Questions and Answers

State the basic difference between the beliefs of the White Americans and the natives as stated in ‘Chief Seattle’s Speech’. Or, Compare and contrast the Red Indian’s belief system with that of the White man.

What do the words like “heaven anigh”, “heaven’s harmony” & “towering high” indicate in the poem “The Heart of the Tree” by Henry Cuyler Bunner?

What terms have the characters used to describe the Battle of Blenheim in Robert Southey’s poem?

Why does the glad look in Miss Fairchild’s eyes slowly change to a bewildered horror in O. Henry’s short story “Hearts and Hands”?

Explanation of what happens to trees in the four seasons as described in the poem The tree in Season by Robert Fisher. Or, Write a summary of the poem “The Tree in Season”.

When was the poem “Where the mind is without fear” by Rabindranath Tagore written? What link does the poem have with the period it was written in?

What did each of the six characters fail to do in James Patrick Kinney’s poem ‘The Cold Within’?

Draw a comparison between the two characters Jimmy Wales and ‘Silky; Bob in O Henry’s short story “After Twenty Years”. Or, Give Character sketches of Jimmy and Bob in “After Twenty Years”. Discuss the similarities and differences between them.

Was the narrator feeling comfortable that the owner of the woods would not see him there?

What, according to you, is the most striking thing about the poem “The Bangle Sellers” by Sarojini Naidu?