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She Walks in Beauty ~ George Gorden Byron She Walks in Beauty is a poem written in 1814 by Lord Byron. It is the most famous poem of Lord Byron. The poem is about a woman's beauty and elegance. The poem appears to be told from third person point of view but it is believed that the narrator may be Lord Byron himself. The theme of poem is woman's uncommon beauty, internal as well as external. The first stanza praise s her physical beauty. The second stanza and the third stanza praise both her physical and spiritual or intellectual beauty. In the beginning of the poem, the poet uses an expression to describe her beauty. 'Walking in Beauty' means her beauty is more dynamic like 'night'. She is compared to night which has no clouds and lots of stars it means that she has a very clear and beautiful face. Another meaning can be interpreted as her consciousness might be as clear as a cloudless sky. Moreover there is a word 'starry skies' tha...

Virtue       ~ George Herbert Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky; The dew shall weep thy fall to-night, For thou must die. Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye; Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie; My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die. Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like season'd timber, never gives; But though the whole world turn to coal, Then chiefly lives. George Herbert was a Welsh born English religious poet, orator and Anglican priest.  He was born on 3 rd  April, 1593. He is considered as a major metaphysical  poet and  mostly notable for the purity and effectiveness of his choice of words. George Herbert's poem, Virtue implies that the soul lives after the death. Death is the natural process – the cycle of life. Virtue is one of the poems in a collection o...

                 Light   ~ Francis William Bourdillion Francis William Bourdillion  was a British poet and translator. He was educated at Worcester college, Oxford. He was born on 22 March, 1852 . About poem: The poen was published in magazine 'The Spectator' in October, 1873 . Francis William Bourdillion mostly known for his poetry. The poem  has really depth of its subject matter. It shows the importance of love in life. As the poet says love is like..Light. Analysis of the poem: In the beginning of the poem, poet trIEA to say although the night has a thousand eyes(stars) and the day has one (sun) . One eye is stronger than thousand eyes because when sun is gone the people feel cold and world become dark. In the poem, there is a comparison between day and night as well as mind and heart. The mind has a thousand eyes suggest that people have various thoughts and have different perspective toward...

All My Sons  About the author:  Arthur Miller is considred as an intellectual dramatist, critic of his time believed that Miller was strong dramatist who could easily reflected the ideas and views of American society in his plays.  About the Play:  All My Sons is one of the most popular plays of Aurther Miller. It reflects the moral, social and political ideas of the society. It also reveals Miller's view on human nature in particular social context . According to Miller, 'A playwright provides answers by the questions he chooses to ask, by the exact conflicts in which he places his people.' Miller's idea on the social issues is the key of understanding the theme of the play. In this play, family relations are predominant. The play ALL MY SONS, divided into three acts and begins describing sunday morning at the back yard of the Keller home. Joe Keller, an industrialist and Dr.Jim Bayliss are talking.  Larry and Chrish are brothers. Larry Keller...

The Eagle ~ Lord Tennyson Alfred Lord Tennyson was the greatest poet of the Victorian age. He believed in God and moral values. He was born on 6 August, 1809 in England. Tennyson stood as mouth-piece or the Voice of the Victorian age. He wrote two kinds of poetry : Subjective & Objective. According to W.J.Long,  "Tennyson was not only a man and a poet. He was a voice, the voice of the people expressing their doubts and faith in melodious language." About Poem: The poem consists only six lines and divided into two stanzas. The first description is about an Eagle sitting on a mountain, while digging its talons into rock. The Eagle, a bird of prey, of strength, size, gracefulness, keen vision and power of flight, pictured as lonely the world also known for his power &strength seems rather small against its surroundings. Although the Eagle is alone and small against nature, its majestic Image is maintained by the placem...

The Daffodils The Daffodils, poem is written by William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth is a major English romantic poet who was born on 7 April, 1770 in England. William Wordsworth is Nature poet. He believes Nature as reflection of God.He spent most of his time of his life  in Nature. For him 'Nature is the best teacher.' About poem:  The poem was written in 1804 and published in 1807 . The poem Daffodils is Lyrical poem. The describes nature very beautifully and also a lovely part of the nature - Daffodils. Tue poet says that Daffodils were looking so much pleasy to him that none of the thought has power to make him unhappy.  Analysis of the Poem: In the first stanza, poet says that he is alone as cloud using the word 'lonely cloud'. He wander lonely and has no company. He shows the crowd of the Daffodils like, ten thousand -Golden Daffodils are dancing besides the lake and beneath the trees. Daffodils are fluttering and dancing wit...

The Fly   - William Blake William Blake was largely unrecognized during his life time. The poem 'The Fly' is taken from the ' Songs pf Experience' - the collection of the poems, which was published in 1794 . William Blake was born on 28 November, 1757 in England. About poem: In the first stanza, the poet revels a story of an experience in which he accidentally rushed away life of free and innocent creature -'The Fly'. Poet considers the deeper meaning of this action. Blake question's worth of human existence through the comparison between our importance and the objects.  The Fly as symbol, represents the questions like.... 1. What makes man kind so superior ? 2. How does human kind reflect upon less develop elements of the universe? As human persives thought about the death, the fly doesn't have any understanding about what death means. Therefore, The fly can live life in moment without any anxiety about the...

Khandahar Khandahar is a film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on a Bengali short story, Telenapota Abishkar (Discovering Telenapota) by Premendra Mitra. Actors:  Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah  Pankaj Kapur Annu Kapoor Sreela Majumdar The movie won India’s National film award for Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Editing. It was screened in many international film festivals and has won accolades all over the world.  From the beginning movie Khandahar  gives the real image of destruction. The destruction is personified with the character of Jamini. Sabana Azmi plays excellent role as Jamini. Her waiting, restlessness, loneliness, inside destruction, darkness shown beautifully with the ruin places.  Settings gives the grad view to the film. In the story, Unnamed narrator tells the story to us from where to where we are moving. In the movie we have three named characters, Dipu, Subhash (Photographer) and Anil. Dipu has planned to go out from ...