Questions and Answers

Identify and explain the figures of speech used in the poem The Daffodils by William Wordsworth.

Write a critical appreciation of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s fable “The Mountain and the Squirrel”.

Explain the themes expressed in Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.

What startled the narrator in Vikram Seth’s poem “A Doctor’s Journal Entry”? What was his initial reaction?

Do you think that the title of Robert Browning’s poem “The Patriot” just and apt? Give reasons. Or, Explain the significance of the poem’s title “The Patriot’ in relation to its content.

Which characteristics make the poem “The Patriot” by Robert Browning a dramatic monologue? Or, Discuss the elements of dramatic monologue in Robert Browning’s poem The Patriot” and evaluate their effectiveness.

Is the poem ‘A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945’ an anti-war poem? / What is the poet’s message in this poem? / What is the theme of the poem?

Rabindranath Tagore in his poem “Abhisara – the Tryst” has used two different seasons to show different phases of Vasavadatta’s life. Discuss how and why has he done so.

Justify the title of Tony Hoagland’s poem “Why I Like the Hospital”.

Please write a 15-line summary of William Blake’s poem “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Experience).