REVIEW FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE

GRADE VIII

CHARACTER ANALYSIS:

Shakespeare has portrayed Antonio as a wealthy and arrogant character

who suffers from chronic depression. Analyse the character in the light of the
statement.

Using detailed references from the play, show how Shakespeare presents
Shylock as morally upright, a villain, and a victim of anti-Semitism.

In an Elizabethan society where women were oppressed, Portia comes out to

be a courageous, quick-witted, and confident female. Analyse.

THEME ANALYSIS:

“Revenge is a kind of wild justice,” in light of its account analyse the events
of the play and provide evidence to support the statement.

“I am as like to call thee so again, to spit on thee again, to spurn thee too,”
Analyse different characters and events and support them with evidence of
how they showcased racial prejudice.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just. In light of this
statement, analyse how different characters exhibited this attribute
providing evidence.
POETRY:

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

1. Write the theme of the poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge.

2. Explain the following lines by giving reference to the poem and poet
This City now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare
3. Identify and explain the poetic devices used in the following:
a. Earth has not anything to show more fair
b. Never did the sun more beautifully steep
c. And all that mighty heart is lying still!

Suicide in the trenches

1. What is the underlying message given by Siegfried Sassoon in the

poem “Suicide in the Trenches?”
2. Explain the line “The hell where youth and laughter go.”
3. He put a bullet through his brain. What effect does the use of
alliteration create for the reader?
4. Mention the two settings in the poem.