SRI'S HELP

  1.        What is the past as referred to by Whitman in his poem? 2.        What are the wonders of the modern world? 3.        What are the wonders of the new world? 4.        “You too I welcome” What does the poet welcome? 5.        What is the passage to India? 6.        What is God’s purpose? 7.        ‘A worship new I sing’ – What is this new worship? 8.        Describe the tableaus. 9.        Describe the passage of the Transcontinental railroad? 10.    Who was the Genoese? What was his dream?   Links for further study 1.        https://poemanalysis.com/walt-whitman/passage-to-india/ 2.        https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/l/leaves-of-grass/summary-and-analysis-calamus/passage-to-india 3.        https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1122&context=reprints    

  1.        What is the ‘fearful trip’? 2.        Who is the captain referred to in the poem? What is the ‘ship’ referred to? 3.        Why are the people exulting? 4.        Why does the speaker exclaim ‘O heart! heart! heart!? 5.        ‘for you the flag is flung’- which flag is referred to here? 6.        Why does the poet say ‘It is some dream’? 7.        Why does the speaker refer to his captain as ‘my father’? 8.        How is the voyage ‘closed and done’? 9.        Give reasons why you think the poet uses ‘fallen cold and dead’ as a refrain? 10.    What ‘prize’ has been won? Long questions 1.      Examine the topical context of the poem. 2.      Analyze Whitman’s treatment of the theme in ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ 3.      Write a critical appreciation of Whitman’s poem. 4.      Consider ‘O captain! My captain’ as an elegy. 5.      Comment on the use of metaphor in Whitman’s poem.  

  1.    What was the ‘interesting and bold thing’ that Wilson had done? 2.    Why is Wilson’s life called an ’experiment’? 3.    Why did the narrator want to hear the facts from his lips? 4.    Where did the narrator meet Wilson? 5.    Which is considered to be ‘the most lovely sight of the world’? 6.    What was charming and unreal of the scenery? 7.    How was Wilson dressed when the narrator first met him? 8.    What are ‘espadrilles’? 9.      Why did Wilson’s ‘get-up’ not go with his ‘face’? 10.               Why does the writer say that Wilson looked like the manager of a branch office? 11.                 Who was Donna Lucia? 12.               ‘your story’s just the ordinary Capri tittle-tattle’ -What story is being referred to here? 13.               How did the narrator and his friend spend their time? 14.               What is referred to as the ’best bathing in the world’? 15.               Who is called ‘funny old fellow’? 16.               Who

  SQ 1. What is the source of the poem? 2. Who was Bartas? 3. 'For my mean pen are too superior things' What things are referred to here? 4. 'A Bartas can do what a Bartas will' .  Explain 5. Why is nature not able to mend the poet's skill? 6. What analogies does the poet draw to reflect her skill? 7. Who is the Greek who 'lisp'd at first'? 8. Why does the poet call herself  'obnoxious'? 9. 'Else of our sex why feigned they those nine' Who is they? Who are referred to as the 'nine'? 10. Who is Calliope? 11. 'women what they are'.  How does Bradstreet define the women position? 12. 'I ask no bays' Who does the poet mean here? LQ 1. Would you consider 'Prologue' to be a feminist poem? Give reasons for your answer. 2. Assess the position of women in reference to the poem 'Prologue'. 3. Attempt a critical appreciation of Bradstreet's 'Prologue'

 SQ 1. What is meant by 'yellow wood'? 2. Why does the poet feel sorry he could not travel both? 3. 'To where it bent' - What does the poet mean here? 4. 'as just as fair' - Explain. 5. Why does the poet choose the road he takes? 6. 'Oh! I kept the first for another day! What does the poet ponder about? 7. 'with a sigh' - Why does the poet express it with a sigh? 8. Examine the inner meaning expressed in the last line.

Essay-type questions: 1.       1. Can Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard be considered as a tragicomedy? 2.       2. “The simple image of a cherry orchard is a symbol for a complex problem – the decay of one epoch and the rise of a new one.” Discuss 3.      3.  “The Cherry Orchard symbolises the downfall of a particular class.” Is this an adequate view of the cherry orchard? 4.       4. “The Cherry Orchard is a harsh or bitter comedy.” Discuss 5.      5.  How far does The Cherry Orchard reflect the changing values of contemporary Russia? 6.     6.   Describe how Chekhov produces the characteristic atmosphere of his plays with reference to The Cherry Orchard? 7.      7.  Is the title ‘The Cherry Orchard appropriate? Discuss 8.     8.   Examine the themes discussed in the play “The Cherry Orchard”.