Questions and Answers

Write a character sketch of the character Mr. Easton in O. Henry’s story “Hearts and Hands”.

What moral or message does the poet Robert Southey convey in his poem After Blenheim? Or, What is the central theme of the poem?

What happened to the teacher Mr. Oliver in Ruskin Bond’s short story “A Face in the Dark”?

Which characteristics make the poem “The Patriot” by Robert Browning a dramatic monologue?

Do you think that the title of Robert Browning’s poem “The Patriot” just and apt? Give reasons.

In the poem Bangle Seller by Sarojini Naidu why are the yellow coloured bangles compared to the field of sunlit corn? Why does the bride prefer those on her wedding morning?

In the poem The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu, why has the poet compared red colour of bangles to the flame of the marriage fire? Or, Explain the line: some are like the flame of her marriage fire

In Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Bangle Sellers why do the sellers go to the temple fair instead of going to other places?

What is the special significance of the line “A year ago on this very day” in the poem “The Patriot” by Robert Browning?

Comment on how the idea conveyed in the poem ‘The Cold Within’ by James Patrick Kinney relate to the society today.