Questions and Answers

Why does Seattle say that he should not mourn the premature doom of the Red Indians in “Chief Seattle’s Speech, 1854” (Treasure Trove)?

Why does Maya Angelou repeat the lines “his wings are clipped and his feet are tied” in her poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

What does Kaspar’s reply “It was the English” reveal about him in the poem “After Blenheim” by Robert Southey?

Comment on the theme and style of Henry Cuyler Bunner’s poem The Heart of the Tree. What is the central idea of the poem?

“…but I cannot think what will become of the others.” Who are the ‘others’? What does the speaker mean by the above statement? What trait of his character is expressed here?

Who were the ‘enemy forces’ referred to in the short story “Old Man at the Bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

Why is the narrator worried about the old man sitting at the bridge in the story “The old man at the bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

What happened to the old man’s animals in the story “The old man at the bridge” by Earnest Hemingway?

“I was taking care of animals,” he explained. “Oh,” I said, not quite understanding. What does the narrator not understand in “The Old Man at the Bridge” by Hemingway? Why?

From “The old man at the bridge” by Earnest Hemingway.