Questions and Answers

In the poem The Bangle Sellers written by Sarojini Naidu, what is the ‘shining loads’ and who are the potential buyers according to the poet?

Explain the line “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate.” from O. Henry’s short story “Hearts and Hands”.

Write about the theme and the message delivered in the poem John Brown by Bob Dylan.

What does the person who plants the tree (the tree planter) gain by planting trees, as said in Henry Cuyler Bunner’s poem “The Heart of the Tree”? Or, What motivates the man to plant a tree according to the poet?

How would you react if you were in Mr. Oliver’s place in Ruskin Bond’s short story “A Face in the Dark”?

Discuss how the trial scene in William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ reveals a conflict between justice and mercy. Is the conflict resolved? If so how?

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?