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Laburnum Top Summary

The Laburnum Top                 by Ted Hughes।                    Summary of the Poem     Initial Stillness: The poem begins by describing a laburnum tree in September, during the autumn season. The top of the tree is silent, still, and appears "death-like," with yellowing leaves and fallen seeds.                       The Goldfinch Arrives: This silence is suddenly broken by the arrival of a small goldfinch mother bird. She lands at a branch end with a sharp, "twitching chirrup," moving with the sleek, alert abruptness of a lizard.          Burst of Activity: As the bird enters the thickness of the branches where her nest is hidden, a flurry of sound and movement erupts. Her...
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Third Level

The Third Level by Jack Finney (Walter Braden renamed after his father’s death) Theme - The escapism from harsh realities of modern life because modern life is full of war, worry, fear and anxiety.The Third Level" is escapism, the human desire to flee from the stress and complications of modern life. The story also explores nostalgia for a simpler past. The  Message "The Third Level" is the human desire to escape the stress and anxieties of modern life by seeking refuge in a simpler, peaceful past . Q1.What was Sam's reaction when Charley mentioned the discovery of the third level to him? Ans. When Charley mentioned the discovery of the third level to Sam, he said it was a waking-dream wish fulfilment. Sam said Charley was unhappy of his present life, he wanted to escape this reality. Q2.Where did Charley stray when he got lost at the Grand Central? Ans. When Charley got lost, once he got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Ho...
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Memories Of Childhood Extracts

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Memories Of Childhood  Directions: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: Extract 1 The first day in the land of apples was a bitter-cold one; for the snow still covered the ground, and the trees were bare. A large bell rang for breakfast, its loud metallic voice crashing through the belfry overhead and into our sensitive ears. The annoying clatter of shoes on bare floors gave us no peace. The constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue, made a bedlam within which I was securely tied. And though my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom, all was useless. (a) The narrator of the above extract is (b) What season is being observed in the above extract? (i) Summer (ii) Rain (iii) Winter (iv) Spring (c) Where is the narrator going at the moment? (d) What does 'bedlam' mean? Extract 2 As I glanced at the long chain of tables, I caught the eyes of a paleface women upon me. Immediately | dro...
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Home Assignment Ch-4 The Rattrap

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THE RATTRAP  by Selma Lagerlof  1-From where did the peddler get Idea of world being a rattrap? 2-Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the Crofter? 3-Why was the Crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler? 4-Why did the Crofter show thirty kronor to the peddler? 5-Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the Crofter? 6-What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into rattrap? 7-Why did the peddler decline the invitation? 8-What made the peddler accept Edla Williamson's invitation? 9-When did the iron master realize his mistake? 10-Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him? 11-Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler? 12-Why did the peddler sign himself as captain von Stahle? 13-what made the peddler finally change his ways? 14- Attempt the character sketch of Crofter 15- Attempt the character sketch of the rattrap peddler. 16. Why was the peddler h...
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