Class 12 English — Chapter 12: Time and Time Again

What you'll learn

• ▸Symbolism of the Clocktowers
• ▸The Subjectivity of Time
• ▸Commentary on Communal Relations
• ▸Juxtaposition of Human and Natural Violence
• ▸Sources of Imperfection and Diversity
• ▸Forces of Disruption in Society
• ▸A.K. Ramanujan's Poetic Context

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 12076CH12 7 Time and Time Again A.K. Ramanujan is one of India's finest English- language poets. He is best known for his pioneering translations of ancient Tamil poetry into modern English. At the time of his death he was professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago and was recognised as the world's most profound scholar of South Indian languages and culture. His interests included anthropology and folklore. These influenced his work as a craftsman of English. This poem represents the complex distillation of a lifetime of unusual thought and feeling. A.K. Ramanujan 1929-1993 Or listen to the clocktowers of any old well-managed city beating their gongs round the clock, each slightly off the others' time, deeper or lighter in its bronze, beating out a different sequence each half-h…

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8. The poem mentions the 'perennial feuds and seasonal alliance' of which three religious groups? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The first clocks were likely sundials, using shadows to tell time.
• 💡 Water clocks used dripping water to measure hours, even at night or on cloudy days.
• 💡 Some ancient cities had 'flower clocks' where different flowers opened at specific times.
• 💡 The famous Big Ben clock in London actually refers to the bell, not the tower itself.
• 💡 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus, due to its slow rotation.

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