One Liner: English Class 12 (3rd Semester)

1. The narrator regularly traveled from Delhi to Dehra during his summer vacations.
2. The train journey mostly happened during the early morning or late evening hours.
3. The train stopped briefly at a small station called Deoli.
4. Deoli was a lonely, quiet station near the foothills of the Himalayas.
5. The station had only only lone platform, an office for the stationmaster and a waiting room. The platform boasted a tea stall, a fruit vendor, and a few stray dogs.
6. Over the railings at the station yard was a mango tree and a dusty road leading into the jungle.
7. The train usually stopped at Deoli for about ten minutes.
8. The narrator would always look out of the window half expecting to see the same unchanged face miling up at me.
9. In a cold morning, he noticed a young girl selling cane baskets on the platform.
10. She had a shawl thrown across her shoulders and her feet were bare, clothes were old.
11. She was walking gracefully and with dignity.
12. She had pale skin, shiny black hair and dark, troubled eyes.
13. Her skin eyes showed a kind of quiet sadness.
14. She carried a basket made of wickerwork (Cane), which she was trying to sell.
15. The narrator felt an instant attraction to her mysterious presence.
16. He wanted to talk to her, but he felt shy and remained silent.
17. On the next journey, the narrator again saw the same girl at Deoli.
18. This time, he bought a basket with a rupee, hardly daring to touch her fingers.
19. “They are very strong, made of the finest cane…” – the line is about the Baskets.
20. The narrator’s heart was filled with a strange feeling of longing and melancholy.
21. In the following summers, the narrator looked forward to the train’s stop at Deoli.
22. However, the girl did not appear at the station in the subsequent years.
23. The narrator felt disappointed and asked the stationmaster about her.
24. The stationmaster did not provide any information about the girl.
25. The narrator realized that she might have left the place forever.
26. Despite this, he continued to look out for her on every journey.
27. The quietness of the station made the brief stop feel like a moment frozen in time.
28. Only the owner of the tea stall could give short information about the girl.
29. The narrator compared the station to the beginning of the Indian Tarai (foothills).
30. The girl’s image stayed in the narrator’s mind like a beautiful, haunting memory.
31. He thought about her youth, simplicity, and the hardships she might have faced.
32. The story reflects the fleeting nature of chance encounters and unspoken emotions.
33. The narrator felt that the girl represented a world very different from his own.
34. The brief stop at Deoli became the most memorable part of his journey.
35. He noticed the contrast between his busy life and the girl’s quiet, simple existence.
36. The girl’s silence spoke volumes about her struggles and dreams.
37. The narrator often wondered about her life beyond the station.
38. He imagined her working hard to support her family.
39. The basket she sold symbolized her small but significant role in the world.
40. The narrator’s feelings were mixed with admiration and melancholy.
41. The story captures the magic of brief human connections.
42. Deoli station, with its simple surroundings, becomes a character in the story.
43. He remembered the smell of the forest and the cool mountain air around Deoli.
44. The narrator describes the station as sleepy and rarely used.
45. The nearby forest is dense and mysterious.
46. The narrator’s train ride symbolizes the journey of life with unexpected stops.
47. The girl’s presence brings a moment of beauty in the narrator’s routine journey.
48. Her quiet strength leaves a lasting impression on him.
49. The narrator reflects on the impermanence of such encounters.
50. He realizes that some people touch our lives briefly but deeply.
51. The story ends with the narrator cherishing the memory of the girl forever.
52. He acknowledges that she remains a part of his inner world despite never meeting again.
53. The narrative explores themes of loneliness, hope, and longing.
54. The stationmaster’s silence adds to the mystery of the girl’s disappearance.
55. The girl’s pale face and dusty scarf become symbols of innocence and hardship.
56. The narrator’s inability to communicate reflects the gap between different worlds.
57. The story evokes the bittersweet nature of memory and time.
58. Deoli is portrayed as a place where life’s ordinary and extraordinary moments meet.
59. The narrator’s train journey mirrors the passage from youth to maturity.
60. The story invites readers to reflect on the beauty of unnoticed people and moments.

1. Kalam was born in Rameswaram, a small island town in India.
2. He belonged to a Tamil Muslim family.
3. His father’s name was Jainulabdeen, and his mother’s name was Ashiamma.
4. The family lived on Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
5. Kalam’s father was a man of deep spirituality and simplicity.
6. He woke up every day at 4 a.m. to perform the morning prayers (namaz).
7. After the prayers, he would walk about four miles to their coconut grove.
8. He would collect several dozen coconuts from the grove during this walk.
9. This morning walk was a daily routine for Kalam’s father.
10. After returning from the grove, he would have breakfast prepared by his wife.
11. Kalam’s mother would spread banana leaves on the floor for meals.
12. Kalam and his family would sit on the floor to eat their meals.
13. Their typical food included rice, sambhar, homemade pickles, and coconut chutney.
14. The family was poor but content with their simple life.
15. Despite poverty, they never refused food or shelter to visitors.
16. Kalam’s house was open to people of all religions and backgrounds.
17. People came to Kalam’s father for healing, prayers, and advice.
18. His father never asked for money or gifts in exchange for his help.
19. Jainulabdeen was a respected figure in the community for his generosity.
20. The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, was a close friend of Kalam’s father.
21. Jainulabdeen and Sastry often met to discuss spiritual and social issues.
22. They showed mutual respect and harmony beyond religious differences.
23. Kalam observed that religious leaders in his town worked together peacefully.
24. Visitors would sit on the floor as Kalam’s father recited verses from the Quran.
25. His prayers were said with deep sincerity and faith.
26. Kalam admired his father’s calm demeanor and humility.
27. Once, Kalam asked his father why people pray.
28. His father explained that prayer helps people overcome pain and confusion.
29. He said prayer connects humans to a divine cosmic energy.
30. True prayers, said with sincerity, bring peace and strength.
31. Kalam learned that spirituality was more about inner strength than rituals.
32. He also learned important values like honesty, humility, and simplicity from his parents.
33. Kalam’s father had a special aura that comforted those in distress.
34. People left their problems at his doorstep, trusting his wisdom.
35. Kalam deeply respected his father’s inner strength and compassion.
36. The family’s harmony reflected the idea of strong roots — faith and values.
37. Kalam recalled his mother feeding him lovingly and carefully.
38. His mother prepared simple, traditional meals every day.
39. She ensured that food was served on banana leaves, maintaining tradition.
40. Eating on the floor together strengthened family bonds.
41. Kalam’s upbringing taught him the importance of simplicity in life.
42. His father’s daily routine was disciplined and spiritually fulfilling.
43. Kalam’s father did not have formal education but was highly respected.
44. The close friendship between Jainulabdeen and the temple priest showed religious tolerance.
45. Kalam saw how spiritual strength transcends religious boundaries.
46. The story highlights how faith and values build a strong foundation for life.
47. Kalam’s parents taught him to respect all religions and cultures.
48. He learned that true strength comes from within, not from material wealth.
49. The story ends with Kalam’s deep appreciation for his father’s teachings.
50. Kalam believes that strong roots in faith and values shape a person’s character.

1. The story opens on a dark autumn night.
2. The banker remembers a party from 15 years ago.
3. The party discussed capital punishment and life imprisonment.
4. Guests believed death penalty was immoral.
5. Banker argued death penalty kills quickly, imprisonment kills slowly.
6. A young lawyer attended the party, age 25.
7. Lawyer preferred life imprisonment over death.
8. Banker, in excitement, offered a 2 million bet.
9. Lawyer accepted to stay 15 years in solitary confinement.
10. Lawyer’s confinement was in a lodge in banker’s garden.
11. He could not see humans, hear voices, or receive letters/newspapers.
12. He could have books, music, wine, via a small window.
13. Bet started Nov 14, 1870 at 12 o’clock.
14. Bet ended Nov 14, 1885, 12 o’clock.
15. Any violation freed banker from paying 2 million.
16. First year: Lawyer suffered loneliness and depression.
17. First year books: light novels, sensational love plots.
18. Lawyer refused wine and tobacco initially.
19. He considered desires as prison enemies.
20. Second year: piano silent, read classics.
21. Fifth year: indulged in wine, lying on bed, sometimes crying.
22. Night writings: wrote letters but tore them up in the morning.
23. Sixth year: began studying languages, philosophy, history.
24. Lawyer requested 600+ volumes over several years.
25. Letter written in six languages to impress the banker.
26. Banker fired two gunshots to confirm letter accuracy.
27. After 10 years, he focused on the Gospels.
28. Theology and religion histories followed.
29. Last 2 years: eclectic reading in science, literature, philosophy.
30. Lawyer compared reading to swimming in wreckage of a ship.
31. Banker’s wealth declined over 15 years due to gambling and speculation.
32. Banker feared paying 2 million would ruin him.
33. Lawyer became emaciated and aged; looked much older than 40.
34. Appearance: long curls, shaggy beard, yellow skin, hollow cheeks.
35. Banker considered killing lawyer to avoid paying money.
36. Lawyer left 5 hours early, renouncing 2 million.
37. He despised freedom, life, health, and worldly wealth.
38. He experienced vicarious adventures through books: mountains, seas, and wars.
39. He experienced love and beauty through literature.
40. He learned wisdom and knowledge from human thought across ages.
41. Declared all worldly possessions worthless and fleeting.
42. Criticized people for exchanging heaven for earth.
43. Lawyer voluntarily renounced money and freedom.
44. Banker wept in admiration and shame at lawyer’s wisdom.
45. Next morning, lawyer escaped silently.
46. Banker locked the renunciation letter in a fireproof safe.
47. Themes: pride, regret, transformation, value of knowledge, mortality.
48. Bet illustrated extremes of human curiosity, greed, and enlightenment.
49. Story contrasts material wealth vs spiritual/intellectual wealth.
50. Chekhov’s style combines psychological insight, moral reflection, and irony

1. The tree’s trunk is described as rugged and scarred.
2. A creeper winds around the tree like a huge Python.
3. Flowers hang in crimson clusters on the branches.
4. Birds and bees gather in the tree all day.
5. At night, a sweet song is sung from the tree.
6. The garden overflows with sound while people repose.
7. In winter, a grey baboon sits statue-like on the tree’s crest.
8. The baboon’s offspring play on the lower branches.
9. Kokilas (cuckoos) hail the day from the tree.
10. Cows wend to their pastures past the tree.
11. The tank under the tree has water-lilies like snow enmassed.
12. Poet’s love for the tree is not for its magnificence alone.
13. The tree is dear because of cherished companions and memories.
14. The tree blends with images of deceased siblings.
15. The tree is a witness to joys and sorrows of the poet.
16. Poet hears a dirge-like murmur from the tree.
17. The murmur is eerie and may reach the unknown land.
18. Poet has seen the tree’s form sublime in her inner vision.
19. The tree symbolizes the connection between past and present.
20. Poet wishes to immortalize the tree through her poetry.
21. The poem includes natural imagery: sunrise, forest, birds, flowers.
22. The tree evokes nostalgia and hope for immortality.
23. Poet compares her verse to weak, yet devoted tribute to the tree’s beauty.
24. The Casuarina is associated with blessed sleep of deceased siblings.
25. Poet desires the tree to be counted among deathless trees.
26. Poet references Borrowdale and awful branches symbolizing timelessness.
27. Fear, trembling Hope, Death, and Time are metaphorically under the tree.
28. Poet expresses love and reverence for the tree.
29. Poet prays that Love defend the tree from Oblivion’s curse.
30. The tree is a symbol of endurance and continuity of memory.
31. Poet’s imagery includes moonlight, slumbering water-wraiths, and seas.
32. Poet’s childhood and native clime are intimately connected to the tree.
33. The Casuarina represents a bond between nature, memory, and loved ones.

1. Ulysses expresses restlessness after returning to Ithaca.
2. He is discontent with domestic life and mundane duties.
3. He is not fully satisfied with his wife, Penelope.
4. He feels detached from his son Telemachus’s routine work.
5. The poem celebrates the unquenchable desire for knowledge and experience.
6. Ulysses considers life as “Life to the lees”, meaning living fully.
7. He recalls his far-ranging voyages and adventures.
8. He remembers battles and experiences with peers in Troy.
9. Ulysses says “I am a part of all that I have met”, emphasizing experience shapes identity.
10. He laments rust unburnish’d, meaning not using one’s potential.
11. Ulysses seeks to transcend age and environment.
12. He urges pursuit of the untravell’d world.
13. Ulysses contrasts idle kingship with adventurous life.
14. He believes life piled on life is too short for meaningful achievements.
15. Ulysses desires continuous activity and discovery.
16. He addresses Telemachus as competent to rule Ithaca wisely.
17. Telemachus is described as prudent, discerning, and mild.
18. Ulysses leaves him to subdue a rugged people gradually.
19. The poem presents contrasts between heroic adventure and domestic responsibility.
20. Ulysses recalls mariners who shared toil, thought, and frolic with him.
21. He emphasizes freedom of heart and mind.
22. Ulysses acknowledges old age weakens strength, but not will.
23. He celebrates heroic endurance despite time and fate.
24. The poem blends classical mythological references with personal reflection.
25. Death closes all, but noble action may still be done before the end.
26. Ulysses describes the twilight and slow moon, showing passage of time.
27. He urges his crew: “’Tis not too late to seek a newer world”.
28. Ulysses emphasizes persistence in seeking, striving, and finding.
29. The poem ends with “to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield”, a famous heroic motto.
30. Ulysses sees much taken by age, but much abides.
31. He reflects on strength diminished by time, but spirit remains strong.
32. The poem presents heroism as continuous effort and courage.
33. Ulysses values experience and knowledge over complacency.
34. The sea and voyages symbolize adventure and the unknown.
35. Ulysses refers to the Happy Isles and Achilles, showing classical allusions.
36. He rejects a life of idleness and stagnation.
37. The poem shows tension between duty (Telemachus) and desire (Ulysses).
38. Ulysses’ grey spirit yearning in desire symbolizes eternal curiosity.
39. He encourages his mariners to “push off” and continue exploration.
40. Life is compared to a sinking star, fleeting yet illuminating.
41. Ulysses values action, adventure, and learning over comfort.
42. The poem combines visual imagery, classical reference, and philosophical reflection.
43. Tennyson’s style emphasizes medievalism, lyricism, and vivid imagery.
44. Ulysses exemplifies the heroic ideal of striving beyond limits.
45. The poem inspires perseverance, curiosity, and defiance against aging or death.

1. Maurya is the mother of six sons: Stephen, Shawn, Sheamus, Patch, Michael, and Bartley.
2. Maurya also has two daughters, Cathleen and Nora.
3. The play depicts the relentless power of nature, especially the sea.
4. Stephen and Shawn were lost in a great wind and later found in the Bay of Gregory of the Golden Mouth.
5. Sheamus and his father were lost in a dark night; no sign was ever seen.
6. Patch was drowned out of a curragh.
7. Bartley died when the gray pony knocked him into the sea near white rocks.
8. The young priest brings a bundle from Donegal.
9. Nora is often spinning the wheel in the play.
10. Nora drops four stitches while knitting a plain stocking.
11. Cathleen, about twenty, is making cake.
12. Cathleen hides the bundle in the turf-loft.
13. Bartley prepares to ride to the Galway Fair on the red mare.
14. Michael brings a stick from Connemara for Maurya.
15. The bit of new rope is bought in Connemara and hangs by the white boards.
16. The play contains several religious expressions, like “God spare us” and “The Son of God spare us”.
17. Cathleen says phrases like “God forgive you” and “The Lord spare us”.
18. Nora prays: “God spare his soul.”
19. Maurya’s final speech reflects grief over the death of all her sons.
20. Maurya laments having only a bit of wet flour and maybe a stinking fish to eat.
21. Maurya thinks about nails for coffins, but Bartley will have a fine coffin of white boards.
22. The fearfulest thing in the play is Bartley riding on the red mare with the gray pony behind.
23. Cathleen and Nora put an old shirt and plain stocking into a hole in the chimney corner.
24. The play shows the hopelessness of human struggle against nature.
25. Turf-loft is used to store peat/fuel.
26. A stool is a simple seat without a back or arms.
27. Halter is another type of rope.
28. Tacking is a sailing technique to turn a boat into the wind.
29. Poteen is homemade illicit spirit.
30. Keening means crying continuously in grief.
31. The story highlights death as an inevitable part of life on the islands.
32. The sea is depicted as a relentless, merciless force.
33. Maurya’s grief is heightened as all six sons die at sea.
34. The play reflects Irish rural life and superstition.
35. Maurya expresses the wish: “May the Almighty God have mercy on the souls of her sons.”
36. Synge portrays human vulnerability against nature’s power.
37. Gable is the triangular part of a wall at the end of a pitched roof.
38. The play’s tone is tragic and somber.
39. The Aran Islands setting emphasizes isolation and harsh conditions.
40. Bartley leaves for the fair with his purse and tobacco.
41. The sea serves as both setting and antagonist in the play.
42. Maurya fears the sea bad (rough) and middling bad (calm/neutral).
43. The characters often use religious expressions to seek protection from the sea.
44. Maurya’s speech reflects acceptance of fate and divine mercy.
45. The play highlights family unity and tragedy.
46. Synge uses local dialect and Irish idioms to enhance realism.
47. The central theme is the struggle between human life and nature.