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The Alchemist -by Paulo Coelho  The Physical  and  The Philosophical  Perspectives The Alchemist is a must-read, a book for a lifetime. A single read is enough to hit a raw nerve deep within the consciousness and shake up the core of one’s very being. It shreds all prejudiced perceptions about Life to bits. It leaves an everlasting impact on the reader with profound insights into human life and the Universe, encompassing everything between and beyond. The book is at once both worldly and outworldly. While the book narrates the outward journey of the protagonist, with its many ups and downs, there is an underlying current of wisdom which pulls the readers inward, towards their own true selves. The external journey brings excitement, curiosity, thrills, and a euphonium of joy at the end when the protagonist succeeds in his mission. But the internal journey is reversed, it steadily calms the mind as one progresses deep into the tale, making one more open to marvelling...

UPHILL  -  POEM ANALYSIS Introduction: "Uphill" is a religious and metaphorical poem written by Christiana Rossetti. The poem religiously describes the arduous journey of a human life until death; by cleverly camouflaging it through images of a road, an uphill trek, a welcoming Inn, etc. The poem appears trivial at first glance, but it has religious beliefs and deep philosophies veiled in analogies. Structure: The poem comprises of sixteen lines, which are uniformly divided into four quartet stanzas. The poem is, therefore, taut and neatly structured, without any spare lines or phrases. Rhyming: The poem follows a uniform rhyming scheme of        "a b a  b" throughout its length. The first and the third lines of each quartet end with rhyming words, so do the second and fourth lines. The same pattern can be observed in all the four stanzas. Metre: The poem is written in Iambic metre; with the exception of the opening lin...