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ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories) — Quick Revision Notes

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1

A Work of Artifice

Topics covered

  • About the Poet — Marge Piercy
  • The Poem — Stanza-by-Stanza Analysis
  • Themes of the Poem
  • Literary Devices
The entire poem is built aroundThe most powerful use of ironyThe poem's closing lines presentThe poem is written in freeThe gardener in the poem
2

Bonku Babu' s Friend

Topics covered

  • About the Author — Satyajit Ray
  • Plot Summary — Sequence of Events
  • Character Analysis
  • Themes — Detailed Analysis
The story's most powerful themeRay makes a sharp observationAng is the most important characterSatyajit Ray was a masterBonku Babu's change at the end
3

Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat

Topics covered

  • About the Poet — T. S. Eliot
  • Stanza-by-Stanza Summary and Analysis
  • Themes in the Poem
  • Literary Devices and Poetic Techniques
Anthropomorphism is the literary deviceRepetition involves using the same wordThe poem has a bouncySkimbleshanks is the undisputed heroThe poem's central themes revolve around

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