Snapshots The Tale of Melon City - Practice Papers
CBSE Class 11 English Core
Section D
Practice Paper
The Tale of Melon City
Questions for Practice:
Long Questions:
- Describe the different twists and turns of the story.
- What larger picture of politics does the story in the poem paint?
- Describe the exercise undertaken by the king and his men to frame charges for the crown’s insult. What was its final result?
Short Questions:
- What is the tone of the poem? Is it ironical and satiric or sarcastic? Comment.
- How do the architects and the masons save themselves from the blame? What does the melon being a King signify.