The Ghost of Mrs. Gandhi Questions and Answers SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWERS . 1. “Nowhere else in the world did the year 1984 fulfill its apocalyptic portents as it did in India“.- What is the source of the line? What is said in support of this comment? Ans. The line is quoted from the essay … Read more
THE GHOST OF MRS. GANDHI SUMMARY An Introduction to the Essay: “The Ghost of Mrs. Gandhi” was published in the 17th July, 1995 issue of The New Yorker . In this essay, “The Ghosts of Mrs.Gandhi” (1995), Amitava ghosh emphasizes the empathy of fellow human beings for the victims of such riots, actions which do … Read more
THE TYGER BY WILLIAM BLAKE QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1 . Why did Blake spell tiger as ‘tyger’? The ‘y’ in the spelling of ‘Tyger’seems to evoke the symbolic quality of the animal. It is also phonetic for it commands one to make the sound more powerful and emphatic than the ‘i’ could have done. It also … Read more
THE LAMB QUESTIONS ANSWERS BY WILLIAM BLAKE 1. Consider “The Lamb” as a romantic poem. “The Lamb” is a romantic poem. It points out Blake’s religious and idealistic view of the world. It glorifies childhood which is a outstanding romantic quality. Here the child is identified with God and shown as familiar with the … Read more
THE TYGER BY WILLIAM BLAKE An Introductory Note The poem, The Tyger, belongs to Blake’s volume of songs Songs of Experience. This is related to the tiger, a violent mighty animal, just opposite to the other creature, the lamb, mild and weak. Like the other poem, The Lamb, it is a child’s song, too. … Read more
THE LAMB BY WILLIAM BLAKE Analysis Stanza 1: A child addresses a lamb. He puts several interrogations to know what does the Lamb know of itself. Does it know who has made it, given it life, meadows to graze and the water of the stream to drink? Does it know also Who has given … Read more
