) against the Transvaal Republic. The unsuccessful raid of Leander Starr Jameson inspired the poet to write the poem ’If’.   According to the poem, the Poet stated that a person can become successful in the society by maintaining calmness in the mind. He instructed people to believe in their own talent to become confident and introspect themselves in order to improve their talents. He had also mentioned that the people should not say lies; they should not hate others and never try to comm...