Questions and Answers

Please answer the following short-answer type / objective type questions from the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’ by David Roth.

In Act 3 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, Gratiano says “We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece” after Antonio’s success in choosing the right casket. Explain this comparison made the Gratiano.

Which items were necessary for Prospero to perform his magic in William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”?

The speaker in the poem “Be the Best” sounds (i) proud (ii) despondent (iii) angry (iv) positive? Or, What is the tone of the poem “Be the Best”?

Who were the royal people on-board on the ship which faced the tempest in William Shakespeare’s play “The tempest”?

The Bangle Sellers /by Sarojini naidu/Treasure Trove book /class 9th

What does the expression “And years that fade and flush again” mean in the second stanza of the poem “The Heart of the Tree” by Henry Cuyler Bunner?

What was the poet’s purpose in presenting the picture of an Indian Market? or, Give the central theme of the poem ‘In The Bazaars of Hyderabad’ / What is the poet’s message?

What is the impact of beginning the poem with a question in “The Heart of the Tree” by Henry Cuyler Bunner? What is the figure of speech used here?

In Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘The Professor’ how is it portrayed that aged people only require a receptive listener?