SRR Govt.Arts& Science College Karimnagar Satavahana University Karimnagar- I year English Semester-1 Unit 1.- 2020-21 onwards englishlanguage-lit.blogspot.com R.K.Narayan is one of the greatest Indian English novelists.His subtle irony, gentle humour, indianness and lucid narrative style captivate the readers. He was honoured with Sahithya Akademi award in the year 196o for the novel ‘The Guide’ RK.Narayan’s short story ‘ A Snake in the Grass’ is centered around a Cobra which had entered a bungalow on a sunny afternoon. Upon hearing the news of cobra’s entry into the compound, the family members consisting of the mother and four sons in a great agitation, wakes up their old lazy servant Dasa. Dasa tries to dismiss the matter but the family rebukes him to search for the snake in the bushes. Dasa cleverly counters them for not providing grass cutter for months. While all are busy in cutting bushes and creepers to find the snake, the college boy...
Om namo bagavathe sri vasudevaya 🙏 Thy golden Light came down into my brain And the grey rooms of mind sun-touched became A bright reply to Wisdom's occult plane, A calm illumination and a flame. Thy golden Light came down into my throat, And all my speech is now a tune divine, A paean-song of Thee my single note; My words are drunk with the immortal's wine. Thy golden Light came down into my heart Smiting my life with Thy eternity; Now has it grown a temple where Thou art And all its passions point towards only Thee. Thy golden Light came down into my feet, My earth is now Thy playfield and Thy seat . The Golden light is a sonnet ( 14 lines)written in the style of Shakespearean sonnet containing three quartains and one couplet. Rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg. The repetition of Thy at the beginning of every stanza is Anaphora, a figure of speech. The Poet reveals his intense spiritual experience and enlightenment.Golden light is the symbol of div...
an Chronicle had an article about the libraries of Osmania University. Few people can resist flattery . The words in green refer to the names of persons, places, things, actions and concepts. These are called naming words, or more specifically, nouns. A noun answers the question, 'Who is It" or "What is it?" TYPES OF NOUNS Nouns may be classified in many different ways. In this unit, we will look at two ways of categorising them: as proper and common nouns, and as countable and uncountable nouns. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing. They are always written with # capital letter. For example, Manmohan, Sri Lanka, Osmania University, Nobel Prize, Deccan Chronicle, Taj Mahal, Mars, Kannada, Holi. Common nouns are all other nouns that are not categorised as proper nouns. They may refer to concrete objects, abstract ideas or actions. For example, person, country, institution. award, newspaper, mausoleum, planet, festival, independence, f...
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