To Grecian Urn by John Keats

 Hellenistic and Pictorial Imagery

John Keats wrote 'Ode to the Grecian Urn' in 1819. The ode presents the images of rural/primitive life of ancient Greece.

The urn has witnessed rural scenes from a long past and thus the imagery/ scenes that can be depicted from it's angle shall be different than any other person's view because of the short life span of man.

The poet portrays a depiction inscribed on urn that tells of two lovers in a pastoral setting trying to consummate their love but they couldn't. The meaning implied here is "Beauty is truth...truth beauty", that is all human beings need to know here on Earth. These two words are complementing each other's meaning and that's why appear similar too.

The fact that urn has survived from antiquity, it is  " sylvan historian" telling us several stories from Greek mythology or past. Unlike the lovers, trees on Urn are happy because they won't lose their leaves.

The poet expresses that even the musicians are merry as they shall be playing songs. The sense of forever associated with trees and musicians is the cause of fulfillment and happiness here, where as lovers not able to consummate their love is not a happy imagery.

Keats adds addressing the urn that fair Urn has figures of men, trees, grass and musicians, this leads to a continuous thinking of what they are actually meaning. It is compared to a meditation on eternity. The poet says, even after the death or passing away of one generation this Urn shall be able to pass this beauty to the next generation.

The ode conveys that Urn means Art shall remain forever unlike mortal human and that's why it shall be passed on to next generation.

Phrasal verbs

 

Phrasal Verbs 

Phrasal Verbs

20.02.2022

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Dr. Ila Gupta

Mody University 

Abide by —  to stick to, to follow

Break down- demolish, collapse, fall, fail

Call off—- divert, distract, stopped

Carry out—- Executes 

Cast aside— reject

Come across—- to meet/ find someone by chance 

Do away with—- remove or put an end to something

Get off—-- escape punishment/ be acquitted

Get away—- an escape after a crime

Throw up—- resign/ to vomit

Turn against—-- become hostile to

Turn up—- Arrive

Take down—- record/ write down

Keep up—-- maintain

Keep on—- continue

Look forward to—- expect with pleasure

Make up—-- reconcile/ compose

Put forth—-- exert/ to propose/ offer

Put up with— tolerate

Run down—- an analysis or summary by a knowledgeable person—--- He gave his teammates a run down on the opposition.

Set off—-- depart—-- they set off at sunrise

Stand by—-- support

Strike down— attack/ kill—-- he was struck down by a mystery virus.

Some Fashion Fun

 Top Seven Sarees for your Wardrobe

1.Chiffon 

The chiffon sarees are loved by women most of the time because they are easy to carry. These sarees are available in all shades and this online store has a wide range available. The plain sarees look nice but if you also love a variety of them, we have beautiful and several kinds of prints available too. Generally, seen more in north India or western dresses lovers.

2.Georgette

The love of pure never goes out of fashion and georgette is one amongst many. The store has a wonderful collection of plain and printed georgettes. The traditional touch of Gota-pathi work and others is done for festive or wedding purposes. The collection is available in plenty of ranges. We have got your office wear sorted too. These sarees need a little care but who would mind that because we do care about things we love. The lovely vibrant colors will never let you get bored.

3.Silk

We all love Silk sarees and throughout India most of the regions prefer Silk wear. The Bollywood divas Dipika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai, and others have gone for these beautiful Silk sarees for their special occasions. The wide range of Silk sarees from Kanjiwaram to Banarasi silk to Maheshwari silk all are classic sarees. Women of all ages love to wear these sarees. The cotton silk collection is amazing. Patola silk and handloom silk are booming with every passing day. The trends keep updating as per times and your needs. The lovely fusions with amazing Kalamkari work and other works make them super-craze among women. Let us not forget the lovely shades the “rangrez” have got us so that we have no complaints left. Try all the shades with a fusion of so many works available at a wide range at our online store. Try and buy available.

4.Cotton

The love for cotton never wears out and is easy to maintain. Working women prefer these sarees much but the big & small cottage industries and handlooms have worked hard to make it a fashion and brand for all. Cotton and silk have been making and leaving behind an unquestionable legacy. Step out best in the cotton formals range available and slay all with your confident, simple yet elegant look always.

5.Crepe

Have you been looking for something shiny, soft, flowy yet festive? Crepe is your answer, the crepe sarees have a unique pattern and look. Crepes with silk fusion look amazing. This festive season, enhance your femininity with a pestle or vibrant shade of crepe-silk or simply crepe. Leave the audience enchanted & spellbound with the flowy, plain yet glimmering crepe. This is the best choice with your Desi as well as English friends and events.

6.Synthetic

The professions like to go for synthetic too. Unlike early times, synthetic has evolved thousand times more comfortable, easy to maintain, and let's not worry about the patterns at all. If a saree is a dress code at your workplace, a synthetic saree has a wide range available for you. This promises to not disappoint you and geometric prints, prints on borders, overall prints, and several shades of color combinations have made it popular amongst women and girls. This online store has an amazing collection at a wide range available for you.

7.Velvet

The velvet saree with a blend of modern touch has been popular with women at festivals and events. The blend has been loved because of the comfort and look it provides. It is a nice choice and a blessing for your winter events. The amazing velvet jackets or blouses or kotis with a blend of superfine zari work are quite popular and beautiful to the eyes. The saree skirt with half-half pattern looks amazing, heavy yet simple for your next big event. The online store has it all for you at mind-blowing prices and discounts.

Some Fashion Fun

 

Top 10 Modern Lehenga Design to Wear in 2022     

Shopping is fun yet all the time in this world appears less to select a perfect lehenga for your favorite and most important event. Here, we have brought you excellent and comprehensive coverage on Lehengas that will help you choose your favorite dress. We have got you all the details about the fabric, the work, and stitch.

1 Sequin

Sequin is spreading its magic on the western parties to sarees to lehengas. The Sequin crop tops with lehengas in matching or contrast are a fantastic play of work and textile and event. The good thing is that the modern generation and young fashionistas love it.

2 Mirror work

Have you been thinking of playing Garba at the Navratri festival recently! Or Do you want to dazzle with this famous Gujrathi work at a wedding or any other event? We suggest you do both with this shimmering Mirror-work choli-lehenga dress. These are easily available at online store at reasonable price. 

3 Gotta Pathi

Who doesn't know or like Gotta-Pathi! Women are big fans of Gota-Pathi's work. This is  traditional yet classic work from state of royals - Rajasthan. Gota-Pathi sarees, lehengas, and suits are in high demand here in India and abroad. The maroon-yellow color combination on a pure fabric with Gota-Patti's work is one of the representative dresses of Rajasthan. The Gota-pathi has been constantly modified and successfully experimented, the outcome everytime is new but still loved by fashion lovers. 

4 Zardosi

Zardosi lehengas have been in trend over the last two decades, and they existed earlier. Zardosi  work on a lehenga makes it a perfect wedding dress. This golden work looks terrific and is the life of a wedding event. Zardosi can be clubbed with other pieces, yet the blend of all these works also looks good. Zardosi is another popular wedding preference.

5 Ombre

If you want to wear something delicate yet subtle and not too loud at any event, Ombre is the right choice for you. The light to the dark shade of a color on a piece of fabric gives it a nice contrast. The Ombre is a girl's first choice as it's easy to carry, lightweight yet eye-catching. The Maroon, Grey and Black, and vine Ombre patterns are the most popular.

6 Brocade

The Brocade pattern has been experimented with time and it gels well with any fusion. Brocade on raw silk and net, tissue, and other fabrics and patterns have been a super hit combination. The customers have accepted the blend with a loving embrace. The good thing about a brocade pattern is easy to carry. You can wear brocade at a festive wedding or other occasions as it enriches your dress and mood with its vibrant color scheme and pattern.

7 Self - Colored Thread 

The work in self-colored thread or print or pattern is subtle yet enchanting work in itself. Priyanka Chopra wore a lehenga at her wedding, and she looked beautiful and won several hearts and likes for her pretty looks and the choice of dress. Many creative designs are available here, and you can choose or get customized your own.

8 Kanjivaram

Silk is the heart of fabrics. All over India, the Silk preferring population has grown only high. Silk has many types, and the customers love all of them. Kanjivaram is one of the popular silk types. Like, Kanjivaram saree, suits or silk lehengas look amazing as well. The traditional fusion lehengas have been in trend always. 

9 Embroidered

Women loves "Thread Work" and embroideries. Embroidery never goes out of fashion and has a heritage of its own. Ladies love the handwork quite a lot and buy these lehengas with much interest.  Even is the favourite of fashion desingers too as it gives them immense scope to showcase their design.  Ritu Kumar, Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahilian and lot more prominent designers time to time come up with bridal lehenga collection.  

10 Printed 

The Tie and Dye prints Bandhej, Mothra, Batik, and others are traditional and popular designs. It goes very well with not just the native customers but also consumers all across the globe. Women love these prints because the best part remains the reasonability of prices with wide range of availability. The premium range too has these prints on textile with prices worth buying. 

You can get your lehenga in all these cuts, like, Layered, Ruffled, Box pleated, Mermaid/ Fish, Tube, Paneled pattern skirts, and many more. The fabrics available are Velvet, Silk (Banarasi, Kanjivaram), Net, Georgette, Chiffon, and others.

These are our top 10 Lehenga designs for 2022. We have come up with these designs after extensive research and sales study of various e-commerce platforms. We are very sure that they will be ruling the fashion chart in the coming years too. 

Some Fashion Fun

 Top Five Must-Have Dresses in a Woman’s Wardrobe

Fashion is a civilization in itself. Everyone loves to flaunt their style and look beautiful. The various cultures have mingled together and these fusions have produced special dresses. The ready-to-wear saree and lehenga fusion and evening gowns have received immense popularity. Nehru would tuck a Rosebud in the button of his coat. The little accessory added to the costume does wonder why the fashion industry never fails to please its consumers. French Couture to English vintage to Indian ethnics everything is available here at a wide range and reasonable prices.

Dungarees

We all love dungarees and here we have brought you dungarees in several new forms. The cool Denim dungaree shorts with insert pockets give you a cool look. The flexible straps help you adjust it to your fit. Carry yourself comfortably for picnics or brunch dates in dungarees. Pair them up with ankle shoes, sports shoes or any of your choice. The white and black shirts beneath the dungarees always look smart. For your rosy moods, you can go around with pink short sleeve shirts. Here is a wide range of dungaree to pamper you for your stylish, free spirit, casual, cute or smart look.

Midi Dress

Pamper the woman in you, choose your favorite midi dress with excellent quality, attractive patterns, and various colors. Pair up your midi with a perfect English hat, fashion it with glares, add a charm to your breezy summer look. You can pair up the Button-up midi; Off-shoulder midi with casual sneakers. Get dressed up in strappy midi and floral polka, it is an evergreen fashion love. These are a few amongst the wide range available in varied colors, fabrics, prints and styles. Midi gives a perfect shape to your body that makes you look smart, comfortable and feminine.

Bodycon

Everyone loves the Bodycon dress. The embellished Bodycon in high neck knits, pencil bodycon and draped pencil dresses look amazing. You can wear Bodycon dresses at cocktail parties and other significant events. Also, for office looks, the formal bodycon range is available. They look decent and smart at the same time. Bodycon dresses suit most of the body shapes and this attire looks fantastic in all seasons. Women of all age groups love to wear it and carry it with all confidence and elegance.

Ethnic: Indo-Western 

The Indian ethnic is a charm and craze among people all across the globe. Indo-western for men and women inculcates a wide range of embroidered Kurtas, Shirts and t-shirts. The fusions and designs are available in cotton, silk and other natural or synthetic fabrics. The natural dyes or fast colors add beauty to it. The Indo-Western for Women straight away comes from the ancient, vintage collection. The dresses like midi, mini, evening gowns and Kurtis are an outcome of the fusion of the two worlds (the Eastern and the western). Here, you get Men and Women Indo-Westerns at reasonable prices with a wide range of products available. 

Off-Shoulder/ Strapless

The off-shoulder dress makes you look effortlessly comfortable and stylish, and it pampers the “Her” in you. The Off-shoulder Shirtdress endorsed by top models and Hollywood- Bollywood -celebs make you blush and your inner Goddess demands the same fashion. Do adore your internal and external beauty with an off-shoulder dress and enjoy your favorite events. Royal Blue off-shoulder long evening dress can never fail to please you, and the Maroons with flares will leave others around you enchanted.

Some Fashion Fun

 

Evergreen ethnic suits, girls like to wear!

1. A Straight Cut Salwar Kameez

This pattern never wears out. It suits every occasion though, yet it is perfect for formals. It adds comfort and grace to the wearers. It suits every age group. It looks like an A-line suit but we can say it's been the new basic suit pattern. Though Anarkali has been the basic suit design, coming from ancient times, this pattern seems to have superseded the straight cuts. A straight cut can be easily paired with any salwar, pants, shararas, jeans, skirts, or lehengas. The Indo westerns have become a super hit and loved fashion trend. 

 

2. The Jacket Look Suit

The Jacket style suits are the result of the fusion of men's and women's wear. It looks cool and stylish. Depending on the pattern, stitch, and fabric it can be worn in any season but is a blessing in winters. In the regions of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh the half jackets with traditional hand or machine embroidery suits have been in trend for a long time. The long Jackets with suits and sarees have been time and again altered to get the desired look as per mood, requirement, or occasion. The lehenga - choli with jacket or “Koti” pattern is a fashion trend that never goes out and always looks elegant. Women carry these patterns lovingly.

3. Angrakha Suit Style

Angrakhas have been brought from historic times of kings and queens. Its popularity graph never goes down and is most cherished and worn during a festive season. These suits have been spilling the royalty on their wearers and carrying forward various fusions to its next generations. It is a delight to the eyes and is a treat for the wearers but also the spectators. 

4. Palazzos

The palazzos are loved by women of every age group. It has been loved in all shapes be it bell-bottoms, its narrowed form, or straightened form. If you are a suit lover you can never miss this collection in your wardrobe. It is super cozy and suits formal, casual, or festive looks. A stoll adds beauty to the complete attire. The outfit looks amazing with flats. There are several stores online-offline that keep us, (the consumers) updated with recent trends. Be a Go-getter and grab your desi-cum-modern avatar as soon as possible.

5. Front Slit Kurties

Though it's a personal choice and you won't find many women wearing a front slit Kurti but they look nice. A front slit Kurti can be paired up with a skirt, straight trousers, or any bottom of your choice. The printed cotton kurtas with slit look decent, nice as casual wear, and even goes well as formal wear. A front slit along with the two slide slits of the straight cut with A-line looks awesome. You can blend all these and get customized your favorite and bloom or glow up in your own favorite attire.

A single slit on the thighs on a long or short Kurti adds a western or bold look and this fusion is loved by young girls a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

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Determiners

 

 

The Determiners

5.3.22

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Dr. Ila Gupta

Mody University 

Overview

Types of Determiners

= Indefinite:  A, An, - (Indefinite ); The- (Definite)  { Refer Articles—- for more understanding}

= Each, Every

= Some, Any

= Much, Many, many a

=More, Most

• Few, A Few. The Few—-------- Used with countables

• Little, A Little, The Little—---- used with countables

Few, A Few, The Few

Few— Hardly any, almost nothing, negative meaning

Eg.,      Few people can appreciate good books, teachers and human beings.

A Few– Some; positive meaning

Eg.,        A few films, series are worth watching.

The Few– not many, but all these/ those– (specific)

Eg.,  —--- The few birds that were in the tree, flew away.

Little, A little, The little

Little— Hardly any, almost nothing, negative meaning

Eg.,      I have little hope of his success.

A Little– Some; positive meaning

Eg.,        A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The Little– not many, but all these/ those– (specific)

Eg.,  —--- The cat drank all the little milk the jug had.

Much-

Quantity or amount

Singular

Uncountable

Eg., Is there much sugar in your coffee?

More

Comparative form of much and many

As a determiner followed by Noun

Eg., He wants to spend more time with his family.

Most

Quantities, Amounts & Degrees 

As a determiner used as a Noun, pronoun, adjectives, or with superlative

Eg., Most tap water is drinkable.   She plays tennis most morning.

Paragraph Writing

 

Comprehension—-Theme Paragraph writing 

Paragraph Writing

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Dr. Ila Gupta

Mody University

Goals

1. A strong theme

2. Shows understanding of the author’s intent

3. The paragraph has a title, a sentence related to this, followed by evidence in support, and finally, concluded with a couple of sentences.

Example

Good vs Evil

Knowledge is Power

A Great Journey

Doing the Right Thing

Note:  Keep prepared current (hot) topics.

1. Common but Essential topics like Mother Teresa, APJ Abdul Kalam, Water, Aforestation etc.,

Format:

Title  (Central alignment)

(Justified)..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................    .

Modals

 

MODALS 

Modals and Auxiliaries

17.2.2022

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Dr. Ila Gupta

Mody University 

16 Auxiliaries

(As per your Syllabus)   Can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, ought to, need.

REST are ( be, have, do, dare, used)

Will

1. Habitual action in future 

Eg., a flower will blossom

2. Characteristic habit

Eg., She will never keep quiet.

3. determination

We will start early in the morning.

4. To ask for something

Eg., will you dine with me?

Would

Polite request—-----------would you mind writing this for me?

Would usage after wish—--------I wish it would stop bothering.

Used with verbs  ‘like’ and ‘care’------------- would you like to see a movie?

Used with adverb ‘rather’ and ‘sooner’-----------i would rather complete this task than roaming here and there.

Shall

Future use

Command, obligation—--- you shall not speak like this ever.

Offer & request—------ Shall I wait for you?

Should

For duty—--- you should not throw garbage here and there.

Should with ‘lest’-------------- The security forces were fully prepared lest the crowd should attack the office.

Can

Ability, permission, and possibility

She can dance well.

Can I leave today?

It can happen this way too.

Could

The past form of can—-- I could do that when I was young.

Permission—--- they could go early.

Possibility—-----the tiger could be out of the den now.

Request—-------- could you go with her to the hospital?

Note: I could have given him some rest. (present perfect tense)

May

Permission, possibility

You may go home.

She may be in the garden.

Polite request— May I come in?

Might

Possibility—---- it might rain.

Must, 

Obligation, necessity

We must pay our due respect to the seniors.

one must repay the loans.

Emphatic determination—

He must be extraordinarily smart.

?--------Must i do it on my own?

Ought

Obligation—---you ought to know better.

Dare, Need, used to—-

Be brave enough to—- dare not cross the road carelessly.

Need—require to—-He needs help.

Need with not—---- He need not go to the doctor.

Used to—--discontinued habit—---- I used to eat junk food all the time.

Assignment

Practice exercises.