Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

1. Kamala Das was born in ………………. (A) 1933 (B) 1934 (C) 1935 D) 1936 2. Which figure of speech has been used in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ ? (A) metaphore (B) personification (C) epic simile (D) simile 3. The speaker of ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is proud of- (A) her parent’s house (B) her grandmother’s house…

1. The phrase ‘a king of exile’ in the poem ‘Snake’ stands for- (A) the rat (B) the elephant (C) the snake (D) the lion 2. After hitting the snake with a log the speaker of the poem ‘Snake’ wants to – (A) enjoy (B) expiate (C) celebrate (D) None of an 3. The snake…

1. The term “Zoroastrain’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for- (A) Hindu (B) Muslim (C) Christian (D) Parsi 2. The nearest ‘Tower of Silence’ according to the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ was ………… away. (A) a thousand miles (B) two thousand miles (C) three thousand miles (D) None of these 3. The speaker in the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ swears- (A)…

1. Macavity’s powers of leviation would make a ……. stare. (A) saint (B) devil (C) fakir (D) None of these 2. Macavity is outwardly- (A) miserable (B) healthy (C) appealing (D) respectable 3. Macavity’s foot-prints are not found in any one of Scotland yard. (A) file (B) book (C) copy (D) None of these 4.…

1. ‘The Soldier’ is – (A) an ode (B) a sonnet (C) an epic (D) None of these 2. The Soldier’ is ………… poem. (A) a symbolic (B) a lyrical (C) a patriotic (D) None of these 3. The Soldier’ deals with – (A) France (B) Russia (C) Scotland (D) England 4. The term ‘concealed…

1. ‘An Epitaph’ deals with a beautiful- (A) girl (B) lady (C) baby (D) None of these 2. The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ belonged to- (A) the North Country (B) the East Country (c) the West Country (D) the south Country 3. The poetic device, wbich is used in the poem, ‘An…

1. Who has composed the poem, ‘Ode To Autumn’ ? (A) Keats (B) Wordsworth (C) Coleridge (D) Shelley 2. ‘Ode To Autumn’ is written in— (A) October 1819 (3) September 1819 (C) November 1819 (D) December 1819 3.’Ode To Autumn’ is— (A) an epic (B) an elegy (C) an ode (D) a ballad 4. In…

1. In the second line of the poem, Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ ‘Nurse’ stands for — (A) a plant (B) a fruit (C) a tree (D) None of these 2. In the poem, ‘Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast ‘Whispering neighbours’ stand for- (A) agents of Life Insurance (B) agents of State Bank…

1. How many times the word ‘you’ has been used in ‘Song of Myself” (‘Í Celebrate Myself’) ? (A) twice (B) ones (C) thrice (D) None of these 2. The word ‘schools’stands for………in ‘Song of Myself” (‘I Celebrate Myself). (A) academy (B) systems of thought (C) teaching institutes (D) None of these 3. Who has…

1. Donne present himself in ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ in- (A) the first person singular number (B) the first person plural number (c) the third person singular number (D) None of thes 2. Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ is- (A) a didactic poem (B) an allegorical poem (C) a love poem (D)…