Questions you can answer: Introduction Brave New World (1932) is a novel based on science fiction. In here, we find Linda as a minor character. But her role in the novel is significant. She is a beta- minus female that…
Discuss the views of childhood as expressed by Wordsworth in his “Immortality Ode”. Or, show how Wordsworth glorifies childhood in “Immortality Ode”. Or, how does Wordsworth idealize the child? Introduction The acclaimed poem of the 19th century “Ode on Intimation…
Question: Discuss the Two contrary states of human soul in the poetry of Blake. Introduction The most interesting aspect of William Blake’s poetry is that he tries to explore the psychological truth of life. He observes that there are two…
What is Hellenism? Introduction “Hellenism” refers to Greek art, culture, literature, Greek spirit, and the way of Greek life. To put it differently, “Hellenism” usually stands for Greek culture. Hellenism Click here: For all notes of poetry Description The word…
What is depicted on the Urn? Introduction An Urn is a tall vase-like container formed of pottery or stone which is used for holding the ashes of a dead person. The poet John Keats (1795-1821) on which are as follows-…
Describe the procession of mourners in “Adonais”. Introduction “Adonais” is a pastoral elegy that Shelley (1792-1822) wrote on the death of his contemporary poet John Keats. Shelley chose to write this lament for his friend’s death in the form of…
What is a negative capability? Write a short note on it. Introduction: Negative capability means the capability of negating oneself. Through this Keats indicates a poet’s ability to keep himself aloof from his writings. Short note on negative capability Click…
Describe the imaginary palace of Kubla Khan. Introduction “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is one of the most celebrated works of the Romantic period. Through imagination Coleridge describes the imaginary palace. The imaginary palace of Kubla Khan Click…
Write a short note on “The Wedding-Guest.” Introduction In the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Coleridge (1772-1834) uses a framing device in which the Mariner tells his strange tale to the Wedding-Guest who have missed the wedding ceremony…
What does Wordsworth advise his sister in “Tintern Abbey”? Introduction The poem “Tintern Abbey” was one of the nineteen poems that Wordsworth (1776-1850) contributed to Lyrical Ballads (1798). The poem is regarded as a “record of the poet’s growth or…
Question: What do you know about Holy Thursday? Introduction “Holy Thursday” indicates the annual church services held by children from Myriad Charity Schools in England. “Holy Thursday” means Ascension Day that is a day that commemorates Christ’s resurrection and ascension…
Wordsworth’s Treatment of Nature Question: Comment on the treatment of nature in “Tintern Abbey”. Or, Discuss the development of thought towards nature in “Tintern Abbey”. Or, Discuss Wordsworth’s philosophy of nature. Introduction Nature was a living soul to Wordsworth (1770-1750).…
How does Shelley treat nature in the poem “Adonais”? Or, discuss Shelley’s treatment of nature in the pastoral elegy “Adonais”. Introduction Nature is the soul of Romantic Poetry. All the romantic poets are purely passionate lovers of nature but…
Question: How does Byron satirize the idea of conventional love and marriage in “Don Juan”? Or, discuss Byron’s treatment of love and marriage. Or, discuss Byron’s attitude towards women. Or, discuss and compare various women characters in “Don Juan, Canto-1”.…
Question: Discuss the use of the supernatural in “The Ancient Mariner”. Introduction The interest in the supernatural was an important aspect of the Romantic spirit that appeared in the 18th century. In the poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834),…
Question: Do you think Keats is an escapist? Elaborate on your answer. Or, how does Keats contrast between the real world and the ideal world? Keats as an escapist. Introduction An escapist is a person who tries to avoid the…
Question: Evaluate John Keats as a poet of beauty and sensuousness. Introduction John Keats (1795-1821) is an English Romantic poet and a sensuous lover of beauty. He is one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets,…
How does Shelley idealize the skylark? Or, Show how Shelley contrasts between an ideal and real. Introduction: Idealization is one of the major imaginative faculties of the Romantics. As Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) is the fast-growing intellectual poet, he has…