Poem

1)Name the collections of poems from where the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is taken? Ans. The collection of poems is ‘Songs of Experience’ from where the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is taken. 2)How many quatrains are there in the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’? Ans. There are two quatrains in the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’. 3)What […]

                 Upon Westminster Bridge (M.C.Q.) 1)The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of the in the morning is – a) dull                    b) innovative c) imaginative      d) busy   [Annual Exam = 2014] Ans. [a] dull. 2) In ‘Upon West Minster Bridge’, the  poet views the city – a) in the morning         b) at noon c)

1)Why does Keats feel that the poetry of earth is never dead? [6] [H.S. = 2015] Or.  How does Keats show that the poetry of earth never ceases? [6] [H.S. = 2019] Or.  How does Keats show that the poetry of earth is never dead? [6] [H.S. = 2022] Ans. John Keats feels that the

On Killing a Tree (M.C.Q.) 1) ‘In Miniature boughs’, the word ‘boughs’ means – a) shoots               b) roots    b) frost                       d) rain  [H.S. = 2015] Ans. [a] shoots. 2)The bark of the  tree is described as ‘leprous hide’ because it is – a) soft and smooth          b) wounded by the knife c) rough

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