Questions and Answers

The journey to the pilgrimage in Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘Enterprise’ is a metaphorical one. Elucidate.

What is the theme / central idea of William Shakespeare’s poem “All the world’s a stage”?

What do you think are the religious implications delivered through the poem ‘Enterprise’ by Nissim Ezekiel?

How is the God of Red Children different from the God of White people as stated in Chief Seattle’s Speech? Or, How does Chief Seattle prove that White man’s god is not the god of the natives/ Red Indians?

What is the significance of the easy winds and the downy flake in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost?

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?

What is the theme/ message/ subject matter/ central idea of the poem ‘The darkling thrush’ by Thomas Hardy?

Why does Launcelot mention about Ash Wednesday and Black Monday in act 2 scene 5 of the play “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare? What is its significance?

In the poem ‘Where the mind is without fear’ from what darkness does the poet want his countrymen to wake?

Do you like the poem “Where the mind is without fear” by Rabindra Nath Tagore? Why?