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John Keats as a Romantic Poet
Mother says that when I start talking I never know when to stop. But I tell her the only time I get a chance is when she ain’t around, so I have to make the most of it. I guess the fact is neither one of us would be welcome in a Quaker meeting, but…
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John Keats as a Romantic Poet
Mother says that when I start talking I never know when to stop. But I tell her the only time I get a chance is when she ain’t around, so I have to make the most of it. I guess the fact is neither one of us would be welcome in a Quaker meeting, but…
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John Keats as a Romantic Poet
Mother says that when I start talking I never know when to stop. But I tell her the only time I get a chance is when she ain’t around, so I have to make the most of it. I guess the fact is neither one of us would be welcome in a Quaker meeting, but…
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John Keats as a Romantic Poet
Mother says that when I start talking I never know when to stop. But I tell her the only time I get a chance is when she ain’t around, so I have to make the most of it. I guess the fact is neither one of us would be welcome in a Quaker meeting, but…
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Poets and Pancakes – NCERT Solutions
Q. What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’? Ans. The make-up room of Gemini Studios looked like a hair cutting salon. It had around half a dozen mirrors with incandescent lights at all angles around them. The artists would feel the heat coming from these lights. Thus, the…
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The Third Level – NCERT Solutions
Q. What does the third level refer to? Ans. The third level refers to the subway of the Grand Central Station. Q. Would Charley ever go back to the ticket-counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife? Ans. No, Charlie would never go back to the ticket-counter on…
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Memories of Childhood – NCERT Solutions
Q. The two accounts that you have read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them? Ans. The two accounts given in the unit ‘Memories of Childhood’ are based in two distant cultures. Two grown up and celebrated writers from marginalised communities look back on…
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Journey to the end of the Earth – NCERT Solutions
Q. How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind? Ans. Geological phenomena certainly helps us to know about the history of humankind. A giant southern supercontinent- Gondwana did exist 650 million years ago. The climate was much warmer. It had a huge variety of flora and fauna. Gondwana thrived for…
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On the Face of It – NCERT Solutions
Q. Who is Mr Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden? Ans. Mr Lamb is an old man with a tin leg. His real leg was blown off years ago during the war. He lives all alone in his house. There is a garden near the house. It has ripe crab apples looking orange…
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Evans Tries an O-level – NCERT Solutions
Q. What kind of a person was Evans? Ans. James Roderick Evans was a jail bird. The prison officers called him ‘Evans the Break’ as he had escaped from prison three times. At present he was in a solitary cell in Oxford Prison. He was quite a pleasant sort of chap—an amusing person who was…