Top 20 Explanation of English for Class 12 | Bihar Board Exam


Explain the following lines from Prose : ( Class 12 )

1. “The life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. 

The present lines have been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose  “I have a dream”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. He was a great American Writer. 

                                  In the present lines the writer Martin Luther King is talking about the life the Negroes of America. He says that the life of Negroes is very miserable. They have to face many problems in their own country. Their lives are still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. 

2. “This work, as I see it, has two aspects.”

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech when he became 3rd president of India. In the present line the writer says that there are two types of work one is individual and other is social work. This dual task make India great in future.

3. “The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by two factors.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “How free is the press”. This is an essay. It has been written by a great English writer Dorothy L. Sayers. She was a great crime reporter of England. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dorothy L. Sayers is talking about the freedom of press in England. She is talking about the working methods of the press. She says that there are two factors on which the editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled. One is advertisers’ revenue and the property of the owner.

4. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise and live out the true meaning of its creed

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “I Have a dream”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great American writer Martin Luther King Jr. He was a great orator of America. 

                              In the present lines the writer Martin Luther King Jr. is talking about the life of the Negroes. He has many dreams for the Negroes. He says that one day American government will understand the problems of the Negroes. He says that one day American people will understand the Negroes people and they will support them.

5. But I shall be told that it is neither number nor multiplicity of pleasures that make the glory of man

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

6.This means that the cheap daily paper which goes everywhere, has most influence. 

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

7. In no part of the world and under no civilization, have all men attained perfection

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

8. And as we walk, we make the pledge that we shall always march ahead

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

9. And suddenly the land was for sale; their land, their earth, which was all they had.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

10. Mother was waiting on the doorstep, her face wreathed in smiles.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

11. I must confess that I am over whelmed by the trust my people have paced in me by electing me to the highest office in the land

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

12. Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Indian Civilization and Culture”. This is an essay. It has been written by a great Indian leader and writer Mahatma Gandhi. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Mahatma Gandhi is talking about the Indian Culture and Western Culture. He says that civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. It means that civilization teaches the man good conduct. 

13. The ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies are many and varied.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “A Child is born”. This is an essay. It has been written by a great Australian feminist Germaine Greer. She was a great writer of Australia. 

                              In the present lines the writer Germaine Greer is talking about the different ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies. She says that in traditional societies pregnant women are looked after very well and cared. The other women of the houses are always there to help them. The traditional societies are very helpful to these women.

14. When we speak of “freedom of the press”, we usually mean freedom in a very technical and restricted sense 

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

15. The very word colour remind me of the variety of hue that Indian life, as various as our American human race.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

16. At mother’s insistence, I had taken two days’ leave from the office, and in the afternoon, I drove Nanukaka to the North Block.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Bharat is my home”. This is a speech. It has been delivered by a great Indian leader and writer Dr. Zakir Hussain. He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Dr. Zakir Hussain is delivered his speech

17. India has always been part of the background of my life, but I had never seen it whole and for myself until now.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “India through a traveler’s eye“. This is an essay. It has been written by a great American writer Pearl S. Buck. She was a great American writer by birth but reared in China.  

                              In the present lines the writer  Pearl S. Buck is talking about herself. She says that India has always been the part of the background of her life. She used to know about India from her family doctor and father. She wanted to visit India, but she had never seen It whole by going there. 

18. It is obvious that we know more than animals do, and it is common to consider this, one of our advantages.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Ideas that Have Helped Mankind“. This is an essay. It has been written by a great English writer Bertrand Russell. 

                In the present lines the writer Bertrand Russell says that our intellect and moral qualities make mankind more knowledge than animals. So mankind know more than animals. It can be one of the advantage for mankind. But there is little doubt whether it is in fact an advantage. 

19. “You are an idiot!” he shouted. There is absolutely no future for a boy like you”

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “The Artist”. This is a short story. It has been written by a great Japanese writer Shiga Naoya. He was a great Japanese writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Shiga Naoya is talking about a 12 years talented Japanese boy, Seibei. He had a hobby of colleccting gourds and painting them. He used to paint the gourds not only his house but also in his classroom when teacher teaches. One day the teacher looks Seibei polishing the gourds. and he shouted at him. “You are an idiot boy! this is absolutely no future for a boy like you.

20. “What ! That means he will be here for weeks ! Ministers don’t see people for weeks _____ months ! Oh, my God!”

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “A Pinch of Snuff”. This is a short story. It has been written by a great Indian writer Manohar Malgaonkar . He was a great Indian writer. 

                              In the present lines the writer Manohar Malgoankar is talking about his maternal uncle Nanukaka who was coming from Maharashtra to Delhi to see some ministers. when narrator’s mother says about coming of Nanukaka the narrator gets surprised because he knows that ministers do not meet the peope for the weeks that means narrator’s uncle was to stay for long time in Delhi.

21. “You two’d better hurry up and get married _____ just do me a favour and leave me in a peace”.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “A Marriage Proposal”. This is a story or tragedy comedy. It has been written by a great Russian writer Anton Chekhov.  He was a very famous writer of Russia.

                              In the present lines the writer “Anton Chekhov”  is talking about the marriage of Lomov and Natalia.. In this scene the writer describes the scene when Natalia and Lomov qurrell each other. 

22. The common people lived independently and followed their agricultural occupation.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “The Earth”.  This is a short story. It has been written by a great English writer H.E. Bates. He was a famous short story writer of England. 

                              In the present lines the writer H.E. Bates is talking about the life of village in England. He says that most of the people in village area lived independently and used to work in their field and lived with their families happily. 

23. Even more important than the domestication of animals was the invention of agriculture.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “Ideas that have helped mankind”. This is an essay. It has been delivered by a great  English writer Bertrand Russell. He was a famous writer and mathematician of England.

                              In the present lines the writer Bertrand Russell is talking about the ideas that would have helped mankind. The writer says that it was more important than the domestication of animals was the invention of agriculture.

24. Seibei is now engrossed in his pictures. He no longer feels any bitterness towards the teacher 

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “The Artist”. This is a short story. It has been written by a great  Japanese writer Shiga Naoya. He was a famous writer of Japan. 

                              In the present lines the writer Shiga Naoya is talking about a 12 years talented Japanese boy whose name was Seibei. He had the hobby of collecting gourds and painting on them. But  his hobby was crashed by his parents and his teachers. His teachers and his parents did not like his hobby of collecting gourds. So Seibei stopped painting on the gourds and engrossed in making pictures on the papers. Now Seibei had no bitterness towards his teacher. 

25. _____ he knew nothing about the stock-markets. But he knew everthing about a hen.

The present line has been taken from a very beautiful piece of prose “The Earth”. This is a short story. It has been written by a great  English writer H. E. Bates.  He was a famous story writer of England.

                              In the present lines the writer H.E. Bates is talking about a simple minded boy whose name was Benjy. Doctor advised Benjy to keep hens to develop his mind. Slowly Benjy knew everything about hens. He started to keep more hens and understood that they are existed for the purpose of lying eggs.

                           

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