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Poem and Prose (Question No. 11) for HSC 2026

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Question NO 11: HSC English 1st Paper Poem & Prose Theme Writing Final Suggestion-2026

Table 1: Appreciating Poems (Theme Writing)

	Poem Name / Opening Lines	Poet Name	Board Exam References	Test Exams-26 [Freq]	Text Book Reference	Please Click on the link for answer
1.	September 1, 1939 (I sit on one of the dives...) ⋆⋆⋆	W.H. Auden	Rajshahi Board-2019	15	Unit 11, Lesson 1	From September 1, 1939 by H. Auden From September 1, 1939 by H. Auden - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
2.	Those Winter Sundays (Sundays too my father got up early...) ⋆⋆⋆	Robert Hayden		11	Unit 8, Lesson 2	Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
3.	Dreams (Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die...) ⋆⋆⋆	Langston Hughes	Barishal Board-2019; Jashore Board-2017	10	Unit 6, Lesson 2	“Dreams” by Langston Hughes
4.	Hope is the thing with feathers ⋆⋆⋆	Emily Dickinson		10	Reading for Pleasure	Hope / Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
5.	I Died for Beauty (I died for beauty, but was scarce...) ⋆⋆⋆	Emily Dickinson	Cumilla Board-2019	9	Unit 2, Lesson 1	I died for Beauty by Emily Dickinson I died for Beauty by Emily Dickinson - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
6.	How Do I Love Thee? (Let me count the ways...) ⋆⋆⋆	Elizabeth Barrett Browning		5	Unit 8, Lesson 4	How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
7.	She Walks in Beauty (She walks in beauty, like the night...) ⋆⋆⋆	Lord Byron		5	Unit 2, Lesson 1	She walks in beauty, like the night
8.	The Lake Isle of Innisfree (I will arise and go now...) ⋆⋆⋆	William Butler Yeats	Dhaka Board-2019; Dinajpur Board-2019; Rajshahi Board-2017	4	Non-Non-Textual Poem	The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats
9.	Dreams (All people dream, but not equally...) ⋆⋆	D.H. Lawrence		4	Unit 6, Lesson 2	Dreams by H. Lawrence
10.	Time, You Old Gipsy Man (Time, you old gipsy man...) ⋆⋆	Ralph Hodgson	HSC Exam-2018; Dinajpur Board-2017	4	Non-Non-Textual Poem	Time, You Old Gypsy Man by Ralph Hodgson - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
11.	I Have Seen Bengal’s Face (Because I have seen Bengal's face...) ⋆⋆	Jibanananda Das		3	Unit 3, Lesson 1	I Have Seen Bengal’s Face by Jibanananda Das
12.	My Heart Leaps up When I Behold / The Rainbow ⋆⋆	William Wordsworth	Chattogram Board-2019	2	Non-Non-Textual Poem	My Heart Leaps Up / The Rainbow by William Wordsworth - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
13.	Deathbed (Say unto brethren when they see me dead...) ⋆⋆	Imam al-Ghazali		2	Reading for Pleasure	Deathbed by Imam al-Ghazali - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
14.	Ozymandias (I met a traveller from an antique land...) ⋆⋆	Percy Bysshe Shelley		2	Non-Non-Textual Poem	OZYMANDIAS by Percy Bysshe Shelley
15.	I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ⋆⋆	William Wordsworth	Jashore Board-2019	2	Non-Non-Textual Poem	I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth
16.	Under the Greenwood Tree ⋆⋆	William Shakespeare	Sylhet Board-2017	2	Non-Non-Textual Poem	Under the Greenwood Tree by William Shakespeare
17.	To Daffodils (Fair Daffodils, we weep to see...) ⋆	Robert Herrick		1	Non-Non-Textual Poem	To Daffodils by Robert Herrick - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
18.	The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Water, water, everywhere...) ⋆	Samuel Taylor Coleridge		1	Unit 12, Lesson 1	The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
19.	Blow, blow, thou winter wind ⋆	William Shakespeare	HSC Exam (Ka Set)-2018; Barishal Board-2017	0	Non-Non-Textual Poem	Blow, blow, thou winter wind by William Shakespeare
20.	Who is Disabled? (If you fail to see the person...) ⋆	Tony Wong	Sylhet Board-2019	0	Non-Non-Textual Poem	Who is Disabled? by Tony Wong - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
21.	The Schoolboy (O father and mother if buds are nipped...) ⋆	William Blake	Dhaka Board-2017; Cumilla Board-2017	0	Non-Non-Textual Poem	The School Boy by William Blake - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
22.	Auld Lang Syne ⋆	Robert Burns		0	Unit 2, Lesson 2	Auld Lang Syne - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
23.	Landscape with the Fall of Icarus ⋆	William Carlos Williams		0	Unit 3, Lesson 2	Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by William Carlos - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
24.	The Ghost of Tom Joad ⋆	Bruce Springsteen		0	Unit 11, Lesson 3	The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
25.	Peace ⋆	George Herbert		0	Unit 11, Lesson 4	Peace by George Herbert - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
26.	Alone ⋆	Maya Angelou		0	Unit 11, Lesson 1	Alone by Maya Angelou - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
27.	Bird ⋆	Pablo Neruda		0	Reading for Pleasure	Bird by Pablo Neruda - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
28.	Blowin' in the Wind ⋆	Bob Dylan		0	Unit 11, Lesson 4	Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis
29.	Endangered Species List Blues ⋆	Jayne Cortez		0	Unit 12, Lesson 3	Endangered Species List Blues by Jayne Cortez - Poem / Poetry Appreciation / Exercises on Poem / Question-Answer on Poem / Theme and Summary of Poem / Poem Analysis

Table 2: Appreciating Prose / Short Stories & Excerpts (Theme Writing)

	Prose / Story Topic Name	Core Theme Focus	Board Exam References	Test Exams-26 [Freq]	Text Book Reference	Theme Writing- Prose
1.	The Clever Brother vs. Simple Brother ⋆⋆	Selfishness vs. Honesty (Karim & Bashir)	Chattogram Board-2017	0	Textual Story	Theme Writing- Prose
2.	Sultana's Dream Excerpt ⋆	Female Empowerment & Ideological Role Reversal		1	Sultana's Dream	Theme Writing- Prose
3.	Health & Wealth Excerpt (We squander health...) ⋆	The Futility of Greed Over Physical Well-being		1	Textual Excerpt	Theme Writing- Prose
4.	The Vain Jackdaw and Peacocks ⋆	Foolish Pride and False Adornment		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
5.	The Wooden Fence and Nails ⋆	Anger Management & Lasting Scars		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
6.	The Bridge and Trusting Daughter ⋆	Deep Trust and Security in Bonds		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
7.	The Wealthy Father and Wise Son ⋆	Spiritual Richness of Country Life vs. City Limits		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
8.	The Island of Feelings ⋆	Resilience of Love through Time and Knowledge		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
9.	The Philosophy Professor's Jar ⋆	Crucial Management of Core Life Priorities		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose
10.	King Robert Bruce and the Spider ⋆	Absolute Perseverance, Fortitude and Hope		0	Reading for Pleasure	Theme Writing- Prose

Board Legend:

DB=Dhaka, CB=Cumilla, RB=Rajshahi, JB=Jashore, SB=Sylhet, BB=Barishal, DjB=Dinajpur, CtgB=Chattogram.