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Poet Ted Hughes was a British poet. He was born on 17 August 1930 in Yorkshire in England. According to the critics, he is the best poet of his generation and one of the greatest writers of the 20 th century. He was married to American poet Sylvia Plath from 1956 until 1963. His last poetic work Birthday Letters (1998) dealt with their relationship. His first collection The Hawk in the Rain (1957) was highly acclaimed. However, probably Crow (1970) was his most significant work. Hughes’s early poetic works dealt with the nature and savagery of animals. He served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1956 until his death in 1998 The Laburnum Top Ted Hughes                  The Laburnum top is silent, quite still In the afternoon yellow September sunlight, A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen. Till the goldfinch comes, with a twitching chirrup A suddenness, a startlement, at a branch end. Then sleek as a lizar...

A Thing of Beauty JOHN KEATS   About the poet JOHN KEATS   FATHER’S NAME: THOMAS KEATS, a livery stable keeper MOTHER’S NAME: Frances Keats Born:31 October 1795,Moorgate, London, England Died:23 February 1821 (aged 25),Rome, Papal State, Cause of death: Tuberculosis ( his brother , Tom and mother also died of tuberculosis) Alma mater: Clarke School, Enfield,King's College London Literary movement: Romanticism Relatives:George Keats (brother) Endymion : According to Greek mythology , Endymion was the shepherd son of Aethlius. He was a beautiful young man. He loved Selene, Moon goddess, often known as Diana. He lived on Mount Latmos.  He had a vision of Cynthia,( Selene) the moon goddess. He was so enamoured with her that he decided to seek her through the forest or even under sea. A Thing of Beauty A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingness; but will keep A bower qu...

The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement ’ s Role PART FOUR The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role       Nani Palkhivala Understanding the text 1. Locate the lines in the text that support the title ‘The Ailing Planet’. Ans. The following lines support the title, ‘The Ailing Planet’. 1.               The earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health. 2. “Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and ailing   environment?”      3. A three-year study using satellites and aerial photography      conducted by the United Nations, warns that the environment      has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight      countries investigated.      4. It has its own metabolic    needs and vit...