English Logique

POEM: Somebody's Mother  POET: Mary Dow Brine (American poet and author) Genre :Narrative Poetry / Moral Verse Poetic Form: Rhyming Stanzas (predominantly AABB  rhyming schemes) Learning Objectives: 1. Literary: Identify rhyme scheme, rhythm, and imagery. 2. Cognitive: Understand empathy, compassion, and intergenerational respect. 3. Social-Emotional: Recognize the social responsibility to help vulnerable individuals. 1. Central idea The poem tells the story of an elderly woman who is unable to cross a slippery, busy street safely. Although many people pass her without helping, a schoolboy notices her difficulty and offers his arm. He helps her cross safely. When his friends wonder about his action, the boy explains that she is “somebody's mother.” He thinks that his own mother might someday become old and need help when he is far away. That night, the woman prays for the boy, calling him “somebody's son, and pride and joy.”  The poem therefore presents kindness, empathy,...

  A TALE OF VALOUR: MAJOR SOMNATH SHARMA AND THE BATTLE OF BADGAM 1. About the Chapter “A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam” is a prose lesson. It recounts Major Somnath Sharma's courage and leadership during the Battle of Badgam on 3 November 1947, during the early India-Pakistan conflict over Jammu and Kashmir. NCERT presents the episode as a story of courage, sacrifice, commitment to one's men and devotion to the nation.  The chapter explains how D Company of the 4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment, consisting of about 90 soldiers, faced approximately 500 invaders at Badgam and delayed their advance towards Srinagar.  2. Major Somnath Sharma — Biographical Details Detail Full name      Major Somnath Sharma Date of birth      31 January 1923 Place of birth      Dadh, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh Father      Major General Amarnath Sharma Army      Indian Army Commission...

POEMS  1.    MAPS 2.    BREAK  BREAK  BREAK  3.    WHEN GREAT TREES FALL  4.    THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS 5.    HAUNTED HOUSES 6.    BHARAT OUR LAND 7.    I CANNOT REMEMBER MY MOTHER 8.    CANVAS OF SOIL 9.    GIFTS OF GRACE: HONOURING OUR VOCATIONS 10.   BHARAT OUR LAND 11.   FROG AND THE NIGHTINGALE 12.   NOT MARBLE, NOR THE GILDED MONUMENTS 13.   THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER 14.   OZYMANDIAS 15.   THE SOLITARY REAPER 16.  A CONCRETE EXAMPLE 17.   MACAVITY: THE MYSTERY CAT 18.   TRY AGAIN 19.   A FUNNY MAN 20.  THE BROOK 21.  DAFFODILS 22.    COUNT THAT DAY LOST 23.  THE FLOWER SCHOOL 24.  THE COROMANDEL FISHERS 25.  THE HEART OF THE TREE 26.  SOMEBODY'S MOTHER LITERARY GENRES (PROSE, STORY,PLAY) 1.    TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA-P...

  POEM:-BREAK, BREAK, BREAK  POET:- Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1. About the Poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) was a major English poet of the Victorian period. He was one of the most popular and well-loved mid 19th century poets of England. He served as Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death. His poems cover a wide range of themes and are known for their rich, descriptive imagery and lyrical quality. His poetry frequently deals with: grief and loss love and memory death and mortality nature the passage of time human emotions Tennyson's close friend Arthur Henry Hallam died suddenly in 1833. Hallam's death had a profound effect on Tennyson and inspired a number of his poems, including Break, Break, Break and, most extensively, In Memoriam A.H.H. 2. Background and Context Break, Break, Break is a short poem expressing intense grief over the loss of a person who was deeply important to the speaker. the poem was “in memory of” Arthur Hallam. The poem presents the speaker standing...