Questions and Answers

What are the literary devices / figures of speech used by the poet Maya Angelou in her poem “I know why the caged bird sings”?

Comment on the background of the poem The Bangle sellers by Sarojini Naidu.

A Face in the Dark by Ruskin Bond deals with paranormal. Discuss. Or, Assess the story “A Face in the Dark” as a supernatural story.

Discuss THE HEART OF THE TREE by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER as an appeal to the readers to plant more tree, when he sees the impending doom of the Environment. Or, Discuss the theme of environmental awareness in Bunner’s poem The […]

Explain this first line of Chief Seattle’s Speech (1854): “Yonder sky that has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold, and which to us appears changeless and eternal, may change.”

“He gives his harness bells a shake…” – Who is ‘He’ referred to here? Why does he shake his harness bells according to the poet? What figure of speech is used in this line?

Abou Ben Adhem awoke one night from a deep dream of peace — What does the poet Leigh Hunt mean by deep dream of peace? How could Abou have peace?

How does the poet Leigh Hunt present the character of Abou Ben Adhem in his poem?

Which figure of speech is used in the line ‘where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection’?

What  is the significance of the book of gold in the poem Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt?