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Reading comprehension is all about concision and providing it simplicity in one's mind.Strategies Involved In Advance Reading ComprehensionSelf-questioning: Read the passage and start questioning yourself to understand the text in a better manner. These self-formulated questions involve the reader actively with the text.Skimming: It is a sort of cursory glance with the text in order to draw a general impression of the content of the passage. One must pay heed to the keywords in the given passage.Scanning: Glancing the passage for specific details like numerical data, proper nouns, etc, helps in a detailed evaluation.Predicting: Associating whatever prior knowledge one has ... Read More

The novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens evokes the images of early Victorian England. It is notable for its portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. Not only criminals but the cruel treatment of orphans in the mid-nineteenth century London was also being talked about. The story of Oliver Twist is a dark tale generated by vice, degradation, and terror.Portraying Various Aspects of SocietyDickens satirizes the hypocrisies of his times in it viz. child labor, the recruitment of children for crime, the depiction of working class of the poor, the working class of England, the presence of street children, the ... Read More

Shakespeare's The Tempest is full of supernatural atmosphere. The passage in which he refers most directly to Ovid is Prospero’s renunciation of magic in The Tempest. So, even Shakespeare referred to Ovid’s Metamorphoses to seek some inspiration for his play.The Tempest as a Drama of EnchantmentThe scene is an enchanted island that was first surrounded by fairy-like spirits and later by a witch Sycorax and again more lately by a devil Caliban. But Caliban too was succeeded by Prospero, a magician. The drama begins with a storm and weather faded by trees. Water spirits and elves of the brooks and ... Read More

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a popular name among all Romantic poets who were influenced by the French Revolution. He was a leader of the British Romantic movement and was born on October 21, 1772, in Devonshire, England.Literary Qualities of Samuel Taylor Coleridge1. Treatment of the supernatural: He treats the supernatural in such a manner that it becomes convincing and at the same time, in some sense, a criticism of life.2. Suspension of Disbelief: The way in which Coleridge has achieved the willing suspension of disbelief has been even explained beautifully in the book The Romantic Imagination by Bowra.3. Realism: He ... Read More

Satire is a genre of English Literature which is very much confused with irony. It has the target is on the audience in a very indirect manner.Examples of Satire from English Literature:George Orwell's Animal FarmMark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAbsolem and Achitophel by John DrydenThe Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose BierceRestoration Age as the Age of SatireRestoration age was the age of satire with John Dryden, Jonathan Swift as the major political satirists. They pointed out the follies of the then Monarch and that too through their writings. One must not forget “Absalom and Achitophel “ as the gallery of portraits ... Read More

William Shakespeare was truly the greatest of all writers. Probably competing Shakespeare’s talent would be Milton and Dante, but no one else. He is not only a poet who is remembered for his life and works, but he is the one who is remembered for only the magnanimity and grandeur of his works.The TempestShakespeare's The Tempest is full of supernatural atmosphere. There is a passage in which he refers to Ovid is Prospero’s renunciation of magic. So, even Shakespeare referred to Ovid’s Metamorphoses to seek some inspiration for his play.Who was Prosperous?Prosperous is almost an embodiment of goodness who as ... Read More

Both, Wordsworth and Coleridge were famous poets of their time, but both received praise for their own distinct writing styles.ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge is a popular name among Romantic poets who were influenced by the French Revolution. He was a leader of the British Romantic movement and was born on October 21, 1772, in Devonshire, England.Features of Coleridge’s PoetryTreatment of the Supernatural: He treats the supernatural in such a manner that it becomes convincing and at the same time, in some sense, a criticism of life.Suspension of Disbelief: The way in which Coleridge has achieved the willing suspension of disbelief has ... Read More

Victorian age is known as the richest age of English Literature. There was a rise in so many writings in terms of prose, fiction, and poetry. Out of the famous novelists, the contribution of Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens cannot be overlooked.Thomas HardyBorn in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England on June 2, 1840, Thomas Hardy was a pessimistic critic and a novelist. His inclination towards the countryside and life of Vessex was reflected in his works.The man-nature relationship remains very indifferent to the man of his writings.In fact, Hardy's tragic vision is a part of his pessimism.The role of fate is ... Read More

Fate or Providence is not merely an abstract entity governing our lives trivially. It is the course of someone's life for someone or something, seen as outside their control. It is rather the whole substance in dominating us usually. But that does not mean, a human being should forget all labor and toil to wait for what is stored for him in future.Fate Looms LargeA girl was very diligent and sincere in her studies. She always secured the first rank in her class and was prepared well to appear in her final exams the next day. But her fate was ... Read More

Kubla Khan is one of the most famous poems written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge who was a Romantic poet and became immortal after writing this unique poem.Summary of 'Kubla Khan'The speaker starts by describing the setting of Emperor Kubla Khan's palace as a "pleasure dome." He tells us about a river that runs across the land and then flows through caves into the sea. He also describes the fertile land surrounding the palace. There is a vivid description of a nearby area all covered in streams, trees, and beautiful forests. He also describes how a river leaps and smashes ... Read More