Learning Materials

A FRAGMENT Central Idea: This poem has been written by “H.W. Longfellow.” He is famous for his motivational poems. This is also one of his motivational poems. In this poem the poet is motivating the people to wake up from slumber and work hard for the success of their country and nation. Summary: This is a tiny beautiful poem with a beautiful language, written by “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” The poet is asking us to get up from slumber. He has used a very impressive language such as;             “Awake! Arise! The hour is late!   Angels are knocking at the door!   They are in haste and cannot wait.   And once departed come no more.” The poet is of the view that if we will sleep till late in the morning then we will lose our precious time. So we should get up immediately and welcome the angels because they are knocking at the door and they are in haste and can’t wait for us. If we will keep on s...

THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE Central Idea: This great poem has been written by “Henry Wotton.” This poem focuses on the man who is free from everything and who enjoys life with simple way of living. That man is happy and contented from his life. There is a beautiful message for all of us in this poem that we should obey God and we should be good with others so that we can be happy and contented with our lives. Summary: The poet “Henry Wotton” expresses his understanding of a man who is happy with his life. He is of the view that such man has born happy and has been taught to be happy in every situation. He faces the problems of life happily and confidently. He serves his own will. And his will is always to serve others. Whatever he wants to do, he does it manfully. He does not need any armor to fight for truth. His only armor is his honest thoughts. He is skilled in speaking the truth. In the next stanza, the poet says that a happy man is the master of his desires and ...

A NATION’S STRENGTH Central Idea: This tiny beautiful poem has been written by “R.W. Emerson.” In this short poem, he reveals the secret of a nation’s success. The success of a nation lies with its man power that is its people and not with gold and jewels. Summary: This is a very little poem consisting only n two stanzas. But it has a very deep message in it. The poet has revealed the secret that how we can make a nation strong. He is of the view that it’s the people of a nation not its wealth, gold, jewels and other natural resources that make it strong. The people who make their nation strong are great. They are not selfish. They work for the prosperity of the nation. They fight for truth and for the sake of honor of their nation. They believe that whatever they do publicly or individually, their actions are the representatives of the character, honor, and respect of their nation. They do not do anything that can dampen the image and reputation of their nation. To make ...