Questions and Answers

What is a psalm? What does Longfellow mean by ‘a psalm of life’? What type of poem is ‘A Psalm of Life’?

What does the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow say about human soul in his poem ‘A Psalm of Life’?

What images of war are present in the poem ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? What effects does such imagery create?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem ‘A Psalm of Life’ tells of death and brevity of life. Would you say the tone of poem is pessimistic or not? Give reasons.

What is the difference of thought between the speaker and the psalmist in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem ‘A Psalm of Life’?

How do the dead habits obstruct the realization of freedom according to the poet in Where the Mind is Without Fear?

How or when does the clear stream of reason lose its way, according to the poet in the poem Where the Mind is Without Fear?

Name the qualities the poet Rabindranath Tagore wishes to see in his countrymen in the poem “Where the Mind is Without Fear”. Or, According to Tagore, what qualities are lacking in his countrymen? What are two qualities of mind presented in […]

What does the poet mean by “let my country awake”? / In what ways does the poet wish his country to awake?

Do you think the poet’s wish in his poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ has been fulfilled? Give two reasons for your answer. / Is the dream of the poet realized ? if so how? if not why?