Questions and Answers

What does the word ‘darkling’ mean in the poem “The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy? What connection does the adjective ‘darkling’ have with the thrush in the poem?

How can we make our life sublime as stated in the poem ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?

Explore the poem The Dolphins by Carol as a critique of Speciesism with regard to the way humans exploit the dolphins for their selfish purpose. Or, What is speciesism? How does Duffy criticize speciesism in her poem about the dolphins?

Identify and explain the figures of speech used in the poem The Daffodils by William Wordsworth.

In the poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth, what does the poet mean by ‘bliss of solitude’? Or, How does the inward eye become the bliss of solitude in the poem daffodils? Or, how did the sight of the daffodils bring […]

How has Thomas Hardy depicted Nature in his poem ‘The Darkling Thrush’?

Why does the poet use the word ‘cry’ to refer to the fruitmen’s call in the poem ‘In The Bazaars of Hyderabad’?

How does the poet Robert Frost create a sense of utter isolation and silence in the poem ‘Stopping by woods on a snowy evening’? Why does he do so?

How does the story “The Blue bead” by Norah Burke depict the theme “where there is a will there is a way”?

In Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Abhisara — The Tryst” Vasavadatta, the beautiful young dancing girl invited Upagupta to her house, but he refused. Why do you think he did so?