The Cosmic Conundrum

PC: Poetry Foundation Aunt Jennifer’s tigers   prance   across a screen, Bright   topaz   denizens   of a world of green.   They do not fear the men beneath the tree;   They pace in   sleek   chivalric   certainty. Prance: leap and dance   Topaz: yellow and golden precious stone Denizen: a citizen Pace: walk at a steady speed Sleek: smooth Chivalry: the code of conduct followed by medieval knights (soldiers). Chivalry includes grace, honour, kindness, respect toward others etc. Aunt Jennifer as described by the speaker is busy sewing a forest scene on a sheet of cloth. Her needle work is definitely neat and clear as the scenery she was stitching depicted the following: 1.    Tigers leaping (prancing, jumping) around. 2.    They were golden-coloured (topaz) and shining (means a sunny day in which their yellowish-golden fur glistened) 3.    The bright colours of the tigers...

If a writer like Thomas Hardy wrote a book with a title like “Far from the Madding Crowd,” then he must have really thought it through. The need to get away as far as possible from the humdrum lives we live today simmers under the surface of each one of us. And you do a disservice to yourself by not addressing it. Private vacations are as vital to our existence now as they ever were. Their importance will never fade however far humanity may have come from the horse and buggy days when life was apparently much simpler. Travel for Pleasure Each morning we wake up, a routine that moves at a snail’s pace stares at us right in the face. The same coffee-office-coffee-home cycle is a vicious one. Work takes over each aspect of our lives so much so that we start living around it, making our life decisions to accommodate it. Your cubicle where you create your own space, trying to meet the overwhelming demands of professional and personal lives, is a desperate attempt to carve o...

John Keats, PC: Poetry Foundation A Thing of Beauty                                            John Keats A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness; but will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Metaphor :  Bower Keats describes what things with beauty are. ·          Before you start the poem remember the poet MOST DEFINITELY is not talking about human beauty. ·          A beautiful thing ( we are not clear right now what these things are; he will tell about them later ) gives happiness to all. ·          This happiness is never ending. Why? Because according to Keats anything which has beauty never becom...