English Literature Notes

                              DAYBREAK                        H.W Longfellow 1) How is the wind personified in H.W.Longfellow's 'Daybreak'? Or How does the wind inspire different objects to welcome the daybreak? Or Discuss about the different activities of the wind in the poem Daybreak. In the poem Daybreak, H.W Longfellow has attributed personality to the wind. He presents the wind as a living entity here. It is the messenger of the morning and the guide of responsibility and accountability. Here the wind rises from the sea and tells the fog to make room for it. The wind calls on the forest to open its dormant leaves. It touches the wings of the birds of the forest and inspires them to sing. It whispers to the field and requests to accept the new one.  So we can conclude that  everything in nature seems to be greeted by the wind on its way to a new light. Daybreak has opened up new horizons of new possibilities 2."It crossed the churchyard with sigh And said, Not yet!

                      STRONG ROOTS                                       Dr. APJ. ABDUL KALAM 1. "I would say mine was a very secure childhood"- Why does Kalam consider his childhood to be materially and emotionally secure? In his autobiographical excerpt, ' Strong Roots' Abdul Kalam illustrates his birth and genealogy. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the fifth of seven children of Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma. Although his parents were tall and handsome, Kalam was a very ordinary looking boy. His mother's ancestor was awarded the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.They lived in a pucca house on Mosque Street in Rameshwaram. His father kept himself away from comforts.Yet he did not compromise with his children on food, clothing and medicine. Kalam's mother was very careful about his diet and served rice, sambar, pickles, chutney etc.  Thus, we may conclude that Kalam's childhood was very safe from both earthly and emotionally. 2. Write a note on Kalam's

SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S DAY        William Shakespeare  1. How does Shakespeare immortalize his friend's beauty? Or ".. and this gives life to thee.".... Discuss.  Shakespeare's sonnet begins with a question which is--"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"  The poet feels that it is useless to compare his friend's beauty to a summer's day. His friend's beauty is even more fascinating and enduring. The flower buds that bloom in May are moved by strong winds.  " Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May" Sometimes the sunrays of summer fades. The beauty of every beautiful thing is gradually destroyed by the laws of nature. So the poet says--- " And every fair from fair sometime declines',   By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed. " But the beauty of the poet's friend is eternal here. The poet firmly believes that these eternal lines of his sonnet immortalise the beauty of his frien