Questions and Answers

How do the lives of great people affect others around them as told by the poet in the poem “A psalm of life”?

What message is the poet trying to convey in his poem and how does he succeed in doing that?

“For they fling …/ Stones at me for my year’s misdeeds.” — What are the patriot’s misdeeds in the poem “The Patriot” by Robert Browning?

What does the poet mean by “head is held high” in ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’? Does ‘where the … head is held high’ mean that the heads of the countrymen were held low? If so why should the […]

What does ‘things unknown’ signify in Maya Angelou’s poem ‘I Know why the caged bird sings’?

How is Max Ehrmann’s famous poem ‘Desiderata’ a didactic poem?

I know why the caged bird sings. Maya Angelou

Do you think that David Roth’s song “Nine Gold Medals” is all about a special Olympics event? Critically comment on this.

What is ‘the common destiny’ between the tribal people and the white people that Seattle speaks about in his speech delivered in Washington in 1854? (Chief Seattle’s Speech)

Why was Ben Adhem’s name not in the angel’s book in Leigh Hunt’s poem “Abou Ben Adhem”?