Play-08: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Play-08: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley Short Question Answers

Theme: A traveler saw a broken statue. It had two huge trunkless legs. Its face was lying in the sand half buried. Still there was an expression of anger on it. The king tried to immortalize himself in the form of a statue. But now the statue is lying broken in the sand.

Play-03: The Oyster and the Pearl by William Saroyan

Play-03: The Oyster and the Pearl by William Saroyan Exercise Question / Answers

"The Oyster and the Pearl" is a poignant and introspective one-act play by William Saroyan, a celebrated American playwright and writer. This play is a beautiful and contemplative exploration of human connection, love, and vulnerability, told through the tender and fleeting relationship of a young couple. With Saroyan's signature lyrical prose

Play-02: Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal

Play-02: Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal Exercise Question / Answers

"The Oyster and the Pearl" is a poignant and whimsical one-act play by William Saroyan, exploring the human condition through a simple yet profound narrative. The play tells the story of a young couple's tender and fleeting relationship, set against the backdrop of a bustling city. Through Saroyan's signature lyrical prose and nuanced characterizations, "The Oyster and the Pearl" delves into themes of love, vulnerability, and the transformative power of human connection.

Play-01 Heat Lightning by Robert F. Carroll

Play-01: Heat Lightning by Robert F. Caroll Exercise Question / Answers

"Heat Lightning" is a poignant and powerful play by Robert F. Carroll, that explores the complexities of human relationships, family dynamics, and the fragility of the human psyche. As two strangers take shelter from a storm, tensions rise, secrets unravel,

A Sindhi Woman by Jan Stallworthy

This poem is a tribute to a working woman. Work creates rhythm in life. Work keeps a person strong and vigilant. An idle person will soon decay. This poem also portrays realistically the slums of Karachi in a few works. The poet praises and appreciates the working woman who has practically turned her work into an art. The woman walks softly with the delicacy and rhythm of a dancer’s feet.

In the Street of the Fruit Stalls by Jan Stallworthy

This is a symbolic poem. The world is threatened with war, misery and poverty. But all these have failed to crush man’s love for pleasure. Children enjoy the sweet spray of the juice forgetting all about the misery they live in.

O Where are you Going? by W.H. Auden

O Where are you Going? by W.H. Auden

Part of the anthology of unit for English Literature A level, 'O Where Are You Going' is a short poem by Auden  which is attempts to echo throughout time. 
The poem is a conversational between two people. The reader (being us) asks the 'rider' many questions with fears and tension building up. All questions are answered at the end where the 'rider' runs away leaving us in an attempt to confront our fears. An inspirational read, this poem can be interpreted many different ways (comment below with your interpretations!). Another interpretation is of a mother who is finding it difficult to let her child go. She portrays the world as a place full of fearfulness making child want to stay with the mother. However, the child confronts his fear of the world and leaves his mother at the end. There is no right or wrong answer to interpretation just as long as you can back it up with evidence from the poem!

Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now by A.E. Housman

Night Mail by W.H.Auden

The Rain by W.H. Davies