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"Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay-- Chapter wise Overview of the English Novel "Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/Detailed chapterwise Summary of the novel "Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/Synopsis of the novel "Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/ Complete or Comprehensive chapter wise summary in easy language of "Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/Thorough analysis and interpretation with deep understanding of "Rajmohan's Wife" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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Rajmohan's Wife  by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay the first ever English novel in India. Apart from that, this novel is the novelist's first novel ever. Published in 1864, t he theme of the novel is love and romance as well as depiction of strong women with twenty-one chapters in totaling. The first chapter of the novel is “The Drawers of Water”, while  the last chapter of the novel is “The Last Chapter in Life’s Book – and In This”. Now let's have an overview of the chapters -- Chapter 1 A tiny hamlet situated on the banks of the Madhumati River was very much important because of the rich zamindars living there. After a siesta, Kanak, a lady of about thirty years of age, went to a neighbour's house with four huts. There she came across a young housewife who was busy in her needlework. Chapter 2 When the sun was about to go down, Kanak and her companion, that is, the young lady of eighteen years of age, were returning home with pitchers in their h...
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Homonyms and Homophones

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Today, we shall learn, in a nutshell, the basic differences between a homonym and a homophone . Homonyms When two or more words have the same spelling as well as the same pronunciation, although they are different in meaning as well as in origin, those words are called to be homonyms . Examples: Can you hear the screeching sound of the bats ? [Here, the word ‘bat’ (‘bats’ in plural) refers to one kind of living being. Bats are mammals.] Hold your cricket bat properly. [Here, the word ‘bat’ means equipment for sports.] This bag is very light ; so, we can carry it easily. [Here, the word ‘light’ refers to something lightweight or not heavy.] The sun gives us light , warmth and life. [Here, the word ‘light’ refers to the sunbeams that illuminate the world.] Homophones When two or more words have the same pronunciation, though they are different in spelling, meaning and origin, those words are known to be homophones . Examples: Add two spoons of sugar to the food. ...
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Sonnet/ Everything about sonnet/ Sonnet discussed in detail/ Kinds of sonnet/ Petrarchan sonnet/ Spenserian sonnet/ Shakespearean sonnet/ Volta/ Rhyme schemes of various or different kinds of sonnet/ Iambic feet in sonnet/ Which prosody does a sonnet normally consist of?

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  We all have come across a great number of poetic forms till date. However, there are various names that sometimes sound tongue twisting also. So, today, why don’t we discuss about sonnet in detail? Hailing from Italy, sonnet is actually a form of poetry or verse. Apart from that, we must know that such a form of poetry is usually a poem having fourteen lines. Moreover, it must be noted that each line of a sonnet generally consists of five iambic feet.  Anyway, a Volta must be there in a sonnet to create a turning point . Anyway, a Volta must be there in a sonnet to create a turning point . That is to say, for instance, in a sonnet, the first eight lines may have questions only, but the rest of the poem answers them all. Likewise, we get a turning point somewhere in between the octet and the sestet in a sonnet normally. Now, what is an iambic foot? We need to know that first of all. When an unaccented or unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed or an accented one, ...
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