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Class XI English VALUE POINTS OF THE CHAPTER/Summary of the chapter Chapter - 2We’re Not afraid to Die — If We Can All Be TogetherBy Gordon Cook and Alan East The story, ‘We’re Not afraid to Die—if We Can All Be Together” is a story of extremecourage and skill...

key point  The tale of custard the dragon is a ballad. It is a humorous poem about a cowardly dragon named custard.  Custard is a pet of Belinda, a little girl who lives in a little white house with her pets.  She had a black kitten named ink, a grey mouse named...

key point The poet praises animals for being better than human beings and for possessing all such qualities that humans lack or have forgotten. He has described his will to become an animal because he thinks animals are far better than human beings.  Human beings...

key point  This poem depicts the state of a little girl’s mind who is constantly instructed about do’s and don’ts by her elders. She is told not to hunch her shoulders and to sit up straight. She is told to finish her homework and tidy her room. She is forbidden...

key point  The poet has described the grief of a boy who lost his ball and sensed that worldly possessions can't be there forever. You need to learn the epistemology of loss.  Even after losing your most priced possessions you have to learn to stand up, to be...

key point  The poet has depicted the mental condition of a caged tiger and compared the life of a tiger in the zoo and in its Natural Habitat. The tiger is enraged and stalked inside the cage.  The tiger gets fed up of visitors during the day and the noise of...

key point  The poet felt that the world of ours would come to an end, but he was not sure how.  He came to the conclusion on the basis of what people said regarding the ending of the world.  Two highly contrasting but powerful elements of nature-fire and ice would...

key point  On a winter day the poet was standing under the snow covered hemlock tree which is poisonous.  A crow sat and shook the branch of the tree and the dust of snow fell on the poet.  However, this simple small beautiful act of nature had a very comforting...

KEY POINT  This lesson tells about the life of Gautam Buddha, who was born in a royal family as Siddhartha.  Once he saw a funeral procession and monk begging for the alms.  These sights moved him a lot and he decided to become a monk and started moving in search...