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బ్రతుకు బండిని మోసుకుంటూ .................

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  కూటికోసం కూలికోసం....                                                       వూరు విడచి వాడ విడచి,                                               అమ్మనొదలి ఆలి నొదలి,                                                అక్కనోదలి చెల్లి నొదలి ,                                                  ఆకలి కేకల ఆర్తనాదాలతో .........                                       కాలే కడుపు చేతబట్టుకొని,                                             సుదూర తిమిరాల్లో శ్రమిస్తూ ....                                                    సగం కాలేకడుపుల్లో,                                                      కారం మెతుకులు నింపుతూ ...                                      కూడు లేక గూడులేక,                                                 నిలువ నీడలేక,                                                               రెక్కాడితే గాని డొక్కాడని పరిస్తితుల్లో..............                          వృద్ధ తల్లి దండ్రులను భార్య బిడ్డలను,                         కరోనా కంటే..............                                               

I B.Tech ENGLISH NOTES (KHIT)

  A DRAWER FULL OF HAPPINESS                                                                       - Anchal Jagnani “A drawer full of happiness” is the beautiful memory of two sisters who persuade their father to open a drawer that has been locked for 25 years.  When the drawer was opened with hammer all of them were astonished to find wooden hair pins, metal bindi stamps with tiny containers of colored bindi powder, small wooden kumkum cases, an array of cosmetics including eye shadow kit, blush, mascara and liquid foundation and a collection of lipsticks from that era .The author kept an glancing and touching these items while making comparisons from technology of a day to the passed time.           She surprised at the uniqueness of the products and ways in which women used everyday products differently back in 1990s.It was bewildering that all products are in usable condition by maintaining their consistency and retaining their creaminess.          As little girls, they crave

Introducing Oneself and others

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         Introducing Oneself, and others Introducing Oneself, and others  Introduction Introductions need no introduction. Every day we come across a situation where we either meet strangers or need to introduce two persons to each other.   Introducing two persons to each other   Very formal:      Used to introduce persons in authority or elderly people. A:   May I introduce Mr. Raj Kumar to you?                 …        This is Ms. Karuna. B:   This is Mr. Prabhas                                                         …        This is Mr. Girish. C:  I’d like you to meet Ms. Karani                                      …        This is Ms. Pallavi D:  How do you do?                                                                  …        How do you do?   Slightly formal:    Used between acquaintances. A:   Please meet Mrs. Malathi.                                              …        This is Mrs. Raju. B:   How do you do?                                                            

FIGURES OF SPEECH

  FIGURES OF SPEECH A Figure of Speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression, or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater effect. Figures of speech  often provides emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. Figurative language is the opposite of literal language. Literal language means exactly what it says. Figurative language means something different to (and usually more than) what it says on the surface Functions of Figures of Speech: To arrest the attention and retain it To stimulate the imagination To excite the emotions To compel by their Force and to allure by their charm To persuade or to please Figures of Speech may be classified as under:- Figures of Speech may be classified as under: a) Those based on Resemblance such as Allegory, Apostrophe, Euphemism, Imagery,  Metaphor, Pathetic Fallacy, Personification and Simile b) Those based on contrast such as Antithesis, Epigram, Oxymoron, Paradox and Pun c) Those based on association such as Meto