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An Analysis of H. W. Longfellow’s Daybreak: Fundamental Human Relationships with Nature and Their Consequences

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'D aybreak' taken from Birds of Passage , a collection of his poems by H.W. Longfellow is basically a nature poem lyrical in tone. The activity of sea wind blowing cheerfully, making the components of the environment respond to its flow at dawn is described in the poem. Keeping in mind the flow of the wind, the poet applies a breezy style to the poem . Longfellow has personified the sea wind and presented the poem in form of a dialogue. H. W. Longfellow ’s poem 'Daybreak’ seems to focus on why nature is blessed, but in fact the process by which the Day break s into dawn turns out to be bait to lure the reader into a poem that is actually about fundamental human relationships wit h nature and their consequences. At dawn, the sea wind, which can also be interpreted and personified as a source of joy and freshness that it keeps spreading around itself started to blow with the message of awakening to other agents of nature and also in human world. Before

Mansions of ‘Quality’ in School Education : English Language Situation in India

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  Introduction: India, with its diverse linguistic landscape, faces numerous challenges in its educational sector, particularly in the teaching and learning of the English language. As a former British colony, English continues to be a prominent language in various aspects of Indian society, including education, business, and administration. The significance of English has led to the emergence of various 'Mansions of Quality' in school education, where different approaches to English language teaching coexist, aiming to meet the needs of diverse learners. This article delves into the current state of English language education in India, exploring the challenges, approaches, and efforts to ensure quality education for all. E nglish is needed as a supporting languages—the discussion about language teaching would remain incomplete if another thing remains uncluttered , i.e. learning of another language apart from mother language. Nowadays, another supporting language is taught

An Introduction to Linguistics and Applied Linguistics: A, B, C

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G . H. Lewes in The Study of Psychology says, “Just as birds have wings, man has language. The wings give the bird its peculiar attitude for aerial locomotion. Language enables man’s intelligence and passions of acquire their peculiar characters of intellect and sentiment.” Whatever else people do when they come together—whether they play, flight, make automobiles, or makes love—they talk. We live in world of languages; we talk to our parents, friends, family- , friends, relatives, our teachers and our neighbours. We talk to ' rickshaw-pullers, strangers, bus drivers, co-passengers in trains. To talk face to face and over telephone and everyone responds with more talk. Television, radio and internet chat in computer further swell this torrent of Words. We talk to our pets and sometimes to ourselves. We are the only animal to do so—that talks or uses words appropriately. Language is a basic human activity. But ‘What is language?’ According to Henry Sweet, ‘Language is the expr

Impression of the Traveler in Walter De La Mare’s “The Listeners”

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T he traveler in Walter De La Mare’s The Listeners has been presented as a representative from the world of men, who has come to the abode of spirits. But instead of giving full details about him, the poet has drawn him simply with a few suggestive touches, so that there is a lot of vagueness about this nocturnal traveler. He has undertaken a somewhat challenging journey to a lonely house in the midst of a forest at the dead of night, to keep his promise. This indicates that he is a man of word, who knows how to honour an appointment, and that he is a courageous and dauntless sort of person, not at all afraid of meeting unearthly creatures at unearthly hours, at a place far away from human habitation.

The Theme of ‘Freedom’ and ‘Providence’ in William Shakespeare's ‘The Tempest’

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T he Tempest which is certainly much more than spectacle or story of a magician’s supernatural dominance over human beings and spirits is one of the greatest plays of William Shakespeare . It has considerable suspense. The conflict that makes drama can be seen in Prospero, and its resolution comes, not so much of physical, as of moral and mental suffering. The two functions of the rational soul, speculative and, ratical, at last fuse. The former has prepared ‘the mynde and (made) it apt to receive virtue’ the latter wills and acts virtuously. ‘Degree’ is preserved: reason, the distinctive attribute of man, triumphs over passion. When Ariel, who locks human sympathy but who recognizes suffering when he sees it, reports the sorrowful plight of Gonzalo, and the penitence and grief of Alonso, the ‘enemy...inveterate’, Prospero meets the challenge.” Prospero has achieved virtue, and the virtue seems to be magnanimity. ‘the wonderful effects’ of which, ‘appears principally in three po

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