Shobha Singh

Bihar Board 12 class English book :Summary of “Song of Myself”.

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‘Song of Myself’ is a very nice poem written by Walt Whitman, In this poem the poet talks about himself. He enjoys himself and sings for the self.

According to the poet, every atom belongs to him, belongs to every human being. The two human beings are made of the same soil. They are born from parents and their blood is same. They take the same mind. They also breathe the same air. Nature smoothes everyone in the same way. The poet is thirty-seven years old and he is quite healthy. He feels that his good health will be continue till his death. He is above castes and creeds. He is ready at every danger in his life. He accepts that life is not bed of roses. It is full of difficulties and also happiness. He feels that life is the finest gift given by God. The poet says that everyone should think that there is nothing in life. So, we should always be happy and try to make others happy.

Thus, the poet means to say that there is no difference between the two human beings.

   Bihar Board 12 class English book : Summary of “Sweetest love I do not goe”.

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  ‘Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe’ is a love poem written by “John Donne“. In this poem the poet explain the importance of true love in human life.

The poet is going away from his beloved. She becomes very sad. The poet consoles his beloved over a temporary separation. He says that he is going away from her but not because he is tired of her or helps to find a better match for him. He is parting, because he wishes to die in jest. One day he has to die. So, before death he wants to keep himself happy. The poet assures his beloved that he will come back just as the sun comes back. He promises that he will return faster than the sun. He tells her that this parting is nothing in comparision to the final parting which comes with death. So, she should not shed tears over his departure. He further says that even if he dies, he will be present in her. So, there is no question of separation.

Thus, the poet means to say that true lovers cannot be separated even by death. They are never parted from each other.

Bihar Board 12 class English book : Summary of “My grandmother’s house”.

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‘My Grandmother’s House’ is a wonderful poem written by Kamala Das. In this poem, the poetess describes a particular house, where she spent sweet days of her childhood.

The poetess says that she lived with her grandmother in the same house during her childhood. The house belonged to her grandmother. She got love from her grandmother in that house. Everything was very good round the house. But, when her grandmother died and the speaker began to live in other place, the condition of the house became very bad. Everywhere round that house became pitiable. Bushes grew around it and snakes were moving there. The house became silent. The speaker went there to see the house. When she reached there, she got earlier love. She saw the house damaged. Everything was changed. But, still she feels pride, because she got love very much in this house. The poetess says that his grandmother’s death shocked her and she felt as if her blood became cold as the moon.

Thus, in this poem the poetess wants to tell that how she lived with her grandmother in the house, where she was too young.

Bihar Board 12 class English book :Summary of “Now the Leaves are falling fast”.

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‘Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ is a very fine poem written by W.H. Auden. In this poem the poet describes the frustration that is naturally present in human life.

Here, the poet says that now the leaves are falling fast. It means all human beings are going towards death very fast, due to diseases and other reasons. During their life span, their desires and aspirations are not fulfilled. So, they become hopeless and feel loneliness. The messengers of death are present everywhere in different form to snatch human happiness. The people who are today, will die

tomorrow. People have confined themselves. They are suffering from the sense of loneliness in which they live and die. The poet says that the starving trolls are suppressing the gentlemen and wondering in this world in search of their prey. As the gentlemen dare not to oppose them and they are silent. The shocked silence of the nightingale completes the image of death.

Thus, the poem concludes with a feeling of optimism. The poet also says that like a tree every human life to be destroyed.

Bihar Board 12 class English book : Summary of “Snake”.

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The poem ‘Snake’ has been written by an eminent English poet D.H. Lowrence. In this poem the poet describes the activities of a snake who looks so innocent.

The poet says that one night when he felt thirsty, came out to drink water. But, as soon as he came out, he saw a black cobra, which also came to drink water. The snake was looking good, silent and peaceful. It came out from a carob tree to drink water. It was moving towards the tap to drink water. To see its politeness the poet did not fear at all and he began to watch its movement. His worldly education told him that it was a poisonous snake and he must kill it. But, he is fascinated by its beauty and stood silently. He did not want to kill it. After some time he became afraid of the snake and decided to hit it and hit the snake with a stick, when it was moving into a hole after quenching its thirst. But, anyhow it entered the hole and the poet began to regret after hitting the innocent snake.

Thus, the poet has commented an modern men and their ideologies. He asserts us to love all the creatures of the world made by God.