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Most important Short Questions with Answers Sea Fever by John Masefield

  Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet?  Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet.  3) What do you mean by steer?  Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement.  4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face?  Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey.  5) What thing did not the poet deny?  Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide.  6) Write the name of Sea-bird?  Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird.  7) Who wants to live a gypsy life?  Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life.  8) Write the name of the sea-animal?  Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal.  9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife.  10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling?  Ans:- The poet prefers va...

To Kill A Mockingbird as a Southern Gothic Novel

Introduction : Like Tony Morrison's Southern Gothic Novel "Beloved", American Novelist Harper Lee wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird" and achieved the prestigious Pulitzer prize and selected her Novel to create Academy Award films . Southern Gothic Novel is a genre of American Gothic Novels that became popular in the mid 19th century. To Kill A Mockingbird is a Southern Gothic Novel for Racism, innocence, imprisonment, evil, supernatural entities like ghost and ghost house. Racial Injustice: Racism is the major issue of Southern Gothic Novels , Tony Morrison's Beloved is the best example for that. In the Novel , Tom Robinson was published only for Racism by the people of Maycomb , a fictional town in Alabama . He was a black man and accused for raping Mayella but it is not true to know Atticus , A honest lawyer, collected a lots of evidence as a proof to free Tom but Tom as a black man who is unable to justice even Atticus says to Jem, hi...

"Waiting For Godot "as a representative of the Theatre of Absurd

          "Waiting For Godot " as a representative of the  Theatre of Absurd   -----explain       The Theatre of the  Absurd is a term coined by critic Martin Esslin , who made the title  of his book on the subject. The term refers to a drama that emphasis es absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed repetitious  and meaningless dialogues proposeless and confusing situations and plots that lacks realistic or logical development which just become popular during the 1950 A.D and 1960 A.D. which presented  on the stage the philosophy articulated by the French philosopher Albert Camus   in his " The Myth of Sisyphus ". primarily deals with the five defining playwrights of the moment- Samuel Beckett of them . Beckett's classic tragicomedy is known for it is lack of plot -        "nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes ...

The Influence of French on English Language

Towards the close of the Old English period an event occurred which had a greater effect on English Language than any other in the course of its history. This event was the Norman Conquest in 1066. This Conquest of England by William of Normandy was sure to have a profound influence upon the English Language and change the whole course of the Language . After the Conquest , English remained the Language of the country but French king became that of the government and quickly became a necessity to many who had no sharing in ruling. The Influence of French bloomed large on government and administration except King and Queen. Most of the words owe their origin in French as reign, court, sovereign, country, minister, council, authority, govern, parliament, government, state, crown. The adjectives like courteous, noble, fine and refined are all French . People and nation were originally French words . Even the language of the garden of welfare of English is decora...

Sketch the character of Bathsebha

   "Frailly, thy name is woman " - say Hamlet , these observationa if applied to the heroines of Thomas Hardy , then Bathsebha of Far From The Madding Crowd is suitable one to justify this statement .She processes grave features for she is samaritan manager of  farm servant , she is more down to earth then Hardy's   other heroines like Tess , Sue , Infride and Eustacia .If she is tempted it is only because she lacks in a strong and strict guardian behind her .We cannot say either of understanding or like Bathsebha but need some time to justify the character. She is young lady of inconsequential and willful but though misfortune and suffering ,she develops into a wise and good beloved. The matured Bathsebha may have to depends on Gabriel Oak at critical hours but she is a courageous woman in her right and she has been changed by responsibility and disaster . From the very beginning Hardy intents to presents Bathsebha's temperamental impositions to exerci...

The Romantic poet Blake visualise an ideal state of affairs from The Chimney Sweeper

“Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm: So, if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” (stanza 6, line 3-4)----Explain.  Who was Tom Dacre?(POEM---THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER) This lines is concluding line of the the Chimney Sweeper written by romantic and liberty poet William Blake.  This speech flow from the mouth of poet's own imagination view. Here, the romantic poet Blake visualise an ideal state of affairs.Children are protected by God and so no harm would come to them. In spite of the slavery and injustice imposed on them by the merciless and heartless masters. Sweeps childrens are free, gay and lively. Their natural urges cannot be curved by any social injustice. There is divine glory in children. Blake has now an innocent view of things and feels that if men do their duty honestly, they need not fear any harm. God is there to protect all from dangers. The poet celebrates the power of imagination.The poet envisages happiness and warmth in the ...

The Images and Symbols employed in Macbeth

Write the note of the images and symbols employed in Macbeth what is the fair is foul and foul is fair symbolise As the greatest dramatist and highest sonneteer William Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth   is anchored upon the supernatural and tragic atmosphere, it is obvious that images and symbols play a vital role as far as the theme of the play is concerned. An image denotes a word picture when any simple thing is used to represent something it becomes a symbol  . Macbeth is incircled with images and symbols such as Foul and Fair; light and darkness ; blood , dress and so on.The language and the imagery served The main theme of evil and its components -temptation , corruption, murder and retribution.  Light and darkness appears to be recurring images in the play when the play opens there is hardly any trace of light. Most of the scenes of the play are set in the darkness.So, darkness stand for evil murder, sorrow, murder and inhumanity. There is a contrast betwee...

Ode to A Nightingale presented Romanticism

Consider Keats's concept of romanticism as you find in Ode to A Nightingale. Was Keats an Escapist? The romantic of the romantics , the worsipper of beauty,  the embodiment of sensuousness , the escapist by nature, John Keats in   Ode to A Nightangale  ,very nicely and masterfully blend  the world of reality and the world of Nightingale. Most of his poems include the conflict between the real and ideal, the temporal and the eternal, the flux and the fixity . Among all of his Odes , Ode to A Nightingale  , is surely is the purest gem and poem that adds a colourful feathers to the crown of keats by drowning into the world of The nightingale. The romantic keats wants to escape from the earthly world but ultimately he is  thrown back into the hard ground of reality. Keats start of the poem with an aching sensation as if he was drunk hemlock  or has empited some opium to the last drop to his mouth. The sensation is not by the result of en...