Poem

1)What type of poem is John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’? Ans. John Keats’ ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a Petrarchan sonnet. 2)What does the poet signify by ‘the poetry of earth’? Ans.  By ‘the poetry of earth’ John Keats signifies the music of nature. 3)Why did the bird faint in summer ? Ans. The […]

1)How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of his friend to that of a summer’s day? [6] [H.S. = 2016] Ans. William Shakespeare begins the poem with a question – ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’ But the poet declines the idea as he believes that his friend is more lovely and more restrained

1)What kind of poem is ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’? [H.S. = 2019 & 2022] Ans. ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’ is a sonnet. 2)What is the structure of the poem ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’? Ans. The sonnet ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s

1)Narrate the wind’s activities as presented in the poem ‘Daybreak’. [Annual Exam 11 – 2015, 2018] [5]                                                        OR Give the substance of the poem ‘Daybreak’.[5] Ans. In ‘Daybreak’, Longfellow presents the wind as a human being who wakens the natural phenomena at the very beginning of the day. Coming out of the sea, the

1)Who announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2015, 2018] Ans. The wind announces daybreak in the poem ‘Daybreak’. 2)From where did the wind come in ‘Daybreak’? [Annual Exam 11 – 2014] Ans. The wind came from the sea in ‘Daybreak’ 3)What did the wind say to the mists? Ans. The wind

1)His smiles/ Is like an infant’s…………” – Whose ‘smile’ is referred to here? Why is his smile compared to the smile of an infant? (OR. Explain the comparison in the given line.) How does nature take care of him? [1+3+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2019, 2022] Ans. The smile of the young soldier in Arthur

1)How does the stream flow in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’? Ans. The stream flows slowly in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’. 2)Where does the stream flow? Ans. The stream flows through a small green valley. 3)How does the stream look like in the poem, ‘Asleep in the Valley’? [H.S. – 2016] Ans.

1)It takes much time to kill a tree’ – Why does it take much time to kill a tree? According to the poet, how is the tree finally killed? [3+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2015, 2018] Ans.  A tree has grown slowly consuming the nutrients from the earth. It has fed upon the crust and

1)‘It takes much time to kill a tree.’ – What does the poet Gieve Patel mean by the statement? Ans.  The poet Gieve Patel means that it is not easy to kill a tree. 2) ‘Slowly consuming the earth’ – What does the expression ‘consuming the earth’ mean?[H.S. – 2019] Ans.  ‘Consuming the earth’ means

1)Justify the title of the poem ‘Meeting at Night’.[5] [Annual Exam. Class 11 – 2015, 2018] Ans. Robert Browning’s ‘Meeting at Night’ describes the two lover’s earnest desire to meet at night secretly. The poem shows how a lover surpasses all the obstacles only to meet his beloved. Perhaps some socio-personal problems create obstacles to