Questions and Answers

In the poem Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt, the poet says “Abou spoke more low, / But cheerily still;”. Explain what he means by ‘more low’.

In the poem After Blenheim by Robert Southey, how has the poet created a serene atmosphere at the beginning?

From Chief Seattle’s speech / treasure trove (icse), explain the above line.

Explain why the poet calls trees ‘glory of the plain’ in the poem The heart of the tree by Henry cuyler bunner. How does a tree adorn nature?

Why is the main character a doctor and not anyone else in Vikram Seth’s poem ‘A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945’?

The human memory surprisingly remain strong in lender’s case than in case of borrower. By referring to the incident in the story My Lost Dollar by Stephen Leacock, show how the above statement proved.

How does the speech of the Chief show that his people were oppressed?

What does the poet Brucellish K Sangma want to say in the first stanza of her poem I Believe?

In Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice what bad qualities does Portia mention about the French Lord?

In the poem A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, why does he capitalize these words? What do they symbolize?