Questions and Answers

What note did Todd send to the narrator in Stephen Leacock’s short story “My Lost Dollar”? Why was the narrator confused? What did he expect while receiving the note?

What role do the vendors, pedlars and maidens play in Sarojini Naidu’s poem ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’?

Find out and explain the poetic devices used in the poem If by Rudyard Kipling.

Explore the poem The Dolphins by Carol as a critique of Speciesism with regard to the way humans exploit the dolphins for their selfish purpose. Or, What is speciesism? How does Duffy criticize speciesism in her poem about the dolphins?

How far does the poem ‘IF’ by Rudyard Kipling suggest an idea of conditional fulfillment of man? Or, Why does the poet use the word ‘If’?

What does the ‘woods’ symbolize in the poem “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost?

Give a short summary of the poem Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening by Robert frost.

Comment on the appropriateness of the title of the poem “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening” By Robert Frost.

What is the meaning of the line “his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” in the poem “I know why the caged bird sings” by Maya Angelou?

How can we make our life sublime as stated in the poem ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?