Questions and Answers

‘Tis God shall repay: what shall God repay to the patriot in Robert Browning’s poem ‘A Patriot, an old story’?

How well do you feel has Owen described the reality of war? Or, Write a note on the poet’s attitude towards war. Do you agree with him? Or, Whom does the speaker blame for the continuance of war? Is there any sense […]

The speaker in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “A Psalm of Life” says “And things are not what they seem.” Under what circumstances are things not what they look like?

The last line of Nissim Ezekiel’s poem “Enterprise” — Home is where we have to gather grace — sums up the theme of the poem. Discuss.

Enumerate the initial reactions of children if parents act according to the poet and throw away the television sets as told in the poem ‘Television’ by Roald Dahl.

Why does Henry Wadsworth Longfellow say “trust no future” in his poem A Psalm of Life?

Is the poem ‘If Thou Must Love Me’ by Elizabeth Browning autobiographical in nature? How?

What is the difference between Sunil Gavaskar’s reactions and that of his mother after the later broke her nose while playing cricket with him as told in the prose ‘The First Steps’?

Give an account of the hardships and conflicts that the pilgrims had to face in various stages of their journey in Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘Enterprise’.

Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘Enterprise’ symbolizes various stages of a man’s life on this earth. Explain.