Questions and Answers

Write a note on the use of colour imageries in Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Bangle Sellers.

Explain the speaker’s words ‘tomorrow it may be overcast with clouds’ in Chief Seattle’s speech? Why does he say so? What will be its effect on his people?

What should the words we speak reflect as stated in the poem ‘Where the mind is without fear’ by Rabindranath Tagore?

What is the central idea or theme or message of Robert Frost’s poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening? Is the poem allegorical? What is that allegory then?

In what way are the buds set to dream in the poem The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu? How is it relevant to the theme?

In ‘My Greatest Olympic Prize’, what does the author mean by ‘hot under collar’ and ‘Der Fuhrer’?

What does the author consider as his greatest Olympic prize in Owens’ story with the same name?

It was said for Jesse Owens that his outstanding performance affirmed that individual excellence rather than a race or national origin distinguishes one man or woman from another. Comment with reference to Jesse Owens’ autobiographical account “My Greatest Olympic Prize”.

What was Luz Long’s response when Jesse Owens won the gold medal in the board jump finals? Comment on the trait of his character revealed in his action, as expressed in “My Greatest Olympic Prize”.

Can we write both for and against a topic / motion / statement in an argumentative essay?