War is Kind by Stephen Crane
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The camel's hump - Rudyard Kipling
The Camel’s Hump The Camel’s hump is an ugly lump Which well you may see at the Zoo; But uglier yet is the hump we get From having too little to do. Kiddies and grown-ups too-oo-oo, If we haven’t enough to do-oo-oo, We get the hump Cameelious hump The hump that is black and blue! We climb out of bed with a frouzly head, And a snarly-yarly voice. We shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl At our bath and our boots and our toys; And there ought to be a corner for me (And I know there is one for you) When we get the humpCameelious hump The hump that is black and blue! The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or frowst with a book by the fire; But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And dig till you gently perspire; And then you will find th...
The Lumber Room - Character Study
Character Study Nicholas Smart young man, protagonist. Anxious to enter into the lumber room Good planner. He plans to explore the room He puts frog in his breakfast and refuses to eat He is punished and not allowed to go to the trip and forced to stay at home. Imaginative, creative thinker to create a story around the tapestry portrait. He takes each opportunity to use against his aunt His sense of humor makes the story a great success. Careful observer to observe the approaching wolves in the tapestry hunting picture. Very clever to points out the mistakes of the aunt. Being small he didn’t stay back as a coward. He is a brave kid was ready to take any risk to punish his aunt who is a dominant character. Till the end of the story he and his is intelligence with creative imagination play a vital role in moving the story very interesting. (Add Quotations from the story) The Aunt T...
The Lumber Room - Literary Devices
Literary Devices The text is full of childhood experience of the Nicholas. The entire narrations is about a days of Nicholas at home with his aunt and his secret visit to the lumber room. It is a lifelong memory for Nicholas. The story goes on with 3 rd person narration . It is divided into four complete parts. The exposition: It says about the family of Nicholas. He and his cousins under the care of their strict aunt. The story begins with a breakfast which is refused by Nicholas as there is frog in his breakfast. Nicholas makes impossible things possible. But his behavior provokes his aunt, he faces punishments. All the speech of Nicholas is good and full of scientific vocabularie s, but Aunt’s speech is simple and primitive. The author says about the aunt “she was a woman of few ideas.” In this section of the story the author uses. “Bobby won’t enjoy him much. The aunt’s “grim chuckle” Nicholas does not accept his aunt’s authority over him. The use...
The Lumber Room - Critical Analysis
Critical Analysis The opening scene gives a different impression on Nicholas, compared to other children. Nicholas is not only different, but also more interesting. His complain on his breakfast is quite unbelievable, but shows his creative mind. “wholesome bread and milk,” Nicholas lives in strict discipline atmosphere, there the adults know the meaning of “wholesome bread” for the children. “Older and wiser and better people” Nicholas shows the firm mind set of the adults. But it could be easily disrupted because Nicholas shows them. It is possible to see a frog in the breakfast for he very casually takes a frog from his garden puts in to his food. He shows it is not too hard for the wild life to enter and disturb the discipline world. Nicholas is brave to point out their mistakes. Nicholas does not give priority to the elder’s opinion, but he is well content to point out their mistakes Nicholas boy - cousin, girl- cousin and “quite uninteresting younger brother” All ...