Questions and Answers

The poem “The Dolphins” by Carol Ann Duffy is a dramatic monologue that expresses the abuse of animals in the hand of man. Discuss.

What is the significance of the expression — “fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn” in Maya Angelou’s poem “I know why the caged bird sings”?

What was the recent incident that Muni feared to have brought the foreigner there in the short story “A Horse and Two Goats” by R K Narayan?

Is the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’ by David Roth referring to any particular Olympics event? Which year did this occur?

What statements from the story “Old Man at the Bridge” suggest that the old man is about to give up on life? Quote specific statements to back your answer.

Bring out the main idea / theme / central idea / message of the poem “The Bangle Sellers” by Sarojini Naidu.

In the poem “Television” by Roald Dahl, the poet says “It keeps them still”. What keeps the children still and how?

“A Horse and Two Goats” by R K Narayan

In Poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling, the poet compares ‘triumph’ and ‘disaster’ with two impostors and advises to treat them as same. Why?

Finally, the Chief says “We are two distinct races with separate origins and separate destinies”. Give examples to prove this statement. Or, How does the speaker differentiate his tribe from the white people? Or, Why can’t the red children and […]