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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Summary. The poem begins by introducing the Ancient Mariner, who, with his “glittering eye,” stops a Wedding Guest from attending a nearby wedding celebration. The Mariner stops the young man to tell him the story of a ship, providing no introduction but simply beginning his tale. Please refer The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Summary for more revision notes.
The poet meets a person who has been to an ancient place in the deserts, Egypt. He tells the poet about the ruined statue of the great powerful king, Ozymandias. It had been destroyed with the passage of time. There were only the two legs which stood on a platform and the upper part of the body was nowhere to be seen. Please refer Ozymandias Summary for more revision notes.
In this poem, a mirror describes its existence and its owner, who grows older as the mirror watches. The mirror first describes itself as “silver and exact.” It forms no judgments, instead merely swallowing what it sees and reflecting that image back without any alteration. Please refer Mirror Summary for more revision notes.
Not Marble Nor the Gilded Monuments – Background and Summary of the poem – CBSE Class 10 (The royal men build statues and monuments so that they become immortal and are remembered by the future generations). The poet’s beloved soldier referred to as ‘you’ shall be remembered through this powerful poetry. Please refer Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments Summary for more revision notes.
The The Frog and the Nightingale Summary. The Summary of the Poem The Frog and The Nightingale is given below: In the Bingle bog, under a sumac tree a frog sang in its unpleasant voice. All the creatures in the bog hated its harsh sound.
Study Material of Virtually True (Summary, Character Sketch and Word Meanings) The story starts with a boy named Michael who reads an article in the newspaper about a “Miracle Recovery.” A boy whose condition was critical but stable had been recovered from coma. Please refer Virtually True Summary for more revision notes.
One morning Nishikanto Ghosh visited Patol Babuand told him that his brother-in-law Naresh Dutt who worked in film business needed a short, bald-headed man around fifty years of age for his film. He suggested Patol’s name to him. Patol accepted the offer of the role of a pedestrian. Please refer Patol Babu, Film Star Summary for more revision notes.
A Shady Plot Summary. This story is about a writer who writes ghost stories. He is assisted by a ghost; named Helen. Helen is a member of “Writer’s Inspiration Bureau” which helps those writers who do not have any idea for stories.
Coachman Ali is very old and sick and has been regularly visiting the post office for the last five years. Unfavourable weather and failing health don’t deter him. He religiously visits the post office every day in the hope of receiving a letter from his daughter Miriam, his only child, who had got married to a soldier and left him.
Getting a letter from Miriam becomes the most important mission for him and every day Ali is the first one to arrive and the last one to leave, but no letter ever comes for him. Everyday he goes back dejected and empty-handed. Everyone at the post office considers him mad and derives pleasure in tormenting him. Please refer The Letter Summary for more revision notes.
Study Material of Mrs. Packletide’s tiger (Summary, Character Sketch and Word Meanings) Mrs. Packletide: She was a vain individual whose main aim in life was to outshine her neighbor Loona Bimberton. When she came to know that Loona Bimberton had recently been carried eleven miles in an airplane by an Algerian aviator. Please refer Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger Summary for more revision notes.
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