Devika Panikar
Devika Panikar has been teaching English Language and Literature for 14 years now. She is an Assistant Professor with the Directorate of Collegiate Education under the Government of Kerala. She teaches at the Government Colleges coming under this directorate and is now posted at the Department of English, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. This website is a collection of the lecture notes that she prepared by referring various sources, for her students’ perusal. It has been compiled here for the sake of future generations.
Ballad Forms
A ballad is a poem that tells a story, usually (but not always) in four-line stanzas called quatrains. The ballad form is enormously diverse,...
Types of Formal Letters
Letter of Enquiry The agenda behind writing this letter is to collect information about something or someone. Here you should mention why you expect the...
Formal Letters
We live in a world of technology backed communication. E-mails, texts, etc are most of our preferred modes of communication. However, letters still have...
Usage of Adverbs
An adverb is a word that’s used to give information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb. ...
Dramatic Monologue
Monologue refers to a speech or a verbal presentation that a character gives to exhibit his ideas as well as thoughts in a loud...
Informal Letters
An informal letter also referred to as a friendly letter, is a personal letter written to friends or relatives (Informal letter to a friend)....
Levels of Aesthetic Distance
Aesthetic distance, the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art is...
Letter Writing Tips
The art of writing a letter was considered an important requirement. Here are some tips for writing a good letter. Identify the Type This obviously is...
