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LUCY GRAY - William Wordsworth

        William Wordsworth is an English Romantic poet. His   poem “Lucy Gray” is based on an incident about a little girl narrated to him by his sister Dorothy. In this poem, the poet portrays an image of a little solitary girl who lives with her father and mother in the countryside. She is a lonely child who always likes to roam about the wild. “No mate, no comrade, Lucy knew” This line expresses Lucy’s state of loneliness or solitude. The poetic line, she is “the sweetest thing that ever grew beside a human door” refers Lucy to a plant that grows outside the four walls in the wide moor. The poet then mentions that a fawn or a hare can be easily seen in the wild, but Lucy’s “Sweet face will never more be seen”. On one stormy day at two o’ clock, she goes to town with a lantern in search of her mother as instructed by her father. She walks in the snow with her playful stroke on the powdery snow. It foreshadows that she leaves behind her footsteps everywhere...

Recalled to Life - Book 1 -A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Introduction In A Tale of Two Cities , the French Revolution plays a key role in the story. The novel  begins with the famous line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," which reflects the dramatic changes caused by the Revolution. Book 1: Recalled to Life           Charles Dickens introduces a time of contrasts, setting the stage for the story in 1775. Jarvis Lorry, an employee of Tellson's Bank, travels from London to Paris on a secret mission. He is accompanied by Lucie Manette, a 17-year-old woman who is shocked to learn that her father, Dr. Alexandre Manette, is alive after being secretly imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years. Dr. Manette’s release from the Bastille symbolizes the beginning of the Revolution and the people’s fight for freedom and justice. Upon arriving in Paris, Lorry and Lucie meet Ernest Defarge, Dr. Manette's former servant, who now runs a wine shop(the hub of all revolutionary activity) with h...