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Travelling Through the Dark, William Stafford

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                                            Travelling Through the Dark Summary:-                The poem 'Rravelling Through the Dark' was composed by an American poet, William Stafford. This peom presents a conflict between two realities of life; feelings and emotions on the one hand; good judgement and responsibility on the other. The poem is very powerful because it does a full justice to both of the realities.      The speaker of this poem found the dead deer on Wilson River Road while travelling at night. Using his good judgement the speaker thought of removing the dead body off the road because it might cause an accident in the narrow road.         Getting down his car, he went towards the back of his car and stood by a recently killed do...

Hurried Tirp To Avoid a Bad Star, M. Lila and C. Bishop Berry

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                                Hurried Tirp To Avoid a Bad Star Summary:-             "Hurried Trip to Avoid a Bad Star"   was jointly written b two American geographers, M.Lilla and C. Bishop Barry based on the writers first hand experience of travelling on the hills of western Nepal, this essay depicts social and Economic life of Karnali region.             The writers started their trekking from Jumla to Nepalgunj after Christmas. The writers were accompanied by a group of local travelers who were carrying some local products like Hashish, medicinal herbs, hand knit sweaters and blankets to trade them in the market of Nepalgunj.             While climbing an 11,350 feet high mountain, Hari Lekh. The writers met a handsome Chhet...

Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies, W. Shakespeare

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                                          Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies Summary-     Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies is a song taken from Act I, scene two of The Tempest by 'William Shakespare'. A spirit, Ariel sings this song to the prince of Naples, Ferdinand, who mistakenly thinks that his father has drowned into the sea.   Ariel says that the father of   Ferdinand lies 30 feet below the sea. His bones have been turned into coral and eyes into pearls. Not a single part of his body faded away but has been changed radically into something rich and strange. Finally, Ariel tries to assure Ferdinand of his fathers death asking him tot listen to 'ding-dong' sound of the bell.   The poem is rich in the use of alliteration, assonance and onomatopoeia. These poetic devices add musical and magical effect to the poem. Questions   ...

Two Long- Term Problems: Too Many People, Moti Nissani

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   Two Long- Term Problems: Too Many People, Too Few Trees SUMMARY:               The essay, "Two long Term Problems Too Many People Too Few Trees" was written by an American writer Moti Nissani. In this essay the writer addresses the twin problems of over population and deforestation especially in the context of Nepal.            More than 1500 of Nobel prize winner scientists are worried about the sate of biosphere. They express their worry and concern about the future of Humanity in a document 'World Scientists Warning to Humanity' Royal Society of London and US National Academy of Sciences on the other hand state that the future of humanity will be in balance if the degradation of natural environment is halted in time.            The facts today speak something else. Human health, natural env...

The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner, W.B Yeats

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                            The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner The poem, 'The Lamentation of the old pensioner' was composed by an Irish poet and dramatis, W.B Yeasts. The speaker of this poem is a retired old man who expresses his feelings of sadness and disappointment for having the beauty and youth robbed by the tyranny of the time.      In the first stanza, the speaker compares his energetic and eventful youth his lonely, passive old age. In his youth, eh used to spend his time in the company of his friends talking about love and politics, but now he is alone and is taking shelter from rain under a broken tree.                   In the second stanza, the speaker compares himself with the young boys. The young boys are involved in usefu...