Questions and Answers

In the poem The bangle sellers by Sarojini Naidu, how do the middle-aged women spend their lives? Is there any inner significance of this mention?

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

What were the sounds that the narrator could hear in Robert Frost’s poem ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’? Do these sounds suggest anything?

Do you think that the title of Robert Browning’s poem “The Patriot” just and apt? Give reasons.

Explain the line “There is a constant flowing guilt” from Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “The Dolphins”.

How do the parents respond to the poet’s advice to not allow their children near the television set in the poem ‘Television’ by Roald dahl?

What makes the poem ‘Abou Ben Adhem’ by Leigh Hunt seem as if it belonged to the realm of supernatural?

In Southey’s poem ‘After Blenheim’ why did the old man shake his head and have a natural sigh?

Write about the life of Salvatore before going to the military service as presented in Somerset Maugham’s story ‘Salvatore’.

Mention the recurring lines in the poem The Heart of the Tree written by Henry Cuyler Bunner. Why do you think has the poet repeated them?