Questions and Answers

What sense does each object appeal to in the poem ‘In The Bazaars of Hyderabad’? (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory)

Why do you think did the speaker say “Let’s take a taxi up to the Club.” in Stephen Leacock’s story “My Lost Dollar”?

In William Shakespeare’s play “Merchant of Venice”, how does Nerissa explain why Portia’s body is “aweary of this great world”? Where does happiness lie according to Nerissa?

What do you think is the speaker’s father’s occupation in Dilip Chitre’s poem “Father Returning Home”?

Explain the last line of the poem ‘The Bangle Sellers’ by Sarojini Naidu. What is the significance of this line? Or, What is the significance of the woman’s presence by her husband’s side during worship?

What does the speaker want his countrymen to achieve by tireless striving in the poem “Where the mind is without fear” by Tagore?

How does the television keep the children quiet according to the poet in ‘Television’ a poem by Roald Dahl?

What do you think of the mental state Sher Singh was in during his journey in the story ‘Journey by Night’ by Norah burke?

In the poem A Doctors Journal entry for august 6 1945 by Vikram Seth, the narrator saw some people with their ‘arms stretched straight out’. Why were they so?

How did Chief Seattle react to the greetings sent by the Great Chief at Washington?