In the street of fruit stalls Explanation Poem
May 18, 2019
This is the explanation with reference to the context of the poem In the street of fruit stalls written by Jan Stallworthy. 1st of all let me give you the paraphrasing of this poem.

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In the street of fruit stalls Poem Paraphrasing

It is evening. The due is falling in the dark night. There is a street of fruit stalls where fruits are piled up in pyramid form. They exhibit hot, red and golden colours. They look like bombs in the dim light of the lantern. The poor children come to buy fruit with a coin in their pockets. They look at the melon, guava, and other fruits. Their mouth waters. They pick up the fruit and break it open. They enjoy the juice which makes their mouth, cheeks, fingers, and chin wet. They enjoy the fruit forgetting all about their surroundings. 

In the street of Fruit stalls Poem Explanation

Reference

These lines have been taken from the poem In the Street of fruit stalls written by Jan Stallworthy.

Context

This is a symbolic poem. The poet has expressed his idea in a fantastic way. In this miserable life, under the constant danger of the enemy, the people can still enjoy life if they want. The wants to tell us that real prosperity and peace can prevail by giving pleasure to the people. The children are happier than grown-ups because they have little understanding of the world and economics. They have little to spend but they fully enjoy it.

Explanation of Stanza 1

In this stanza, the poet describes the scene in the street of fruit stalls. He says that it is evening and the darkness is prevailing slowly. The dew drops fall gently making it a bit chill. The street is full of stalls of various fruits like melon, guava, and mandarin. The sellers have piled the fruit in a pyramid shape. The round fruit looks like cannonballs. The fruit reflects red-hot, gold-hot color in the light of the lantern.

Stanza 2 explanation


In this stanza, the poet says that the children enter the orbit of the lantern. They have a coin to spend. They are looking for their favorite fruits. They look at the fruits like melon, guava, and mandarin. The fruit looks like moon packed in a rind. It looks like the sun with odd skin. The poet has described the fruit in a way to make the poem rhymic.

Stanza 3 explanation

In this stanza, the poet describes the scene how children enjoy the fruit forgetting all the miseries around. The poor children could not afford a sufficient quantity of fruit as they had only a coin. They get little fruit with a coin. Yet, they are contented with it. They break the fruit and the juice comes out. They enjoy the fruit and the juice sticks to their fingers, cheek, nose, and chin. The children are fully absorbed in their enjoyment of fruit forgetting the darkness around. The poet is watching them standing in the dark. 

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Explanation of Poem O Where are you going
May 17, 2019
1st year English Book III poem O Where are you going explanation is explained here with reference to the context. The poem is written by W.H Auden. The explanation of all the stanzas of the poem is given below.

O where are you going Poem explanation

This poem is a conversation between two unreal persons personified as reader and rider.

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Reference

These lines have been taken from the poem O Where are You going Written by W. H. Auden.

Context

In this poem, the poet has skillfully created a scene and dialogue between two imaginary persons. The poet has used various situations where these two imaginary characters talk to each other. One is the symbol of hope and courage and the other represents frustration and negativity. Through this poem, the poet tells us that the way to success is not clear and easy. We need courage and determination to cover this distance.

Stanza 1 Explanation

stanza 1 explanation
This stanza is a dialogue between reader and rider, the two imaginary persons. The reader asks the rider where he is going. He tells him not to go there. He says that that valley is very dangerous. The furnaces burn there. There are heaps of dung and rubbish which gives poisonous odor. That bad smell will madden him and he will lose his senses. The reader tries to stop the rider by all means. He tells him that the gap in the ground is a grave where he will be buried forever. As the reader is the symbol of negativity and discouragement, his role is to stop everyone who is moving towards one's destination.

Stanza 2 Explanation

Stanza 2 explanation
In this stanza fearer tries to frighten the farer. He tells him that soon there will be evening. He will not be able to cover the distance and he will have to face strange darkness. The fearer is here the symbol of fear and discouragement. He tells the rider that something is missing in his posture. He tells him that there is a difficult path to be crossed ahead. His footsteps will tremble and he may fell down. The farer listens to his talk and keeps on.

Stanza 3 explanation

O where are you going poem explanation
In this stanza, the poet has again used two imaginary characters, the horror, and the hearer. The horror represents the pessimist people we come across in our everyday life while hearer represents a courageous and determined person who is ready to challenge the difficulties of life. The horror tries to scare the hearer by telling him about various suspicious things like bird, a shape in the twisted trees, a strange figure following him rapidly, and the spot on his skin. He tries his best to distract the hearer by telling about inauspicious things.

Stanza 4 explanation

stanza 4 explanation

This is the last stanza of the poem. The poet has described symbolic characters talking to each other in this poem. Now in this last stanza, the poet has expressed the reaction of all three imaginary persons, the rider, farer, and hearer towards what reader, fearer and horror had said to them respectively. The rider said that he is going out of this house. the Farer said to the fearer that his footsteps can never be moved if he does not try. Hearer said to the horror that all those inauspicious things were looking for him. They left them there and went to there destinations.

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Loveliest of tree the cherry now Poem explanation
May 15, 2019
I have explained all stanzas of the poem loveliest of trees the cherry now written by A.E Housman. Three are three stanzas in this poem and I have explained all stanzas with reference to the context.

Loveliest of tree the cherry now Poem 

This is a beautiful poem by A.E Housman. The poet narrates the beauty of the cherry tree in this poem.

Explanation with reference to the context

Reference

These lines have been taken from the poem 'Lovelies to trees the cherry now' written by A.E Housman.

Context:

This poem is about the cherry tree which is standing in a woodland. The tree is looking magnificent all covered up with snow. It looks as if it is wearing easter dress. Life is too short to see the beauty of nature. The poet wishes to see the beauty of the cherry tree every time he gets the chance during the rest of his life.

Explanation of Stanza 1

lovelies of trees the cherry now stanza 1 explanation

In this stanza, the poet says that the cherry tree is the most beautiful of all trees in the forest. He says that the cherry tree is in full bloom covering flowering all around. Its branches are loaded with bloom and they have bent down with a load of bloom. The cherry tree is standing along a path in the forest and now it is covered with white snow. The snow has covered its branches and it is totally white. It looks as if it was wearing an Easter dress. 

The poet has used colorful and sensational words to describe the beauty of the cherry tree.

Explanation of stanza 2

loveliest of trees the cherry now stanza 2 explanation

In this stanza, the poet says that he has been granted with 70 years of age. From seventy years, twenty years will never come back as he has already lived this period of his life. Now he has left with only fifty years with him to be spent. So, he has only 50 years left to enjoy the beauty of the cherry tree.

Explanation of stanza 3


In this stanza, the poet calculates his leftover life and analyze it whether is enough to enjoy the beauty of nature and wild trees. He says that fifty years is not enough to enjoy the things in bloom. The poet is determined that he will go to the woodlands to see the cherry tree hung with snow. 

In this stanza, the poet expresses that life is too short and nature is too broad and beautiful. We are unable to have a look at all the beautiful objects of nature in this short span of life.

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1st year English MCQs Objective Solved Notes
May 15, 2019
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2nd year sociology (imraniat) guess 2019
May 14, 2019
Below is the guess paper of 2nd year sociology 2019. This guess paper insluded important short questions and long questions of imraniat for 2nd year.

2nd year sociology guess paper 2019

I have carefully composed the following guess paper of sociology (imraniat) for 2nd year which included the following important short questions and long questions fr 2019.

2nd year sociology important short questions


اہم مختصر سوالات

1۔ نسل کی تعریف کریں۔
2۔ ثقافت کی تعریف کریں۔
3۔ دراوڑوں کے جسمانی خدوخال تحریر کریں۔
4۔ قوم کی تعریف کریں۔
5۔ دراوڑوں نے کونسے دو شہر آباد کیے؟
6۔ لفظ ہڑپہ کے کیا معنی ہیں؟
7۔ آریاؤں کا خاندانی نظام بیان کریں۔
8۔ برِ صغیر کی ثقافت پر آریاؤں کی ثقافت کے تین اثرات لکھیں۔
9۔ مغلوں کے دور کی چار عمارتوں کے نام لکھیں۔
10۔ منگولوں کے جسمانی خدوخال تحریر کریں۔
11۔ برصغیر کے لوگوں نے یونانیوں سے کیا سبق سیکھا؟
12۔ نظریہ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
13۔ قومی یکجہتی سے کیا مراد ہے؟
14۔ آریاؤں کی چار ذاتوں کے نام لکھیں۔
15۔ اسلامی ثقافت کی دو خصوصیات لکھیں۔
16۔ رنگت کے لحاظ سے نسل کی اقسام تحریر کریں۔
17۔ دو قومی نظریہ کی تعریف کریں۔
18۔ وادی سندھ کی تہذیب سے م کیا مراد ہے؟
19۔ آریاؤں کے سیاسی نظام کے بارے میں لکھیں۔
20۔ برصغیر میں اسلام پھیلانے والے چار اولیاء کرام کے نام لکھیں۔
21۔ دراوڑوں کے زوال کے اسباب لکھیں۔
22۔ آریہ معاشرہ میں بیوہ عورت کا کیا مقام تھا؟
23۔ معاشرہ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
24۔ رگ وید کا تعارف لکھیں۔
25۔ ذیلی ثقافت کی تعریف کریں۔
26۔ ثقافتی اختلافات سے کیا مراد ہے؟
27۔ جرگہ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
28۔ چک یا گاؤں کی تعریف کریں۔
29۔ سندھ کی دو لوک داستانوں کے نام لکھیں۔
30۔ پنجاب کے چار صنعتی شہروں کے نام لکھیں۔
31۔ مردم شماری کی اہمیت لکھیں۔
32۔ ازدواجی حیثیت سے کیا مراد ہے؟
33۔ بلوچ ثقافت کی دو خصوصیات لکھیں۔
34۔ صنفی تناسب سے کیا مراد ہے؟
35۔ بلدیاتی آباد کاری یا بلدیاتی علاقہ کسے کہتے ہیں؟
36۔ کھیت رہائش سے کیا مراد ہے؟
37۔ صنفی تناسب میں فرق کی دو وجوہات لکھیں۔
38۔ آبادی کی عمرانیات سے کیا مراد ہے؟
39۔ بستی سے کیا مراد ہے؟
40۔ خیبر پختونخواہ کی ثقافت کی دو خصوصیات لکھیں۔
41۔ پٹھانوں میں بدل کا تصور کیا ہے؟
42۔ پنجاب میں مذہبی حلات بیان کریں۔
43۔ علاقائی تعصب سے کیا مراد ہے؟
44۔ بلوچوں میں خانگی زندگی کا تصور کیا ہے؟
45۔ مشترکی خاندان سے کیا مراد ہے؟ اس کی دو خصوصیات لکھیں۔
46۔ خاندان اور برادری میں کیا فرق ہے؟
47۔ شادی کی اقسام کے نام لکھیں۔
48۔ فنی تعلیم سے کی مراد ہے؟
49۔ سادہ خاندان کی تعریف کریں۔
50۔ مذہبی ادارہ کے دو وظائف لکھیں۔
51۔ تعلیمی ادارے کے  دو وظائف لکھیں۔
52۔ افراطِ آبادی کی دو وجوہات لکھیں۔
53۔ غربت کی تعریف کریں اور اس کے خاتمے کے لیے دو اقدامات لکھیں۔
54۔ پاکستان میں ناخواندگی کی دو وجوہات لکھیں۔
55۔  ایک اچھے لیڈر کے دو اوصاف لکھیں۔
56۔ معاشی ادارہ کی تعریف کریں اور دو وظائف لکھیں۔
57۔ نقل مکانی کی تعریف کریں۔ اور دو وجوہات لکھیں۔
58۔ چار ثانوی پیشوں کے نام لکھیں۔
59۔ خاندانی منصوبہ بندی سے کیا مراد ہے؟
60۔ رسمی اور غیر رسمی تعلیم کی تعریفیں لکھیں۔

2nd year sociology important long questions 2019

اہم تفصیلی سوالات:

1۔ پاکستان کی ثقافت پر دراوڑوں کے اثرات لکھیں۔
2۔ دو قومی نظریہ کی عمرانی نکتہ نظر سے وضاحت کریں۔
3۔ دیہی آباد کاری سے کیا مراد ہے؟ اس کی اقسام میں سے کسی ایک کے خواص لکھیں۔
4۔ برادری کے وظائف بیان کریں۔
5۔ افراطِ آبادی کی معاشرہ پر اثرات کا جائزہ لیں۔
6۔ گاؤں کے خواص تفصیلی تحریر کریں۔
7۔ پاکستان میں غربت کی وجوہات کا جائزہ لیں۔
8۔ قومی یکجہتی کے مسائل پر بحث کریں نیز اس کے فروغ کے لیے اقدامات لکھیں۔
9۔ سیاسی ادارہ کی تعریف کریں اور اس کے وظائف بیان کریں۔
10۔ پاکستان میں ناخواندگی کی وجوہات کا تفصیلی جائزہ لیں۔
11۔ دراوڑوں کی تہذیب کی خصوصیات  بیان کریں۔
12۔ بلدیاتی آبادی میں اضافے کے اثرات تحریر کریں۔
13۔ گاؤں کے بنیادی پیشے بیان کریں۔
14۔ نظریہ کیا ہے؟ وہ نظریات بیان کریں جن پر پاکستانی معاشرے کی بنیاد قائم ہے؟
15۔ آریہ ثقافت کے چیدہ چیدہ خواص بیان کریں۔
16۔ سندھی ثقافت کی خصوصیات لکھیں۔
17۔ پاکستان کی ذیلی ثقافتوں میں مماثلت اور اختلافات تحریر کریں۔

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A Sindhi Woman Poem Questions Answers
May 12, 2019
Below are the questions and answers notes of the poem A Sindhi Woman written by Jan Stallworthy. The Poem is about A Sindhi woman who walks in the slums of Karachi with a jar on her head. This poem is included in English Book 3 syllabus of 11th class 1st year F.A part 1 of the All Punjab Boards.

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A Sindhi Woman Poem Question Answers

Below are the Questions and answers to this poem.

The theme of the Poem

Q.1. What is the theme of the poem 'A Sindhi Woman'?
Ans: The Poem is an appreciation and admiration of a working woman of Karachi slums. Work creates rhythms on life. Work keeps a person strong and vigilant. An idle person will soon decay. This poem also portraits realistically the slums of Karachi in a few words. The poet praises a woman who is walking softly holding her head straight.

Main Idea of the Poem

Q.2. What is the main idea of the Poem A Sindhi Woman?
Ans: The main idea of the poem is that the people who are busy in their work lead a healthy and enjoyable life. They become strong and do their work skillfully. The people who are lazy and do little work face many physical problems.

Q.3. What did the poet reflect when he saw the woman?
Ans: The poet reflects that the people who learn to walk under the weight of life stand most straight. He reflects that the people who carry weight on their heads are able to walk and stand erect.

Q.4. What picture of Karachi slums do we get after reading the poem?
Ans: After reading the poem, we come to know that Karachi slums are dirty and uneven. There is garbage, broken glass, pieces of bread and other rubbish on the paths.

Q.5. What qualities of Sindhi Woman impresses the poet?
Ans: The poet is impressed by the grace of the Sindhi woman. The poet is impressed by the way she walks barefoot on unclean paths with a load on her head and then there is not a single ripple in her tread.

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A Sindhi Woman Poem Summary
May 12, 2019
This is an excellent and brilliant level summary of the poem A Sindhi Woman by Jan Stallworthy. This poem is included in BOOK III English for 1st year class 11th in Pakistan. Although this is a short summary but is a holistic and apt summary which includes relevant quotes to make it excellent.

A Sindhi Woman Poem

The Poem 'A Sindhi Woman' is written by Jan Stallworthy. The Poem is an attribute to a working woman.

Summary

In this poem, the poet pay attribute to a working woman of Karachi, Pakistan. He appreciates the hard work and diligence of the woman. He praises her beauty, struggles against life, and determination.

The poet sees the woman who is going through bazaar bare foot. She is walking impressively and there is a rhythm in here movement that can be seen in her swaying body and floating dress. The wind pushes the cloth from her face. She has a stone jar on her head which she is carrying to her home. She walks as smoothly as the wave of a stream. The poet is impressed by her dignified tread.
Dignity has no price.
She is passing through a bad path which has stones, pieces of glass and bread and garbage. The poet is standing in Karachi slums watching her going with graceful tread on an od path. The poet feels that his own body is bent by time but she is walking straight and erect. The poet reflects that the people who face hardships and accept the challenges of life are strong and straight.
Difficult roads often lead to a beutiful destination.
The poem tells us that difficult and active lifestyle strengthen our body and we become resistant to negative development in our body. The people who do less work and sit idle becomes too weak to keep themselves straight and walk with loads on their heads.  The poet is inspired by the Sindhi Woman. 
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