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Introduction Images Coming soon Games of chance called "lucky dips" allow players to choose little prizes or presents that are wrapped in boxes at random. In the lesson "A Game of Chance, " a child called Rasheed, his uncle, and the owner of the Lucky Shop are the main characters. The discussion between the boy and the shopkeeper is presented in an engaging way in the lesson. Readers and students can figure out the boy's feelings and emotions. Summary with Explanation In Rasheed's village, a fair was held every year on the occasion of Eid. While Eid was only celebrated ... Read More

Chapter Summary Vikram Seth in his poem "The Tale of Melon City" describes Melon City and its autocracy due to the recklessness of its King. The poem is written with both "humour and irony". The poet mentions the King as the "just and placid King" who is highly concerned about his people as he decides and instructs to build an arch. Many workmen and builders started making an arch and upon finishing it the King was supposed to visit the arch. There, the King faced embarrassment as his crown fell off his head. The angry King commanded to execute the ... Read More

Chapter Summary "The Peacock", written by "Sujata Bhatt", describes the beauty and grace of the bird on its grandeur. The bird is India's national bird and the poet chooses this bird to spread positivity in everyone. The eluding nature and beauty describe that the poet is a worshiper of the beauty of India. The poet represents her love and respect for the country with the help of expressions and symbols in the poem. The poet describes the bird as a male in her poem because of his louder and sharper voice. The voice of the bird is as loud as ... Read More

Chapter Summary “The Ghat of the Only World” presents the story of the author’s friend Shahid Ali. It was presented that he was a talented poet and he provides liberty to live by embracing death with the choice of words. The poet was aware enough that he has not much time on his hand and he gives the author of the story a nostalgic experience by expressing his treasure-trove of enormous life force. The words of Shahid presents the problematic time during his presence in Kashmir as it was his birthplace. The author and Shahid had a friendship for a ... Read More

Chapter Summary William Shakespeare wrote the poem “Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds". The poet explains his notions about the eternity of true love. The poet used many literary devices to make the poem beautiful like, "marriage and minds" the repeated words with similar consonants. The “remove and remover” used in the fourth line of the poem followed the style of alteration. The poet personified "love and times" in his poem to make understand the eternal power of love. The poet used stars as the metaphor for the poem. He wants to tell that a star that ... Read More

Chapter Summary Birth is an inspirational story written by A.J. Cronin that showcases the ups and downs of a new doctor’s career and personal life. The doctor here visits an old couple’s house at a very late hour of the night. That night, the couple was expecting a baby within a few hours. The doctor waits during the labour of the mother and thinks about Barnwell and his employer Dr Page and their hurtful personal life. These thoughts pull him back to his personal life when he had an argument with his girlfriend. Andrew, the doctor, finally attends to the ... Read More

Introduction While writing it is often noticed that convey of thoughts in proper organisation of language is not an easy task. Additionally, it is equally necessary for the readers to effectively understand what the writer wants to convey. The main idea concerns the summing up of the central idea that is catered to all throughout the writing. However, in this, both the thesis statement and topic sentences play a vital role in linking up the idea that is discussed in the writing with the help of supporting sentences. Main Idea in Writings In writing, the main idea is defined as ... Read More

Chapter Summary The poem “The Kite” is written by Harry Behn and has been taken from Melody English Textbook and Honeysuckle English. The poet is just trying to persuade the readers to make kites with their friends and fly them in the blue sky. In this poem, the poet usually describes the beauty of kites. Newly-made kites look bright and beautiful when they go up in the blue sky. In the clear cloudless sky, the flying kites generally look very dipping and diving. The tails of kites generally make a sharp and cracking sound when it flies in the ... Read More

Chapter Summary The whole poem centres around the conversation between a house-hunting tenant and a landlady, who is completely disinterested in telling him about the place, rather more interested in the colour of the tenant. The tenant confesses to the landlady at the beginning of the poem itself about his skin colour as he didn’t want to waste any time after the deal about the rent is fixed. The landlady after hearing about his colour becomes silent and what the tenant feared happened. The whole conversation between the two of them is based on the colour of the speaker’s skin ... Read More

Chapter Summary Auden begins the poem by mentioning the diverse city they currently live in. Despite the vastness of the country, there is no room for refugees. The speaker and the refugees have a country to live in. They were proud of their country but they cannot live there. The writer uses the metaphor of a yew tree that prospers every spring. The narrator ponders on the aspect that the passports cannot sprout back every spring. The narrator used the term my dear to address other people. The author further pens down the harsh conditions they have to go through ... Read More