Questions and Answers

Are the dying fire and the logs of wood symbolic in the poem The Cold Within by James Patrick Kinney?

Give the substance, central idea or theme of the poem Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore.

What happened to Muni’s 40 goats in the story “A Horse and Two Goats” by R K Narayan?

Mention the prejudice present in the minds of the poor and the rich against one another as presented by James Patrick Kinney in his poem The Cold Within.

Explain the role that memory plays in the short story “Fritz” by Satyajit Ray.

Describe the little match girl’s hallucinations and their significance in Hans Christian Andersen’s short story “The Little Match Girl”. Or, Explain how the girl’s visions are symbolic of her underlying hope.

In the story A Horse and Two Goats by R. K. Narayan, way of life and language differed between Muni and the Red Man but they got along well and their conversation creates a lot of humour. Elaborate. Or, The story […]

Describe the rural life as described in R. K. Narayan’s short story ‘A Horse and Two Goats’.

What is the poet’s attitude towards television in the poem “Television” by Roald Dahl?

Why does the poet compare the moonlit room in the presence of the angel to a ‘lily in bloom’ in Leigh Hunt’s poem Abou Ben Adhem? Or, What was the effect of moonlight in Abou’s room?