ICSE Class 10 English Literature: Prose & Poetry — Complete Guide for 2027 ExamPrepare for the ICSE Class 10 English Literature examination with a comprehensive revision guide combining prose notes, poetry explanations, extract-based questions, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), answers and literary analysis.
Designed for structured study and exam-focused practice, this book brings together chapter summaries, themes, figures of speech, explanations and questions to help students strengthen their understanding of prescribed literary texts.
PART I — PROSE NOTESStudy five short stories with summaries, themes, literary devices, important extracts and model answers.
Chapters Covered:
With the Photographer — Stephen Leacock
The Elevator — William Sleator
The Girl Who Can — Ama Ata Aidoo
The Pedestrian — Ray Bradbury
The Last Lesson — Alphonse Daudet
Revise characterisation, irony, satire, symbolism, atmosphere, narrative techniques and important themes through organised study notes and extract-based practice.
PART II — PROSE MCQ BANKTest your understanding of all five stories with chapter-wise multiple-choice questions, correct answers and explanations. Practise questions on characters, plot developments, literary devices, important details and central themes.
PART III — POETRY NOTESExplore five poems through summaries, line-by-line explanations, themes, poetic devices, imagery and important questions and answers.
Poems Covered:
Haunted Houses — H. W. Longfellow
The Glove and the Lions — Leigh Hunt
When Great Trees Fall — Maya Angelou
A Considerable Speck — Robert Frost
The Power of Music — Sukumar Ray
Understand poetic meaning, symbolism, tone, imagery, figures of speech and the deeper ideas expressed in each poem.
PART IV — POETRY EXTRACT QUESTIONS & ANSWERSPractise extract-based questions organised around the five poems:
Haunted Houses
The Glove and the Lions
When Great Trees Fall
A Considerable Speck
The Power of Music
Review model answers, quotation-based questions, literary analysis and examination-pattern guidance to improve your approach to literature questions.
PART V — POETRY MCQ BANKStrengthen your preparation with poem-wise MCQs, answers and explanations covering poetic devices, central ideas, imagery, tone, structure, quotations and important details.
KEY FEATURESProse and poetry study material in one ebook.
Chapter-wise summaries and literary analysis.
Line-by-line poetry explanations.
MCQs with answers and explanations.
Extract-based questions and model answers.
Important themes, characters and figures of speech.
Structured revision and self-assessment practice.
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?This guide is intended for ICSE Class 10 students, English Literature learners, teachers and tutors seeking an organised resource for revision, classroom practice and independent study.
PREPARE WITH A STRUCTURED APPROACHRead the chapter notes, revise the important themes, study the explanations and attempt the MCQs without looking at the answers. Use the solutions to identify gaps in understanding and revisit the relevant sections.
Make your English Literature revision more organised with this complete Prose and Poetry guide by Prasenjeet for the 2027 examination.
