Questions and Answers

How does the poetess feel about middle-aged women in the poem “The Bangle Sellets” by Sarojini Naidu? Does she have a positive or a negative opinion about them? Support your answer with reference from the poem.

How should a man develop humility in life according to the poet in the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling?

The speaker in Robert Browning’s poem “The Patriot” says, “There’s nobody on the house-tops now” — What do you think is the reason behind this changed situation?

Who is ‘thou’ in ‘If Thou Must Love Me’?  Is the poem ‘If Thou Must Love Me’ about individuals or it has more relevance in the society?

What is the reason behind war which Old Kaspar does not know in the poem “After Blenheim” by Robert Southey?

Many people celebrate the victory of their motherland in war, but still the poet doesn’t want to call it a ‘great victory’. Why?

Why did Muni ignore his cronies in R. K. Narayan’s short story “A Horse and Two Goats”?

Why did Kasper hide the truth from his grandchildren Peterkin and Wilhelmine in the poem “After Blenheim” by Robert Southey?

James Patrick Kinney’s poem The Cold Within is a critique on human nature of discrimination and selfishness. Explain.

What should the countrymen keep on widening and how, as expressed by the poet in ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ by Rabindranath Tagore?