Fill in the Blanks
Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.
Each question carries 1 score.
๐ฃ Question 1. No More Hiroshimas was written by __________. (1)
(James Kirkup / W. H. Auden / David Malouf)
๐ต Question 2. The poet arrives at Hiroshima on a __________ afternoon. (1)
(summer / winter / spring)
๐ข Question 3. The poet reaches Hiroshima through the __________. (1)
(airport / station / harbour)
๐ Question 4. The river remains unchanged, sad, refusing __________. (1)
(restoration / rehabilitation / reconstruction)
๐ก Question 5. The city sells models of the bombed __________. (1)
(bridge / Industry Promotion Hall / railway station)
๐ด Question 6. The poet visits the Park of __________. (1)
(Hope / Peace / Memory)
๐ฃ Question 7. The museum contains relics of the __________ catastrophe. (1)
(flood / atomic bomb / earthquake)
๐ต Question 8. The poet says atomic peace is geared to meet the tourist __________. (1)
(industry / trade / market)
๐ข Question 9. The poet asks us to remember the __________ of the catastrophe. (1)
(victories / relics / celebrations)
๐ Question 10. The poem is mainly an appeal for __________. (1)
(economic growth / world peace / tourism)
Four-Score Questions
Answer the following questions in about 60 words.
Each question carries 4 scores.
Question 1. Describe the poet's first impressions of Hiroshima.
Question 2. Why does the poet repeat the line, "The river remains unchanged, sad, refusing rehabilitation"?
Question 3. How has Hiroshima commercialised its tragic past?
Question 4. Describe the relics displayed in the Atomic Bomb Museum.
Question 5. Explain the significance of the title No More Hiroshimas.
Six-Score Questions
Answer the following questions in about 100 words.
Each question carries 6 scores. Use the hints given below.
Question 1.
How does the poet present Hiroshima as a city that has not fully recovered from the atomic bombing? (6)
Hints:
(Ordinary city – damaged appearance – unchanged river – sadness – memories – emotional scars.)
Question 2.
Explain how the poem criticises war and nuclear destruction. (6)
Hints:
(Hiroshima – atomic bomb – devastation – museum relics – innocent victims – anti-war message.)
Question 3.
Describe the poet's visit to the Park of Peace and the Atomic Bomb Museum. (6)
Hints:
(Park of Peace – silence – abandoned atmosphere – museum – burnt clothes – stopped watches – emotional impact.)
Question 4.
Discuss the use of imagery in No More Hiroshimas. (6)
Hints:
(Visual imagery – station – river – souvenir shops – museum relics – emotional effect – anti-war mood.)
Question 5.
Explain how the tone of the poem changes from beginning to end. (6)
Hints:
(Ordinary city – curiosity – disappointment – sadness – grief – museum – appeal for peace.)
Essay Questions
Answer the following questions in not less than 150 words.
Each question carries 8 scores. Use the hints given below.
Question 1.
"No More Hiroshimas is a powerful anti-war poem." Discuss. (8)
Hints:
(Hiroshima – devastation – suffering – museum – relics – innocent lives – nuclear weapons – peace.)
Question 2.
Analyse how James Kirkup portrays the lasting effects of the Hiroshima bombing. (8)
Hints:
(Rebuilt city – sad river – souvenir shops – Park of Peace – museum – relics – emotional scars – message.)
Question 3.
Discuss the major themes, imagery and symbolism in No More Hiroshimas. (8)
Hints:
(Anti-war theme – peace – memory – destruction – river – museum – relics – symbolism – imagery.)
Question 4.
How does the poet trace his emotional journey during his visit to Hiroshima? (8)
Hints:
(Arrival – ordinary town – disappointment – commercialisation – museum – grief – reflection – hope for peace.)
Question 5.
Critically appreciate No More Hiroshimas. (8)
Hints:
(Title – theme – anti-war message – imagery – symbolism – tone – structure – contemporary relevance.)