American Poetry Brief Questions Solution 2021

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Board Questions : 2013-2019

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a) To whom does Walt Whitman pay his respect in "O Captain, My Captain"?

Ans : Whitman pays his respect to Abraham Lincoln in "O Captain , My Captain".

b) What is an elegy?

Ans : An elegy is a sad poem, written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.

 c) What does 'Wild Nights' symbolize? 2019-c

Ans :  "Wild Nights" symbolizes wild sexual pleasures enjoyed during nights.

d) What does the phrase 'Lover's Ports' suggest in "Wild Nights, Wild Nights"?

Ans : "The phrase 'lover's port' suggests the steadfast adherence (অবিচল আনুগত্য) of the ship like the heart of the beloved to the port.

e) In "The Death of the Hired Man "the moon is obscured by a cloud. What does it symbolize?

Ans :  The moon being obscured by a cloud symbolizes the death of Silas.

f) How does Dickinson describe her experience of going outdoors in summer in the poem 'I Taste a Liquor'?

  Ans :  In the poem "I Taste a Liquor ". Dickinson describes her exhilaration of going outdoors in summer in terms of getting drunk in a tavern.

 g) How does Whitman welcome death?

Ans :  Whitman welcomes death by chanting a song of reception for death.

 h) What do you understand about 'The Blues'?

  Ans :  The Blues is a genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century 

i) Why is it impossible for African Americans to dream or aspire to great things? 

Ans :  It is impossible for Africans to dream or aspire to great things because of the environment of oppression that surrounds them.

j) Who is the speaker in the poem ' Harlem'?

Ans :  The speaker of the poem " Harlem " is not a specific person. It could be Hughes.

k) How was in the early 1950's the social fabric of America which was composed of a black population?

Ans :  In the early 1950's America continued the racial segregation between the blacks and the whites. The blacks were still being considered second class citizens.

I) What is Harlem and why is it famous?

Ans :  Harlem is a large neighborhood in the northern section of New York City. It was important for its impact on the worlds of theatre.

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a) Who is Walt Whitman?

Ans :  Walt Whitman is the poet of democracy in American literature.

b) What does the poet offer to the coffin of Lincoln?

Ans :  The poet offers a sprig of lilac to the coffin of Lincoln.

c) Why does Whitman address Abraham Lincoln as 'Captain'?

Ans :  The poet addresses Abraham Lincoln as " Captain " because he thinks that Abraham Lincoln is the captain of the ship "America".

d) What does the lilac-bush look like?

  Ans :  The lilac - bush looked tall - growing , with heart - shaped leaves of rich green , with many a pointed blossom, rising , delicate , with the perfume the poet loved very much.

e) Who was Silas?

Ans :  Silas was the hired servant of Warren in the poem " The Death of the Hired Man" by Robert Frost.

f)Why wasn't Warren satisfied with Silas?

Ans :  Warren wasn't satisfied with Silas because he was in the habit of working for others when Warren needed him most.

g) What does the tree in "Tree at My Window" stand for?

  Ans :  "Tree" representing the "Cross" in the setting of Waiting for Godot signifies hope.

 h) Why did the poet take the other road? 

Ans :  He took the other road because it was grassy and had better claims to be trodden.

i) What do you mean by the expression "Good fences make good neighbours"?

  Ans :  "Good fences make good neighbours" means that if good fences are maintained between two neighbours, quarrels decrease and a good relationship increases between them.

 j) What inspired Langston Hughes to write the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers?

  Ans :  The beautiful sight of the river Mississippi enjoyed from inside a train while crossing the river inspired Langston Hughes to write the poem " The Negro Speaks of Rivers".

k) What attitude to America does the poet express by "I, too. Sing America"?

  Ans :  The attitude of patriotism and deep love is expressed in the poem "I, too. Sing America.

 I) What is New Orleans?

  Ans :  New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico.

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a) How does Whitman welcome death?

Ans :  Whitman welcomes death by chanting a song of reception for death.

b) What is the earth right place for?

Ans :  The earth is the right place for love.

c)Where is Harlem?

Ans :  Harlem is a large neighborhood in the northern section of the New York.

d) Whom does Whitman call "Captain"?

Ans :  Whitman calls Abraham Lincoln " Captain ".

e) What was Mary's idea about the return of Silas?

Ans :  Mary's idea about the return of Silas was that he had come home to die.

 f) What forced the branches of birches to bend?

Ans :  The ice-storms forced the branches of birches to bend.

g) What do you understand about ' The Blues'?

Ans :  The Blues 'is a genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

h) What was Dickinson's idea about liquor?

Ans :  Dickinson's idea about liquor was something that never brewed.

i) Whom did Dickinson feel moving 'to and fro' in "I felt a funeral in my brain"?

Ans :  Dickinson felt the mourners moving 'to and fro' in "I felt a funeral in my brain"

j) Who was Langston Hughes?

Ans :  Langston Hughes was an African - American poet who made significant contributions to the Harlem Renaissance.

k) Why does the poet call grass "hoary grass"?

Ans :  The poet calls grass as "hoary grass " to express the uselessness of grass compared with the highly valuable apples.

I) Did Langston Hughes love America?

Ans :   Yes, Langston Hughes, a negro, loved America as deeply as the white people of America do.

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a) What does "Wild Nights" symbolize?

  Ans :  "Wild Nights" symbolizes wild sexual pleasures enjoyed during nights.

b) What is an elegy?

Ans :  Elegy is a sad poem, written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.

c) What does the poet dream of in "Birches"?

  Ans :  In ' Birches ' the poet dreams of going back to his childhood and be a swinger of birches once again . mono.

 d) Why was Mary waiting for her husband?

Ans :  Mary was waiting for her husband to give him a briefing about the arrival of Silas who had come 'home' to die.

 e) What does the poet mean by "deferred dream" in "Harlem"?

  Ans :  By the phrase "deferred dream" the poet means a raisin (কিসমিস), a sore (ক্ষত), rotten meat, crust (খড়ি) and sugar, a heavy load.

f) What does the pet mean by" Rowing in Eden " in " Wild Nights Wild Nights"?

Ans :   By "Rowing in Eden" the poet means rowing in heaven.

g) What do you understand when the speaker says, "I am the darker brother"?

Ans :   When the speaker says, "I am the darker brother" he wants to mean that he black in colour but has the bond of brotherhood with every American.

h) What does Whitman offer to the coffin?

Ans :  The poet offers a sprig of lilac to the coffin of Lincoln.

i) Whom did the poet hear playing a piano in "The Weary Blues"?

Ans :  The poet heard a Negro playing a piano in the Poem "The Weary Blues". "The blues " were coming from the soul of a Negro.

j) How did Mary define home? 2017-e, 2019-f

Ans :  Mary defines home as "Something you somehow haven't to deserve" (এমনকিছু যার যোগ্যা তুমি কোনোভাবেই নও).

k) What does Frost mean by the two roads?

Ans :  By the phrase "two roads", Frost means two or more options a man faces at every critical moment of his life, out of which one is always chosen as the decision .

L) What and where is New Orleans ?

Ans :  New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico .



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a) What wall symbolizes the poem 'Mending Wall"?

Ans :  The wall in "Mending Wall" symbolizes the political, social, physical, and emotional walls that we face in our lives.

 b) Why did Silas leave his job with Warren?

Ans :  Silas left his job with Warren because the latter was unable to provide Silas with pocket money necessary for buying tobacco.

c) What does 'fearful trip' refer to in the poem O Captain My Captain?

  Ans :  By "fearful trip" Whitman refers to in the poem "O Captain , My Captain" is the risky steps taken by Abraham Lincoln to remove slavery from America.

 d) What is the dream of the speaker in the poem 'I' Too Sing America'?

   Ans : The speaker dreams that some day he will sit at the table with the white guests.

 e) How does Mary Define Home? 2016-j, 2019-f

Ans :  Mary defines home as "Something you somehow haven't to deserve" (এমনকিছু যার যোগ্যা তুমি কোনোভাবেই নও).

f) What are the rivers in the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

Ans :  The Euphrates, the Congo, the Nile, and the Mississippi.

g) What do the Blues stand for in the poem Weary Blues?

Ans :  'Blues' in the poem Weary Blues stands for notes of woe.

h) What does Emily Dickinson mean when she says, 'I taste a Liquor'?

  Ans :  She means that she has taken a unique kind of wine.

i) What is Jazz music?

   Ans : Jazz is a type of music of Black American origin which is typically played on brass and woodwind instrument.

j) What happens when a dream is differed?

  Ans : When a dream is differed, it explodes.

k) What does Frost mean when he says, 'Your head so much concerned with outer, Mine with inner weather'?

  Ans : By this expression Frost means that the tree outside his window is suffered by the natural weather but he is suffered by the natural weather psychologically.

l) Identify the relation between Mary, Warren, and Silas.

  Ans : Mary and Warren are couple and Silas is their servant.

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a) How does Whitman welcome death?

Ans : Whitman welcomes death by offering glad serenades (সান্ধ্য প্রেম সংগীত), dancing and feasting.

b) What do you mean by the expression "Good fences make good neighbours"?

Ans : The expression means that it is better for the people to mind (সামলানো, আগলানো) their own business and respect the privacy of others.

c) What is 'Harlem'?

Ans : Harlem is the large neighbourhood of New York city.

d) How does the poet express her thoughts about the wild nights?

Ans : The poet expresses his thoughts about the wild nights that if she were with her desired person, the wild nights will be a luxury.

e) Why was there the possibility of Warren's maltreating his old servant?

Ans : There was the possibility of Warren's maltreating his old servant for this reason that Silas left his job when Warren needed him most.

f) How does the poet react to the melancholy song of the Negro?

Ans : The poet reacts sentimentally (emotionally) and utters 'O Blues' to the melancholy song of the Negro.

g) How does the lilac-bush look?

Ans : The lilac-bush looks high-rising with heart shaped leaves of rich green with many a pointed blossom which is fully delicate with the poet's favourite perfume.

h) Where is the funeral taking place?

Ans : The funeral is taking place inside the brain of the poet.

i) Why did the poet take the other road in the poem The Road not Taken?

Ans : In the poem The Road not Taken the poet took the other road as it had better claim; it was grassy and untroddden so far.

j) Where was the Negro playing on a piano?

Ans : The Negro was playing on a piano on Lenox Avenue in New York city in the faint light of an old gas light.

k. Whom does Whitman call 'Captain'?

Ans : Whitman calls Abraham Lincoln 'Captain'

l) What do the mourners do after the funeral service is over?

Ans : The mourners lift a box after the funeral service is over.

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 a) What does the tree in "Tree at My Window" stand for?

 Ans : The tree stands for nature.

b) What does Whitman offer to the coffin?

 Ans : The poet gives to the coffin the spring of lilac that he broke from the lilac branch bush in the dooryard.

c) What does ' Wild Nights ' symbolise?  2013-c

 Ans : The Wild Nights is the symbol of unbounded (wild) sexual pleasures.

 d) What are Birches?

 Ans : Birches are some kind of trees.

 e) How does the poet like to go toward heaven?

 Ans : He likes to go toward heaven by climbing the black branches of the birch trees .

f) How did Mary define home?  2016, 2017

Ans :  Marcy defined "home" as "something you somehow haven't to deserve". 

g) Where is Harlem?

 Ans :  Harlem is in New York City. It is the name of a neighbourhood there inhabited mostly by the African Americans .

h) Which of the two noads did Robert Frost take?

 Ans : Robert Frost took the other way which was less travelled by the travellers .

i) Who was Langston Hughes?

 Ans : Langston Hughes was a great black American poet of the 20th century.

j) What kind of liquor does Dickinson prefer?

 Ans : Dickinson prefers a liquor that had never been brewed in large cups of peard.

k) Whom did Dickinson feel moving to and fro 'in f felt a Funeral in My Brain?

 Ans : Dickinson felt that a funeral ceremony was taking place in her brain and the mourners kept treading "to and fro".

 l) What inspired Langston Hughes to write the poem “The Negro Speaksel Rivers"?

 Ans : The beauty and majesty of Mississippi river inspired him to write the poem .