Readers Club

August 4, 2018

Poetry

Poetry was taken as the major discussion topic on this day.

The students spoke about their favourite poets and poetess.  

Eveline Punnoose shared the lines of 'The Prelude'.  One of the finest works of William Wordsworth. The ancient English and Language was the major attraction of his work.

 A beautiful 'bottoms-up' poem titled 'Pretty ugly' was presented by Yazhini of class 11th.  The poem projected dual meanings when read top to bottom (negative) an bottom to top (positive).  This was the special characteristic the poem possessed.

The title of the poem left the students in doubt.  Pretty and Ugly were two contradictory words in a simple sentence.

  

The title of the poem left the students in doubt.  These are called oxymorons.  It is a figure of  speech in which apparently  contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Niveda read the quatrain (a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes) called 'Risks' by Anais Nin.  It uses metaphors to express a tale of change after turmoil.

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July 28, 2018

Inauguration of Literary and Readers Club

The literary and Readers club was inaugurated on 28th of July.  All the Staff members and the student members were assembled in the school library to administer the Reading pledge.

The meeting focused on reading habits and how to inculcate the habit of reading the newspaper on a regular basis.

Teachers encouraged the students to help each other read different genre of books.

Drishya of 9th C shared her view on effective reading and her love for Japanese books.  Especially Manga comics.

Tessa Thomas spoke about one of her favourite books by Roald Dahl "Matilda".  She inspired the students to start reading small articles and short stories and comics. 

Students shared few secrets of the school library.  They spoke about the mysterious English fiction section.  Some books of this section were old-used books which were being donated by a philanthropist from America.