THE EYES HAVE IT

1. “I answered quite confidently”— what was the

question? Comment on the irony of the situation.
2. “You have an interesting face”—who says this and to
whom? How does the person spoken to react? Why
does the speaker make such a remark? What more
does the speaker learn out of this remark?
3. “Then I made a mistake”— where does the line
occur? What is the mistake? Why is it a mistake?
How does the person spoken react?
4. “The man who had entered the compartment broke
into my reverie”—what was the reverie? How does
reverie broke and who broke?
5. “She had beautiful eyes– but they were of no use to
here”—who is referred to as “she” here? Why were
the eyes useless? What is the irony of this statement?
6. Briefly give an account of how the narrator and the girl
co-passenger exchanged their views or their visit to
the hills.

THE POETRY OF EARTH

1. “He has never done with delight”— who is “he”? What

are the delights? Why has he done never with his
delights?
2. “He takes the lead”— who takes the lead? When does
he takes the lead? How does he takes the lead?

SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMERS DAY

1. Give the substance of the poem “shall I compare thee

to a summers day?”
2. “So,long live this ,and this gives life to thee”—what
does this refer to? What does this given life to whom
and how?