ISC (Arts) इयत्ता १२ - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for English Literature

Referring closely to the poem, The Darkling Thrush, examine the poet's encounter with the aged thrush as a passage from amazement to introspection.

Referring closely to the poem, Birches, discuss what differentiates the swinging of birches in the poet's adulthood from that in his childhood. 

How does the poem, Crossing the Bar, portray the poet's deep affirmation and faith in God?

As a Member of the Student Council of ABC School, you wish to start a Laughter Club to develop the appreciation for humour among students. Write a proposal in not more than 150 words, outlining the steps you would take to make this club a success.

What does Antonio refer to when he says “Let it be tonight...” in Act III, Scene iii of the play, The Tempest?

What role does Ariel play in Act IV of the play, The Tempest?

In the above lines taken from Act IV Scene i of the play, The Tempest, what does Caliban refer to by the phrase “good mischief“?

How does Prospero ask to be to be released from his “bands” in the Epilogue of the play, The Tempest?

“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills."
Which one of the following explains why the short story, The Story of an Hour ends with the phrase "...of joy that kills"?

1. To convey a sense of irony.
2. To make the readers judge Mrs. Mallard.
3. To convey Mrs. Mallard’s sheer sense of shock.
4. To explain Brently Mallard’s shock at the incident.

In the short story, Fritz, what had happened to Fritz according to Jayanta?

In the short story, Quality, what causes the death of the younger Gessler brother?

“So was I once myself a swinger of birches."

What mood of the poet is captured in the above lines taken from the poem, Birches?

What is the central idea of the poem, John Brown?

What is the phrase 'The Century's corpse outleant' in the poem, The Darkling Thrush, a metaphor for? 

In Act V, Scene I of the play, The Tempest, Ariel reminds Prospero that it was the sixth hour because ______.

At the end of the Masque in Act IV, Scene i of the play, The Tempest, Ferdinand feels that Prospero's behaviour is unusual because ______.

In Act III Scene ii of the play, The Tempest, upon hearing the music of Ariel, Stephanis says that the island will prove to be a “brave kingdom” to him because ______.

In Act V Scene i of the play, The Tempest, the Boatswain does not remember how he arrived at Prospero’s cell because ______.

In the short story, B. Wordsworth, when the narrator’s mother refuses to buy B. Wordsworth's poem, B. Wordsworth remarks 'It is the poet's tragedy' because ______.

In the short story, The Story of an Hour, it is Josephine who breaks the tragic news of Brently Mallard’s death to Mrs Mallard because ______.