Poem

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

1)What is the colour of the sea in the poem “Meeting at Night”?[Annual Exam 11. – 2015, 2018] Ans.  The sea is grey in the poem “Meeting at Night”. 2)What does the phrase ‘grey sea’ suggest in the poem ‘Meeting at Night’? Ans. In the poem meeting at Night, ‘the grey sea’ suggests that it