HSEB English Class 12 ( Part 1)

Summaries of:

1. THE GRANDMOTHER
2. ABOUT LOVE
3. The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner
4. Two Long-Term Problems:  Too Many People, Too Few Trees
5. Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies
6. A Hurried Trip to avoid a bad star
7. Traveling Through the Dark
8. A Story
9. The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship
10. God’s Grandeur
11. I HAVE A DREAm
12. Women’s Business
13. The Children Who Wait
14. A Child is Born

1.THE GRANDMOTHER

In this poem, “The Grandmother,” Bear concentrates on his grandmother. The poem can be read both literally and metaphorically[1]. Literally, he draws a picture of his all-loving and all-inspiring grandmother, and metaphorically, the poet tries to reflect upon the vanished[2] communities of Native American tribes in general and the Mesquaki tribe in particular. Ray Young. Bear, draws a realistic picture of his grandmother, all-loving, all-inspiring and remember

HSEB English Class 11 ( UNIT 5 & 6 Summary)

Unit 5::Identity, Gender And Ethnicity

Malini

In the play the major character Malini is the princess of Kashi, who is practicing Buddhism as taught by Buddhist monks but as the Kingdom is dominated by Hindu majority, the Brahmins demands the banishment of princess ,whom they think as a threaten to their ancient religion.

The Brahmins are lead by Kamankar who is radical Hindu. Kemankar has a friend name Supriya. Supriya is also a Brahmin but he is a liberal man and oppose the banishment of an innocent girl like Malini. When other Brahmin are drawn towards Malini fate, Kemankar tries to seek the help of the foreign soldiers to protect Hinduism. In the mean time when Kemankar is away from the state ,Supriya too is attracted by Malini's fate. Supriya helps the king to capture Kemankar ,But when Kemankar is bought to the palace he kills supriya also accepts his own death .The play ends with Malini pleading to King to forgive Kemankar.

Throughout the play Malini is the symbol of the love who wants to protect Kemankar life even though Kemankar desperately wants her banishment where as Kemankar has radical Hindu belief who even goes to the extent of Killing his own friend and accepting his own death in the name of religion. Supriya though he is a Hindu by birth but he can accept change in his religious beliefs.

HSEB English Class 11 ( UNIT 3 & 4 Summary)

Unit 3::Ecology And Environment

The Poplar Field

The poem urges us to protect nature. In the poem the poet express his personal emotion and feeling with nostalgic tone. The poet used to enjoy among the poplar trees in the past but now as the tree has been cut down the poet doesn't get any cool shade and melodious song of the wind. The wind no longer plays and sing in the leaves of poplar trees because the tree is no longer exist also the poet could no longer see the reflection of poplar trees in the water of Ouse river .Here, the tone of the poet is nostalgic.

His nostalgic tone continuous even in the second or third stanzas. Twelve year before the poet used to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the poplar field. He used to sit under the cool shade of the trees but now as the trees are laid down on the grass he sits on their logs. Once he used to hear the sweet song of the blackbirds but now they have flown away for another shelter.

The poet years are passing very quickly and one day he will have to die and lie in his grave but by then other poplar trees will not have grown in the place of the dead trees because it takes a longtime for the new trees to grow .Here the poet images himself dying and lying on his grave. He means that he has to die before another such groove of poplar trees grow in the place of the dead ones.