Rain Questions and Answers by W. S. Maugham MARKS-10/15 1. Theme [Q. Discuss the themes presented in the story Rain by W. S. Maugham. Or, Q. What values can be learned from the story “Rain” by W. Somerset Maugham?] “Rain” charts the moral disintegration of a missionary attempting to convert the Pacific island … Read more
Rain Summary BY Somerset Maugham An Introductory Note: “Rain” is a short story by the British writer W. Somerset Maugham. It was originally published as “Miss Thompson” in the April 1921 issue of the American literary magazine The Smart Set. The story is set on a Pacific island: a missionary’s determination to reform a prostitute … Read more
Fra Lippo Lippi Questions and Answers 1. Write a critical appreciation of the poem “Fra Lippo Lippi”. Ans. Browning’s most important poetic message regards the new conditions of urban living. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the once-rural British population had become centered in large cities, thanks to the changes wrought by the Industrial … Read more
The Yellow Wallpaper Questions and Answers A CRITICAL EVALUATION [BROAD TYPE QUESTIONS: 10/15 MARKS] 1. Q. What are the major themes of the story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’? Discuss. The author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was a lecturer for social reform, and her beliefs and philosophy play an important part in the creation of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” … Read more
Shakespeare Sonnet No 130 Questions and Answers 1. What picture of an ideal feminine beauty of the Elizabethan age does Shakespeare present in his Sonnet No. 130 (‘My mistress’s eyes are nothing like the sun’.)? Is there any satire implied in it? Ans. Shakespeare in his Sonnet No. 130 (‘My mistress’s eyes are nothing … Read more
To His Coy Mistress Questions and Answers Q.1. Consider Andrew Marvell’s ‘To His Coy Mistress’ as a love poem. Ans. It cannot be denied that both the lover and the mistress are drawn together by love as an abstract idea. But all along the lover believes that his purpose will not be fulfilled unless … Read more
