Questions and Answers

Comment on the surprise ending of the short story The Last Leaf by O’ Henry.

What line of reasoning is followed by the Prince of Arragon in making his choice of casket in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare?

Was the Battle of Blenheim really a ‘great victory’ or a ‘victory’ at all as presented in Robert Southey’s poem After Blenheim?

How does a tree convey ‘love of home and loyalty’ of a tree planter, as hinted at in Henry Cuyler Bunner’s poem ‘The Heart of the Tree’?

Comment on the tone of Robert Browning’s poem ‘The Patriot’.

What is the main theme or Central idea of the poem ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?

Bring out the distinctness of Robert Frost as a nature poet with reference to ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’.

How does the poet’s father spend his time at home as seen in the poem ‘Father Returning Home’ by Dilip Chitre?

Comment on the character traits of Yecko-san, the doctor’s wife in Vikram Seth’s poem ‘A Doctor’s journal entry for august 6,1945’.

Comment on the historical context of Michael Mack’s poem “Small Pain In My Chest”.