Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The following poem, Rain, is remembered as one of his best poems for children.

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“If you want to score well in your exams, study properly.” “If you want to look fresh all day, sleep early and rise early.” “If you don’t want to be broke, start saving today.” We come across a lot of “if’s” in life. Let us find out what this poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling is […]

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Be ready to laugh out loud. I am sure you will chuckle and giggle as you go along S. Marshak’s description of this man from Petushkee.

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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The following poem is one of the best and one of the funniest poems he has written for children.

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There are many people in the world who do not have clean water to drink. And there are many others who waste water as if there’s plenty of it. Water level is decreasing every day. If we don’t save water, the world will face water problems soon. So the next time you are letting your […]

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In this poem, Emily Bronte describes what the past, the present and the future is like. Read and see if you too think the same.

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TV is a chewing gum to my eyes. No matter how hard I try to control, once I start watching the TV, there’s no end. I know I have better things to do, but I just can’t seem to help it. Therefore, I quite agree with what Roald Dahl says about the TV in this […]

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Shape poems, or pattern poems, are poems whose shape refers to their subject: a poem about an altar in the shape of an altar, a poem about an egg in the shape of one, a poem about an umbrella which outlines a raised umbrella. It is an old genre. The earliest shape poem we know […]

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You must have avoided beggars, probably because they are dirty and untidy. But the poet here thinks differently. He feels sympathetic towards beggars because he thinks they are lonely, and they have no friends. Read this poem and see if it changes your opinions.

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Do you think it is a good idea to cut trees? Read this poem and find out what the poet Dean Gasper thinks. Also think of a suitable title to the story.

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