Sewell Reference to Context of New Year Resolution Poem   Reference:   These lines have been taken from the poem “New Year Resolutions”, written by Elizabeth Sewell.   Context:   This poem is about the New Year resolutions and promises. Another year has lapsed. On the start of the new year, the poetess takes stock…

Tartary Poem Stanza Explanation   Stanza 1   In these lines the poet presents the picture of an imaginary kingdom “Tartary”. He considers himself the king of this empire. He says if he were the king of Tartary, he would be its sole king.   There should be no one else to share this kingdom.…

Theme of the Story The Necklace   The theme of the story is that even a small thing can change the life of a person. Chance or fate plays a very important human life. It is more powerful than human resolution. It is man’s destiny.   When we go through the story carefully, we find…

Smoke Screen One Act Play Summary   The play is a serious social comedy. Its story is a three-sided conflict. Primrose, the young heroine is a modern girl. Her mother, Lucy Aston, is a liberal lady divorced by her charming husband. Susan, her aunt, is a conservative.   Lucy does not like to interfere with…

Theme of the Story Araby   The theme of the story “Araby” is that the subjective feelings of a person and the objective world are two opposing things. There is no agreement between them. First, we do not understand this disagreement, but later we come to understand that, and we are disillusioned. Then we are…

BA English Important Questions [content_container max_width=’500′ align=’center’] 1- Breakfast Short Story Summary 2- The Tell Tale Heart Crime Scene 3- The Happy Prince Summary 4- Character Sketch of Eva 5- Theme of the Story A Conversation with my Father 6- Character Sketch of Wolf 7- The Necklace Husband Character 8- Smoke Screen Question Answers 9-…

Araby by James Joyce Summary   Araby was a sort of bazar. The writer visited it when he was a small schoolboy. His visit was a labour of love. He was asked by his beloved to visit the Araby. He was too small to be a lover, but he fell in love all the same.…

Character Sketch / Role of Swallow   The little swallow plays a very important role in the story. He acts as the agent of charity. He carries gold leaves and precious stones to the poor people who need these things. He does the noble work of rescue and relief. Being a migratory bird the swallow…

The Tell Tale Heart Summary   The tell tale heart is a tale of horror. It reflects psychology of a killer.   He kills an old man just because he does not like the old man’s vulture-like eye. The reason is not sound enough for a murder. But the murderer is not a mad man.…

Summary of Woman Work Poem   Maya Angelou, the poetess, has described the domestic routine of a housewife. The routine is mechanical, i.e. caring for the children, mending clothes, mapping floor, buying and cooking food and pressing clothes etc. It is in fact drudgery. No leisure is available to a woman. Even then she is…