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

Chapter Summary Ode to a Nightingale was written by Keats when he was in an uncomfortable condition of drowsiness. The poet becomes envious of the happiness of the bird and he here longed for a drought of wine. He thought the wine can take him out of himself as well as help him to join with the existence of the bird. Keats was aware of the pain and sorrow of life, aware of the death of young ones, and the sufferings of the old and that were the reason he wants some wine to get rid of the painful ... Read More

Chapter Summary The poet begins the poem with an incident where his father has informed his tenants to vacate their house so they could proceed with the course of demotion. All of the houses except for the ones where the poet resides and a banyan tree that was considered pious by his grandmother were struck down. The trees were also chopped down in the process. Several of the trees there were considered sacred once and had medicinal values were also uprooted and chopped away. The banyan tree, however, posed a problem since it was enormous and strong roots. The ... Read More

Chapter Summary Ajamil and the Tigers is a satiric fable and in this poem, the animals are presented in a form of characters. Fable is considered to be included both the characters of animals as well as mythical. In this form, the animals have given verbal communication and the story with a moral lesson. The present poem describes the story of how Ajamil as well as King of tigers make an agreement. Ajamil is a shepherd here and his sheep are guarded by a trustworthy sheepdog. The effect of this matter is that the tigers are not able ... Read More

Chapter Summary “For Elkana” is a poem about the lifestyle of the ordinary people of India. This poem was composed by one of the most popular contemporary writers in India Nissim Ezekiel. This poem is written in a simple and picturesque manner which is highly engaging to a reader of any age group. This poem is about a nuclear family of three people, that is, a husband, a wife and their beloved son. The poem begins on a scenic note of an evening in April and everybody sat down in silence till the narrator’s wife brought up the topic of ... Read More

Introduction The section “The Wonderful Words" is an 18-line poem by Mary O'Neill in which the poet discusses the significance of words in society. Additionally, he extols the virtues of the English language and encourages the readers to study it so that we may express ourselves. He concludes by saying that as words are the food and dress of our thoughts, we should utilise them beautifully while expressing them. Images Coming soon Explanation THE WONDERFUL WORDS Never let a thought shrivel and die For want of a way to say it For English is a wonderful game And all ... Read More

Introduction This tutorial presents a summary of the poem from the textbook of Class 7 English Honeycomb written by Lois Brandt Phillips named 'Meadow Surprises'. We have also given a detailed account of the poem by explaining every stanza separately and the meaning of difficult words. We have also covered a brief description of the author and Through this tutorial, students will be able to get a clear concept of the poem and will also get help with their assessment. Images Coming soon Synopsis of the “Meadow Surprises” The poem depicts the wonderful setting of a meadow where the ... Read More

Introduction In this tutorial, we have given an account of the poem “Tree” that includes a summary, a detailed explanation of each stanza, and FAQs from the text. Through these notes, students can gain more knowledge of the chapter and prepare themselves for the examination through answers added in the tutorial. Synopsis of the “Trees” The poem is written by Shirley Bauer based on the theme of nature. The poet's focus in the entire poem is trees that allow humans to enjoy the time of their lives under their shade. The poem indicates how trees play an important ... Read More