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Summary | Not for Sale | Anon

Summary           ' Not for Sale ' by an anonymous writer is a heart touching story of a young couple madly in love who overcome all obstacles for the sake of their love and togetherness. The author was on a vacation when he came across a painting of a young woman . The painting was extraordinary and very expressive. He wished to buy it. But the woman in charge of the shop denied saying that the painting belonged to the owner of the shop and he did not wish to sell it. However, the painting was so touching that it kept haunting the author. Whenever he got a chance, he would drive all the way through Taos and to the gallery and see the painting. Finally, the woman shopkeeper told him the story behind the painting. Two young students, a man and a woman, fell madly in love while they studied painting and arts in New York, far from their homes . They decided to get married and have a promising career in painting.           How...
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard | Thomas Gray | M.C.Q.

About the poet           Thomas Gray (1716-1771) was a transitional poet and an important precursor to the Romantic Revival. The chief characteristics of his poetry are exquisite craftmanship, condensed expression, love of nature and sympathy for the common man.   About the poem                Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard was first published in 1751. An elegy is a poem which laments the dead. Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is noteworthy in that it mourns the death not of great or famous people but of common human beings. The poem invokes that classical idea of memento mori a Latin phrase which states "Remember that you must die." The speaker considers the fact that in depth there is no distinction between great and common people. It is a great leveler that renders everyone equal. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard The curfew tolls the knell of p...
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Summary | Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard | Thomas Gray

Summary           'Elegy' means a mournful poem about death. Thomas Gray's 'Elegy written in a Country Church Yard' is worth nothing because it mourns the death of only commoners and not of great and famous people.                The poet, a city bred visits a village and looks at the rustic scene but is surprised to see the sounds of men and beasts fading away. The scene is beautiful but not joyous. The day ends just like other days.                The poet is alone but not tried. Describing a few things, the poet tries to bring in some vitality into his solitude and the stillness of the scene. With these descriptions, Gray creates the backdrops of his melancholy reflections about eternal truth. For Whole Poem and M.C.Q., please click the below link >> Poem         ...
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Location: India
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