Compare and contrast the themes explored in “Meeting at Night” and “Parting at Morning.”
See Answer →Explain the significance of the line “I am half sick of shadows” in “The Lady of Shalott.”
See Answer →“Happiness is an occasional episode in a general drama of pain.” Discuss this statement with reference to the portrayal of Henchard’s character in The Mayor of Casterbridge.
See Answer →Write a short note on the theme of the poem “The Windhover”.
See Answer →Discuss how Dickens portrays Lucie Manette as a symbol of home and domestic harmony in A Tale of Two Cities.
See Answer →Write a short note on Duke’s character in the poem “My Last Duchess.”
See Answer →Explain the significance of Elizabeth- Jane in revealing the moral character of Henchard in The Mayor of Casterbridge.
See Answer →The unplumb'd, salt, estranging sea. d. “For there is no friend like a sister In calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, To fetch one if one goes astray, To lift one if one totters down, To strengthen whilst one stands.”
See Answer →Who order'd, that their longing's fire Should be, as soon as kindled, cool'd? Who renders vain their deep desire?— A God, a God their severance ruled! And bade betwixt their shores to be The unplumb'd, salt, estranging sea.
See Answer →“I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes and forbore, And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers…”
See Answer →“Till they perish and they suffer—some, ‘tis whisper’d—down in hell Suffer endless anguish, others in Elysian valleys dwell, Resting weary limbs at last on beds of asphodel. Surely, surely, slumber is more sweet than toil, the shore Than labour in the deep mid-ocean, wind and wave and oar; O, rest ye, brother mariners, we will not wander more.”
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What is the relevance of songs used in Paraja? How do these songs reflect the Paraja tribe’s culture and traditions? Give examples from the novel.
See Answer →Discuss how Achebe’s use of folk materials in Things Fall Apart shapes the novel’s narrative and theme.
See Answer →Critically analyse the portrayal of two contrasting worlds in A Tale of Two Cities and examine how these contrasts reveal the social reality and human suffering of the age.
See Answer →Write a note on symbolism in The Awakening. Give examples.
See Answer →Role of House Aashiana in Sunlight on a Broken Column
See Answer →Novels of Diaspora
See Answer →Time and place in the novel.
See Answer →Round characters
See Answer →Discuss the significance of the title of the poem “No Second Troy” and explain how it relates to major themes explored in the poem.
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