English Literature

Haunted Houses by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "We have no title-deeds to house or lands; Owners and occupants of earlier dates From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands, And hold in mortmain still their old estates." a. How does Longfellow describe the "owners and occupants of earlier dates" earlier in the poem? 3 b. What is the defining feature of these phantom beings? Bring out evidence from the poem to support your answer. 3 c. Why are there “more guests at the table than the hosts/ Invited”? What do these guests do? Who can see these guests and who cannot? Why? 3 d. In the given excerpt, what are the phantoms doing? Do you think this image belies the earlier image of ‘benign spirits’? 3 e. How does Longfellow’s poem establish that ‘haunted houses’ need not be scary places? 4 "These perturbations, this perpetual jar Of earthly wants and aspirations high, Come from the influence of an unseen star An undiscovered planet in our sky. And as the mo...

All 10 mark questions to be answered between 200-250 words: Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka How is prejudice dealt with in a humorous way in the poem? The narrator's politeness turns to biting sarcasm as the lady's prejudice becomes covert to overt. Explain with reference to the poem. How is colour and imagery used to denote racism in the poem. Tithonus by Lord Alfred Tennyson "Pride leads to our fall". How does the poem embody this saying? From the story of Tithonus, show how it is futile to try to attain the impossible. Should human beings tamper with the natural order of things? How does the poet use imagery to make this poem a lament conveying the pain and frustration of Tithonus? How is Tithonus an elegy and a dramatic monologue? Beethoven by Shane Koyczan Discuss the aptness of the title of this poem. How does parental control and behaviour affect a child. Would Beethoven become Beethoven without this? Is pain a prerequisite for true creative genius? Answ...

 The 2025 ISC syllabus for English literature ISC Class 12 English Literature Syllabus 2025 1. DRAMA: Macbeth: William Shakespeare (Acts III, IV & V) 2. Prose section- PRISM: A  Collection  of  ISC Short  Stories (Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi) Atithi/ Guest - Rabrindranath Tagore The Cookie Lady - Philip K Dick There Will Come Soft Rains - Ray Bradbury Indigo - Satyajit Ray The Medicine Bag - Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve 3. Poem section- RHAPSODY: A Collection of ISC Poems (Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi) Telephone Conversation - Wole Soyinka Tithonus - Alfred, Lord Tennyson Beethoven - Shane Koyczan Small Towns and the River - Mamang Dai Death be not Proud - John Donne  Types of questions: 80 marks total 10 marks: multiple choice questions from all 3.  10 questions (10*1 marks) 4 from Macbeth, 3 from poem and 3 from prose. 10 marks: finish the statement. (Part of the statement will be given, examinee has to finish th...