Questions and Answers

Analyze Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley in relation to the characteristics of the romantic period.

The poet has reversed the relationship between age and strength in the poem ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’. Discuss.

In 21st century, progress is reduced to improved methods of killing. Do you agree or not? Give your views on this statement citing close references from Edwin Brock’s poem ‘Five ways to Kill a man’.

The bazaar presented in the poem In the Bazaars of Hyderabad essentially gives a rural picture. Discuss.

Is Maya Angelou a phenomenal woman because she is pretty and beautiful? What is her impact upon men and women?

In the poem ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth, why is the dance of the waves compared to that of the daffodils?

In the poem After Blenheim by Robert Southey, why does Old Kaspar repeatedly say that it was a famous victory?

Is Kasper sarcastic in his tone while terming the battle ‘a great victory’ in the poem ‘After Blenheim’ by Robert Southey?

Explain the reference of Sisyphus in the poem Breaking Out by Marge Piercy.

In Brucellish Sangma’s poem I Believe what is the effect the poet brings through the hyperbolic language?