Kerala Board Class 12 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Vishnu Sharma is regarded as the author of the Panchatantra tales. 'Panchatantra' comprises 'Pancha' (meaning 'five') and 'tantra' (meaning 'principles' or 'practices'), referring to a collection of s

A: King Amarasakti wanted to teach morals and governing skills to his 3 sons. He appointed scholar Vishnu Sharma to teach his sons about ruling a kingdom through storytelling instead of conventional teac

A: The monkey lived alone in a fruit-laden tree on a riverbank. He was happy because the tree gave him plenty of sweet Jamun fruit, shade from the sun, and shelter from rain. However, he felt lonely as h

A: A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines with a particular pattern of rhyme and rhythm. The word 'sonnet' literally means 'a little sound'. Sonnets are typically short, musical, and used to express differ

A: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) was one of the most important women poets in nineteenth century England. Her father and brother were also poets. She is known for ballads and mystic, religious

A: 'Tome' means a book, especially a large, scholarly book. In the poem, it refers to the poet's collection of sonnets - her book containing many love sonnets.

A: Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple Inc., delivered this speech at Stanford University during the 114th commencement on June 12th, 2005. He was addressing the graduating students and encouraging them

A: 1. Connecting the dots - about his college experience and how unexpected experiences shaped his future 2. Love and loss - about being fired from Apple and finding his passion again 3. Death - about hi

A: Jobs explains that you cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. He means that life experiences that seem unrelated or pointless at the time often prove val