Tradition and Individual Talent Questions And Answers Q. 1. For T.S. Eliot ‘the progress of an artist is a continual selfsacrifice, a continual examination of personality’. Discuss. Or What does Eliot mean when he says in ‘Tradition and Individual Talent’ that ‘The business of the poet is not to find new emotions but to … Read more
Casualty by Seamus Heaney Summary WORD NOTES ; 1. Fatal accident, injured party. 2. Worn by exposure to the weather. 3. Small edible black aromatic berries. 4. Portly, sturdy. 5. Discerning, modest or prudent. 6. Pantomime. 7. Waterproof hip boots worn by anglers. 8. Yatching cap, a cap with a flat circular top … Read more
Casualty Questions and Answers by Seamus Heaney BROAD QUESTIONS 1. Bring out the significance of the title ‘Casualty’ of the poem. The poem Casualty’ of Seamus Heaney is one of the longer poems from him. It belongs to the collection called Field Work (1979). Heaney was an Irish poet, a prolific writer and a … Read more
Digging by Seamus Heaney Summary WORD MEANING Squat sit on heels; Snug-warm or cosy or comfortable; Raspingscraping (sound); Spade-Tool for digging; Gravelly-Stony soil; Straining rump-Toil-stressed hips; Stooping-leaning forward; Potato drills-Rows for cultivation of potato seeds; Coarse bootboot for rough use; Nestled-rested firmly; Lug-hard layer of soilground; Shaft-straight stem; Firmly-strongly; Rooted out-pulled out: Buried-put underground; … Read more
Digging Questions and Answers BROAD QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the theme of the poem in the light of its title. Or, Explain the poetic style of Heaney in the poem. The poem “Digging” is in Seamus Heaney’s first collection of poems called “Death of a Naturalist” (1996). This poem is the first of the collection; … Read more
Church Going Summary by Philip Larkin INTRODUCTION Church Going, written in 1954, is a monologue in which the speaker discusses the futility and the utility of going to a church. It clearly reveals the social context of the time when it was written. It was a time of general decline in the attendance in churches … Read more
