Plot in School for Scandal

Critically examine the art of plot construction in The School For Scandal. [OR] “The principle theme of The School For Scandal finally combines two subplots into one.” Illustrate. Ans. In fact, Sheridan’s primary concern in this play is to present a difference between appearance and reality. This is one of the fundamental components of a … Read more

Lotus by Toru Dutt Study Guide

Lotus by Toru Dutt summary, analysis, themes, and literary devices

Lotus by Toru Dutt Study Guide : Summary, Analysis, Themes, Literary Devices & Questions Introduction: In this poem “Lotus”, Toru Dutt writes in praise of the lotus flower and declares it the ‘queenliest flower of all’. Within the fourteen lines of this sonnet, she describes the closely fought battle between the rose and the lily … Read more

Dulce et decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Study Guide

Line-by-Line Explanations/ Summary in details 1. Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, A group of soldiers were returning back to their shelters after a prolonged war. They seemed to be like beggars under sacks. 2. Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge. The soldiers are walking improperly. Their knees were touching each other … Read more

A Chameleon by Anton Chekhov Study Guide

A CHAMELEON — ANTON CHEKHOV Ans: A red-haired policeman was striding after him with a sieve full of confiscated gooseberries in his hands. Ans: The open doors of the shops and taverns look out upon God’s world disconsolately, like hungry mouths; there is not even a beggar near them. Ans: Hryukin, was the goldsmith who … Read more

Sunderbans Inheritance by Bittu Sahgal Study Guide

SAQ (Short Answers Questions): Ans 1: This extract of Bittu Sahgal “The Sundarbans Inheritance” has been taken from his book “The Sundarbans Inheritance”. Ans 2: Here in this extract, Bittu Sahgal is urging his readers to save the depleting tiger population while we still can. Ans 3: Yellow-striped, grey-green and checkered keelbacks types of snakes … Read more

God Lives in the Panch by Munshi Premchand Study Guide

Reference to the Context 1-“The friendship was not the outcome of any sudden impulse……..or you’ll spoil him, is what he used to say.” a-Give examples from the story to show that Alagu and Juman were fast friends? Ans:Alagu and Jumman were intimate friends.They used to till their lands in common, were partners in money lending … Read more