Questions and Answers

What could the ‘six humans’ do in the poem The Cold Within by James Patrick Kinney to make sure they survive the cold?

How does the poet create an atmosphere of fear in the minds of the doctor and his wife in the poem A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 by Vikram Seth?

In Chief Seattle’s speech, the speaker says “They seem to be orphans who can look nowhere for help.” Why?

In Chief Seattle’s Speech, why and how does the speaker compare the tribal people of America to the waves of wind-ruffled sea and rapidly receding tide?

What is the poet’s concept of true freedom in ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ by Rabindranath Tagore? or, What is the ‘heaven of freedom’ according to the poet?

What are the social elements revealed in William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’? or, Comment on the class and colour distinction as depicted in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’.

Comment on the suitability of the title of Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Gift Of India.

‘The Gift of India’ by Sarojini Naidu is a poem that reminds us how useless war is. Discuss.

Mention the things the merchants sell to justify the words “richly your wares are displayed” in Sarojini Naidu’s poem “In the Bazaars of Hyderabad”. How is the word ‘richly’ justified here?

What does the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning mean by ‘a sense of pleasant ease on such a day’ in the poem ‘If Thou must love me’ Sonnet-14, Sonnet from Portuguese?