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Time and Time Again (A.K. Ramanujan)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

Summary of Time and Time Again (A.K. Ramanujan) for CBSE Class 12 English. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Time and Time Again presents time not as a simple measurement of clocks, but as a symbol of social life, human difference, and sudden disruption. The poem begins with the steady sound of clocktowers in an old city, where each clock keeps a slightly different rhythm. These small differences suggest v

Key Concepts

The clocktowers of an old well

The clocktowers of an old well-managed city stand at the centre of the poem. They represent an ordered urban life, but each tower beats its gong sligh

The clocks do not strike

The clocks do not strike in perfect unity. Their differences come from accidents of alloy, a maker's shaking hand in Switzerland, or mutual distances

The poem refers to the perennial

The poem refers to the perennial feuds and seasonal alliance of Hindu, Christian, and Muslim communities. Their changing relations are compared to the

The poem suddenly changes tone when

The poem suddenly changes tone when one clocktower is seen as eyeless and silent, with a zigzag sky showing through the damaged structure. The destruc

Words such as eyeless

Words such as eyeless, silent, and zigzag sky create a strong visual and auditory effect. The ruined tower feels alive in its absence, because silence

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how the poem uses the image of clocktowers to represent social and communal life.
  • Explain the symbolic meaning of timekeeping in the poem.
  • Identify the causes suggested for the differences in clock timekeeping.
  • Interpret the turning point where one clocktower is shown as destroyed.
  • Analyze the poem's treatment of communal disharmony and natural violence.

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