(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for English 2 (Literature in English)

What do you think is the poet’s attitude towards the following 3 things: nature, memory, loneliness?

Which line(s)/stanza(s) do you enjoy most? Why?

Who are ‘they’ referred to in the third line of the last stanza? When had the poet come across them?

Explain the phrase ‘bliss of solitude’ in the context in which it has been used.

What do you think is the message of the poem?

Why does the poet use the word ‘wandered’?

The poet uses the word lonely in reference to a cloud. Explain.

Explain the use of words like ‘fluttering’ and ‘dancing’ as used by the poet.

The poet compares the flowers to the milky way. Is the comparison apt?

How does the poet describe the flowers by using personification?

Explain the following:
They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;

Analyse the symbol of Clouds, Sky, and Heavens.

How does the poet describe the world of nature?

What is the symbolic significance of the sun, sky and wind in the first stanza?

What is the free bird metaphor for.

What is the encaged bird fearful of ?

His tune is heard on the distant hill’. Explain

How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou?

What do ‘trade winds’ and ‘fat worms’ symbolise?

How does the poet use the contrast between the two birds to reveal racism in America?