Questions and Answers

What is the special significance of the line “A year ago on this very day” in the poem “The Patriot” by Robert Browning?

In Jame Patrick Kinney’s poem ‘The Cold Within’ why did the third man not share his log to keep the fire burning? Or, Why does the third one give his coat a hitch?

Explain the last line of the poem ‘The Bangle Sellers’ by Sarojini Naidu. What is the significance of this line? Or, What is the significance of the woman’s presence by her husband’s side during worship?

What do you think made Abou Ben Adhem bold in Leigh Hunt’s poem with the same title?

Give an account of Mr. Oliver’s encounter with the boy and his reaction in the story “A Face in the Dark” by Ruskin Bond.

Draw a comparison between the two characters Jimmy Wales and ‘Silky; Bob in O Henry’s short story “After Twenty Years”. Or, Give Character sketches of Jimmy and Bob in “After Twenty Years”. Discuss the similarities and differences between them.

Explain ‘shaft of beauty’ in Henry Cuyler Bunner’s poem ‘The Heart of the Tree’.

How is the above line connected to the theme In James Patrick Kinney’s poem “The Cold Within”?

Comment on the colonial background of India and its importance in the poem “The Gift of India” by Sarojini Naidu.

Can you please give me a short summary of the poem The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu?