The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet key point

France was defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Orders from Berlin came to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. It suddenly lifted the spirit of patriotism and a love for their language in every heart. An atmosphere of regret...

A Thing of Beauty by John Keats key points

Beautiful things are a source of eternal joy; provide mental peace; uplift our glooming souls; provide hope, contentment and comfort. A beautiful thing never moves into emptiness. It has a long standing impression, not subject to time. We experience the divine...

Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda

Counting up to twelve and keeping still will help us achieve perfect silence, which will give us time to think, to introspect, evaluate out actions and act more responsibly. The moments of silence would be exotic. Man would get an opportunity to realise how he is...

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich

Aunt Jennifer’s tigers are brightly coloured dwellers of green forests. They are sure of the power and strength they possess. They are proud, confident, powerful and have no fear of men. They move with dignity, honour and confidence in an elegant manner. Aunt Jennifer...

My Mother At Sixty-Six by Kamala Das

The poet, Kamala Das is driving from her parent’s home to the airport at Cochin. Her mother, sitting beside her, is dozing with her mouth open. Her mother is very old. She is inactive, cold and lifeless at the age of sixty six. The poet feels the pain and ache of...

A THING OF BEAUTY By JOHN KEATS

GIST OF THE LESSON  The Poet, John Keats says that beautiful things will never become ‘nothing’ as they will continue to hold us in their spell and sooth our soul. Every beautiful thing is like a band that ties us to this earth as it makes us want to live and enjoy...