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Explain ‘shadowy form of people’ in A Doctor’s Journal Entry.
What does the speaker mean by 'shadowy forms of people' in Vikram Seth's poem 'A Doctor's Journal Entry for August...
Last Modified On: February 12, 2017
What is the subtitle of ‘A Psalm of Life’ and why?
When was Longfellow's poem 'A Psalm of Life' first published? What is the subtitle of the poem? Why is this...
Last Modified On: February 11, 2017
How does the speaker justify his beliefs in A Psalm of Life?
What enduring belief of the poet/speaker is expressed in the first two stanzas of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'A Psalm...
Last Modified On: February 11, 2017
How is “Dream and breathe” so important in the last stanza?
Explain the line "the role assigned to me here where I dream and breathe" from I Believe. or, How is "where...
Last Modified On: February 11, 2017
Is the poet happy with his lonely state?
Do you think the poet is happy with his lonely state in the woods in Robert Frost's poem Stopping by...
Last Modified On: February 7, 2017
Does ‘If Thou Must Love Me’ qualify as a sonnet?
What qualities of a sonnet does Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem 'If Thou Must Love Me' have? Is it a true...
Last Modified On: February 5, 2017
Sir Ralph’s evil intentions and deeds
Who was Sir Ralph in Robert Southey's poem The Inchcape Rock? What did he want? Describe how Sir Ralph the...
Last Modified On: January 25, 2017
“And now grown rich with plunder’d store” – Who & how?
“And now grown rich with plunder’d store” – Who has grown rich and how in the poem The Inchcape Rock...
Last Modified On: January 25, 2017
How was Sir Ralph punished in The Inchcape Rock?
What happened to Sir Ralph at last in Robert Southey's poem 'The Inchcape Rock'? / How was the rover punished...
Last Modified On: January 25, 2017
Why is Ralph addressed as ‘Sir’?
In Robert Southey's poem The Inchcape Rock, Ralph the Rover is addressed as Sir Ralph repeatedly. What might be the...
Last Modified On: January 25, 2017